{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7131399984","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945","title":"Attention-based recurrent neural network model for automated blastocyst embryo grading and classification on in vitro fertilisation procedures using biomedical images","display_name":"Attention-based recurrent neural network model for automated blastocyst embryo grading and classification on in vitro fertilisation procedures using biomedical images","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-02-25","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7131399984","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S8427965","display_name":"Biomedical Signal Processing and Control","issn_l":"1746-8094","issn":["1746-8094","1746-8108"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Biomedical Signal Processing and Control","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011065533","display_name":"Amani K. Samha","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-5980"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28022161","display_name":"King Saud University","ror":"https://ror.org/02f81g417","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28022161"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Amani K. Samha","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh 28095, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Management Information Systems, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh 28095, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28022161"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126826084","display_name":"Nazir Ahmad","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I82952536","display_name":"King Khalid University","ror":"https://ror.org/052kwzs30","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I82952536"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nazir Ahmad","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Applied College at Mahayil, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8951-5358","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Applied College at Mahayil, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I82952536"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126812084","display_name":"Hanin Ardah","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I106778892","display_name":"Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University","ror":"https://ror.org/05b0cyh02","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I106778892"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hanin Ardah","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Sciences, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7123-9616","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Sciences, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I106778892"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5065099281","display_name":"Saied Alshahrani","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210136004","display_name":"University of Bisha","ror":"https://ror.org/040548g92","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210136004"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Saied Alshahrani","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1867-4627","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Bisha, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210136004"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091807777","display_name":"Turke Althobaiti","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-7890"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I118590987","display_name":"Northern Border University","ror":"https://ror.org/03j9tzj20","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I118590987"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Turke Althobaiti","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar 73222, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Northern Border University, Arar 73222, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I118590987"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126840055","display_name":"Fahd Alzahrane","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I185163786","display_name":"King Abdulaziz University","ror":"https://ror.org/02ma4wv74","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I185163786"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Fahd Alzahrane","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I185163786"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126814981","display_name":"Hassan Alkhiri","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I52207611","display_name":"Al Baha University","ror":"https://ror.org/0403jak37","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I52207611"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hassan Alkhiri","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I52207611"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5126794259","display_name":"Nojood O Aljehane","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I72264486","display_name":"University of Tabuk","ror":"https://ror.org/04yej8x59","country_code":"SA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I72264486"]}],"countries":["SA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nojood O Aljehane","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Information Technology, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Information Technology, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I72264486"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":8,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5091807777"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I118590987"],"apc_list":{"value":2420,"currency":"USD","value_usd":2420},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.39560197,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"119","issue":null,"first_page":"109945","last_page":"109945"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10364","display_name":"Reproductive Biology and Fertility","score":0.19869999587535858,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2739","display_name":"Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10364","display_name":"Reproductive Biology and Fertility","score":0.19869999587535858,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2739","display_name":"Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10390","display_name":"Ovarian function and disorders","score":0.055799998342990875,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2743","display_name":"Reproductive Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12552","display_name":"Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders","score":0.04899999871850014,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2735","display_name":"Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/blastocyst","display_name":"Blastocyst","score":0.781499981880188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/in-vitro-fertilisation","display_name":"In vitro fertilisation","score":0.6474999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/convolutional-neural-network","display_name":"Convolutional neural network","score":0.5705999732017517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/segmentation","display_name":"Segmentation","score":0.4982999861240387},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-neural-network","display_name":"Artificial neural network","score":0.43709999322891235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pattern-recognition","display_name":"Pattern recognition (psychology)","score":0.41269999742507935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embryo","display_name":"Embryo","score":0.41190001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/image-segmentation","display_name":"Image segmentation","score":0.37619999051094055}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778177303","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q227717","display_name":"Blastocyst","level":4,"score":0.781499981880188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.657800018787384},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C512716672","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200117","display_name":"In vitro fertilisation","level":3,"score":0.6474999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6033999919891357},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81363708","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17084460","display_name":"Convolutional neural network","level":2,"score":0.5705999732017517},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C89600930","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423946","display_name":"Segmentation","level":2,"score":0.4982999861240387},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50644808","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192776","display_name":"Artificial neural network","level":2,"score":0.43709999322891235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153180895","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7148389","display_name":"Pattern recognition (psychology)","level":2,"score":0.41269999742507935},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C196843134","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33196","display_name":"Embryo","level":2,"score":0.41190001368522644},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.39259999990463257},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C124504099","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56933","display_name":"Image segmentation","level":3,"score":0.37619999051094055},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777286243","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5591926","display_name":"Grading (engineering)","level":2,"score":0.36039999127388},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108583219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q197536","display_name":"Deep learning","level":2,"score":0.3296999931335449},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159879943","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14890574","display_name":"Fertilisation","level":5,"score":0.3163999915122986},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779335785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5370217","display_name":"Embryo culture","level":4,"score":0.31220000982284546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60908668","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q690207","display_name":"Perceptron","level":3,"score":0.3116999864578247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.31040000915527344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9417928","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070689","display_name":"Image processing","level":3,"score":0.2915000021457672},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148483581","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q446488","display_name":"Feature selection","level":2,"score":0.2759999930858612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C30703548","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1757673","display_name":"Sobel operator","level":5,"score":0.2574999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27181475","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541014","display_name":"Cross-validation","level":2,"score":0.25429999828338623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C60644358","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128570","display_name":"Bioinformatics","level":1,"score":0.2513999938964844}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bspc.2026.109945","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S8427965","display_name":"Biomedical Signal Processing and Control","issn_l":"1746-8094","issn":["1746-8094","1746-8108"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Biomedical Signal Processing and Control","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/2","display_name":"Zero hunger","score":0.7682196497917175}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":45,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2112198083","https://openalex.org/W2761920516","https://openalex.org/W2953989568","https://openalex.org/W2971012125","https://openalex.org/W2981066394","https://openalex.org/W3123283725","https://openalex.org/W3181451688","https://openalex.org/W4313478493","https://openalex.org/W4316465920","https://openalex.org/W4366988184","https://openalex.org/W4382678372","https://openalex.org/W4390915934","https://openalex.org/W4391027394","https://openalex.org/W4402224798","https://openalex.org/W4402272877","https://openalex.org/W4403192657","https://openalex.org/W4403524978","https://openalex.org/W4405102969","https://openalex.org/W4406149184","https://openalex.org/W4407041492","https://openalex.org/W4408628268","https://openalex.org/W4409480107","https://openalex.org/W4411505361","https://openalex.org/W4412064459","https://openalex.org/W4412542069","https://openalex.org/W4412818413","https://openalex.org/W4412845218","https://openalex.org/W4412898015","https://openalex.org/W4413913309","https://openalex.org/W4414994224","https://openalex.org/W4415369693","https://openalex.org/W4415598723","https://openalex.org/W4416205584","https://openalex.org/W4416386671","https://openalex.org/W4416386838","https://openalex.org/W7084065208","https://openalex.org/W7087957903","https://openalex.org/W7116886451","https://openalex.org/W7116906321","https://openalex.org/W7116953306","https://openalex.org/W7118409379","https://openalex.org/W7118976962","https://openalex.org/W7125473177","https://openalex.org/W7125477029","https://openalex.org/W7128482826"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":null,"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-02-27T06:17:20.405678","created_date":"2026-02-26T00:00:00"}