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New framework tackles annotation noise in federated ophthalmic learning

Researchers have developed OCT-FedSIR, a novel framework designed to improve the trustworthiness of federated learning in ophthalmic imaging, particularly when dealing with noisy or unreliable annotations from participating institutions. The framework incorporates several techniques, including class-balanced spectral estimation, logit adjustment, and selective spectral relabeling, to identify and correct corrupted annotations. Evaluations on multiple datasets demonstrated that OCT-FedSIR significantly outperforms existing methods like RoFL and FedCorr in accuracy and its ability to distinguish between clients with original and corrupted annotations. AI

IMPACT This research could enhance the reliability of AI models trained on sensitive medical data by addressing challenges in data quality and annotation.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sina Gholami, Abdulmoneam Ali, Tania Haghighi, Rashadul H. Badhon, Behafarin Emam, Sally S. Y. Ong, Atalie C. Thompson, Theodore Leng, Ahmed Arafa, Jennifer I. Lim, Minhaj Nur Alam ·

    OCT-FedSIR: Toward Trustworthy Federated Ophthalmic Learning under Annotation Noise

    arXiv:2609.14734v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Federated learning enables collaborative model development without centralizing patient data, but annotation reliability at participating institutions cannot always be assumed. In ophthalmic imaging, differences in disease prevale…