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Scientific Image Quality Assessment via Multi-modal Retrieval-Augmented Generation

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arXiv:2609.19634 (cs)
[Submitted on 17 Sep 2026]

Title:Scientific Image Quality Assessment via Multi-modal Retrieval-Augmented Generation

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Abstract:This paper proposes a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework for scientific image quality assessment, designed to simultaneously address both the understanding track (SIQA-U) and the scoring track (SIQA-S) of the SIQA challenge. We construct a multimodal index that integrates textual semantics with fine-grained visual features, and develop a multi-route retrieval and fusion mechanism to provide large language models with highly relevant reference cases, thereby enhancing their capability to evaluate complex scientific images. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework effectively aligns with the judgment criteria of human experts. Ultimately, our method achieves 1st place in the SIQA-U track of the SIQA challenge at the ICME 2026 Grand Challenges.
Subjects: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Computation and Language (cs.CL)
Cite as: arXiv:2609.19634 [cs.CV]
  (or arXiv:2609.19634v1 [cs.CV] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.19634
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From: Dianbo Sui [view email]
[v1] Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:27:17 UTC (36,005 KB)
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