**CheXNet** is a 121-layer [DenseNet](https://paperswithcode.com/method/densenet) trained on ChestX-ray14 for pneumonia detection.

**PVT**, or **Pyramid Vision Transformer**, is a type of [vision transformer](https://paperswithcode.com/methods/category/vision-transformer) that utilizes a pyramid structure to make it an effective backbone for dense prediction tasks. Specifically it allows for more fine-grained inputs (4 x 4 pixels per patch) to be used, while simultaneously shrinking the sequence length of the Transformer as it deepens - reducing the computational cost. Additionally, a [spatial-reduction attention](https://paperswithcode.com/method/spatial-reduction-attention) (SRA) layer is used to further reduce the resource consumption when learning high-resolution features.

The entire model is divided into four stages, each of which is comprised of a patch embedding layer and a $\mathcal{L}\_{i}$-layer Transformer encoder. Following a pyramid structure, the output resolution of the four stages progressively shrinks from high (4-stride) to low (32-stride).

Pyramid Vision Transformer: A Versatile Backbone for Dense Prediction without Convolutions

CheXNet

CheXNet: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning

Estimation statistics is a data analysis framework that uses a combination of effect sizes, confidence intervals, precision planning, and meta-analysis to plan experiments, analyze data and interpret results. It is distinct from null hypothesis significance testing (NHST), which is considered to be less informative. The primary aim of estimation methods is to report an effect size (a point estimate) along with its confidence interval, the latter of which is related to the precision of the estimate. The confidence interval summarizes a range of likely values of the underlying population effect. Proponents of estimation see reporting a P value as an unhelpful distraction from the important business of reporting an effect size with its confidence intervals, and believe that estimation should replace significance testing for data analysis.

Source	CheXNet: Radiologist-Level Pneumonia Detection on Chest X-Rays with Deep Learning
Year	2000
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