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SAMamba3D: adapting Segment Anything for generalizable 3D segmentation of multiphase pore-scale images

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keywords 3D segmentationSegment Anything ModelMambapore-scale imagingmultiphase fluidsX-ray CTrock microstructuregeneralizable models
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The pith

SAMamba3D adapts a largely frozen SAM encoder with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction to achieve generalizable 3D segmentation of multiphase pore-scale images.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper aims to overcome the limitation of current 3D segmentation methods that require retraining or heavy fine-tuning for each new rock type, fluid pattern, scanner, or acquisition condition in multiphase pore-scale X-ray images. It proposes a parameter-efficient adaptation of the Segment Anything Model that keeps most of the original 2D encoder frozen while adding Mamba components for 3D context and cross-scale interactions. This setup is tested on sandstone and carbonate datasets with varying fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, where it matches or beats existing baselines. If the approach holds, it would support faster, more consistent analysis of large 3D images while retaining accurate measures of fluid saturation, connectivity, and interfaces.

Core claim

SAMamba3D is a parameter-efficient framework that adapts the Segment Anything Model for 3D pore-scale segmentation by coupling its largely frozen encoder with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction. For sandstone and carbonate datasets with different fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, it matches or outperforms current 3D baselines while reducing the need for case-specific retraining. The resulting segmentations preserve physically meaningful descriptors including fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology.

What carries the argument

The SAMamba3D framework, which couples a largely frozen SAM encoder with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction to extend 2D boundary priors into generalizable 3D segmentation.

If this is right

  • Matches or outperforms current 3D segmentation baselines on sandstone and carbonate datasets under varied fluid, wettability, and scanning conditions.
  • Reduces the need for case-specific retraining when rock type, fluid pattern, or acquisition conditions change.
  • Produces segmentations that preserve fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology.
  • Supports faster and more reliable analysis of large 3D multiphase images.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same frozen-encoder plus efficient 3D module pattern could be applied to other volumetric imaging domains such as materials or biological samples if the Mamba and cross-scale components transfer well.
  • Minimizing retraining opens the possibility of on-the-fly segmentation during ongoing experiments where scanner settings shift.
  • Additional tests on datasets with greater resolution or noise extremes would clarify the boundary of the claimed generalizability.

Load-bearing premise

Coupling a largely frozen SAM encoder with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction produces generalizable 3D segmentations across varying rock types, fluids, and acquisition conditions without extensive retraining.

What would settle it

A new multiphase pore-scale dataset from an unseen rock type, fluid combination, or scanning condition where SAMamba3D segmentation accuracy or physical descriptor preservation falls below that of a fully retrained 3D baseline.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.00916 by Branko Bijeljic, Gensheng Li, Linqi Zhu, Martin J. Blunt, Rui Zhang, Xianzhi Song.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Architecture of SAMamba3D. (a) A 3D-adapted SAM image encoder extracts boundary-aware representations [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Accuracy–efficiency trade-off across the seven 3D segmentation models evaluated [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Model performance on test set (Bentheimer, water-wet, see Table 1). A representative 2D cross-section of a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Model performance on a test dataset (Bentheimer, mixed-wet, see Table 1). A representative 2D cross-section [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Model performance on a test dataset (Estaillades carbonate, oil-wet, see Table 1). A representative 2D [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Comparison of the distribution of measured interfacial curvature for the oil–brine interface reconstructed by [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Comparison of in situ contact angle distributions for the mixed-wet sample reconstructed by SAMamba3D and the base-case segmentation. (a) SAMamba3D. (b) Base case [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Generalization of SAMamba3D across diverse rock types and wetting conditions. Segmentation results are [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Generalization of SAMamba3D across different fluid systems. Segmentation results on four unseen datasets [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_9.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Reliable segmentation of multiphase pore-scale X-ray images of rocks is necessary to quantify fluid saturation, connectivity, and interfacial geometry. However, current 3D segmentation methods are typically dataset-specific, requiring retraining or extensive fine-tuning whenever rock type, fluid pattern, scanner, or acquisition conditions change. Foundation models such as the Segment Anything Model (SAM) provide strong 2D boundary priors, but they are not directly applicable to 3D data. We present SAMamba3D, a parameter-efficient framework that adapts a largely frozen SAM encoder to generalizable 3D pore-scale segmentation by coupling it with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction. For sandstone and carbonate datasets, with different fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, SAMamba3D matches or outperforms current 3D baselines while reducing the need for case-specific retraining. The resulting segmented images preserve physically meaningful descriptors, including fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology, enabling more reliable and rapid analysis of large 3D multiphase images.

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Referee Report

2 major / 3 minor

Summary. The manuscript introduces SAMamba3D, a parameter-efficient framework that adapts a largely frozen SAM encoder for 3D segmentation of multiphase pore-scale X-ray images by coupling it with Mamba-based volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction. It claims that, for sandstone and carbonate datasets with varying fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions, the method matches or outperforms existing 3D baselines, reduces the need for case-specific retraining, and preserves physically meaningful descriptors such as fluid saturation, connectivity, and interface morphology.

