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InfantFace model enhances neonatal face detection in clinical settings

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Researchers have developed InfantFace, a specialized face detection model based on the YOLOv11m architecture, designed for use in neonatal clinical environments. The model addresses challenges like cluttered backgrounds, poor lighting, and obstructions from medical equipment. After training on a combination of public datasets and fine-tuning on a specific neonatal research dataset, InfantFace achieved a high AP50 score of 0.96, outperforming general face detectors. AI

IMPACT This specialized model could improve non-contact monitoring and assessment of infants in clinical settings.

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InfantFace model enhances neonatal face detection in clinical settings

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Abdullah Bin-Obaid, Maria M. Cobo, Rebeccah Slater, Lionel Tarassenko, Mauricio Villarroel ·

    InfantFace: Detecting infant faces in neonatal clinical environments

    arXiv:2606.20449v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Reliable localisation of the neonatal face is the first step for several video-camera based non-contact assessments such as pain and distress related facial expression analysis, pain scoring, cardiorespiratory signal extraction and …

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Mauricio Villarroel ·

    InfantFace: Detecting infant faces in neonatal clinical environments

    Reliable localisation of the neonatal face is the first step for several video-camera based non-contact assessments such as pain and distress related facial expression analysis, pain scoring, cardiorespiratory signal extraction and cessation of breathing alerts. However, major ch…

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