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LightMIS: Ultra-Lightweight Medical Image Segmentation Without a Stage-Wise Decoder

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 23, 2026 · UTC

We present LightMIS, a scalable family of ultra-lightweight convolutional networks for 2D binary medical image segmentation without a learned stage-wise decoder. LightMIS aligns the outputs of a five-level encoder to a common resolution using Scale-Aligned Projection blocks, aggregates them once, and refines the fused representation with an Adaptive Fusion Cascade. The cascade combines Adaptive Kernel Fusion with the proposed Progressive Receptive Fusion module, which uses temporary channel expansion, complementary depthwise receptive fields, and progressive cross-branch information transfer.

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