Significance. If the empirical results and generalization claims hold after clarification of the training protocol, the work would be significant for digital rock physics and porous-media analysis. It addresses a practical bottleneck (dataset-specific retraining) by leveraging 2D foundation models in a 3D setting with modest added parameters, potentially enabling faster, more reliable quantification of multiphase images across diverse acquisition conditions.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods / Experimental Setup] The central generalization claim (reduced case-specific retraining while matching/outperforming baselines across rock/fluid/scanner variations) is load-bearing but rests on an unverified assumption about the training protocol. The manuscript must explicitly state whether the Mamba volumetric and cross-scale modules were trained once on a mixed or representative set and then applied with minimal change to held-out conditions, or whether separate training runs were performed per dataset/condition. Without this detail (likely in the Methods or Experimental Setup section), the reduction in retraining is not demonstrated beyond standard parameter-efficient fine-tuning.
  2. [Results / Abstract] The abstract asserts performance parity or improvement and preservation of physical descriptors but supplies no quantitative metrics, specific baselines, error analysis, or dataset sizes. This prevents verification of the central claim; the full results section should include tables or figures with Dice/IoU scores, saturation errors, connectivity metrics, and statistical comparisons against at least two current 3D baselines on each rock type.
minor comments (3)
  1. The abstract would be strengthened by including one or two key quantitative results (e.g., average Dice improvement or saturation error) to support the performance claims.
  2. [Figures] Ensure all figure captions explicitly describe the comparison (e.g., which baseline is shown in each panel) and label axes/units for physical descriptors such as saturation or interfacial area.
  3. [Methods] Clarify the exact number of trainable parameters added by the Mamba and cross-scale modules relative to the frozen SAM encoder; this supports the 'parameter-efficient' claim.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive review and for recognizing the potential significance of SAMamba3D for digital rock physics. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript accordingly to strengthen clarity and verifiability.

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  1. Referee: [Methods / Experimental Setup] The central generalization claim (reduced case-specific retraining while matching/outperforming baselines across rock/fluid/scanner variations) is load-bearing but rests on an unverified assumption about the training protocol. The manuscript must explicitly state whether the Mamba volumetric and cross-scale modules were trained once on a mixed or representative set and then applied with minimal change to held-out conditions, or whether separate training runs were performed per dataset/condition. Without this detail (likely in the Methods or Experimental Setup section), the reduction in retraining is not demonstrated beyond standard parameter-efficient fine-tuning.

    Authors: We agree that explicit description of the training protocol is necessary to substantiate the generalization claim. In the reported experiments, the Mamba volumetric context modeling and progressive cross-scale feature interaction modules were trained once on a mixed representative set drawn from both sandstone and carbonate images (encompassing variations in fluids, wettability, and scanning conditions). The trained modules were then applied to held-out test conditions with only minimal or no further fine-tuning. This single-training protocol underpins the reduction in case-specific retraining. We will add a dedicated paragraph in the Methods section (and reference it in the Experimental Setup) that clearly states this training procedure, including the composition of the mixed training set and the minimal adaptation applied to held-out data. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results / Abstract] The abstract asserts performance parity or improvement and preservation of physical descriptors but supplies no quantitative metrics, specific baselines, error analysis, or dataset sizes. This prevents verification of the central claim; the full results section should include tables or figures with Dice/IoU scores, saturation errors, connectivity metrics, and statistical comparisons against at least two current 3D baselines on each rock type.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the abstract is concise and does not contain numerical values, which is standard practice, but we agree that the full results must enable direct verification. The revised manuscript will expand the Results section with consolidated tables (new Table 2) and accompanying figures that report Dice and IoU scores, fluid saturation errors, connectivity metrics (e.g., Euler characteristic and cluster size distributions), and statistical comparisons (paired t-tests) against at least two 3D baselines (3D U-Net and nnU-Net) for each rock type. Dataset sizes, acquisition parameters, and error analyses will be explicitly tabulated. These additions will be cross-referenced from the abstract and discussion to ensure the central claims are quantitatively supported. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: empirical adaptation of existing models

full rationale

The paper presents SAMamba3D as a parameter-efficient architectural adaptation that couples a frozen SAM encoder with Mamba-based volumetric modeling and cross-scale interaction modules. No equations, derivations, or first-principles results are claimed; performance claims rest on empirical evaluation across sandstone and carbonate datasets with varying conditions. No self-citations are load-bearing for any derivation, no fitted inputs are relabeled as predictions, and no uniqueness theorems or ansatzes are smuggled in. The framework is self-contained as a practical engineering contribution whose validity is tested externally via segmentation metrics rather than by construction from its own inputs.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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