# DS@BioMed at ImageCLEFmedical Caption 2024: Enhanced Attention Mechanisms in Medical Caption Generation through Concept Detection Integration

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.00391 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2406.00391/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 22 of its 39 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 1 Jun 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 22 of 22)

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- [Improving Image Captioning via Predicting Structured Concepts](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.08223/) (2023)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Regional Attention-Enhanced Swin Transformer for Clinically Relevant Medical Image Captioning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.09893/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Purpose: Our study presents an enhanced approach to medical image caption generation by integrating concept detection into attention mechanisms. Method: This method utilizes sophisticated models to identify critical concepts within medical images, which are then refined and incorporated into the caption generation process. Results: Our concept detection task, which employed the Swin-V2 model, achieved an F1 score of 0.58944 on the validation set and 0.61998 on the private test set, securing the third position. For the caption prediction task, our BEiT+BioBart model, enhanced with concept integration and post-processing techniques, attained a BERTScore of 0.60589 on the validation set and 0.5794 on the private test set, placing ninth. Conclusion: These results underscore the efficacy of concept-aware algorithms in generating precise and contextually appropriate medical descriptions. The findings demonstrate that our approach significantly improves the quality of medical image captions, highlighting its potential to enhance medical image interpretation and documentation, thereby contributing to improved healthcare outcomes.