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Fixes #7472

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I added the U-Mamba architecture (Ma et al., "U-Mamba: Enhancing Long-range Dependency for Biomedical Image Segmentation", https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04722) to MONAI's network architectures as monai.networks.nets.UMamba, together with unit tests and documentation.

The network combines residual convolutional blocks with Mamba state space blocks in a U-Net encoder-decoder with skip connections. Both variants from the paper are supported through the mamba_mode argument:

  • "bot" (U-Mamba_Bot): a single Mamba block at the bottleneck.
  • "enc" (U-Mamba_Enc): a Mamba block after every encoder stage.

Design notes:

  • Encoder/decoder stages reuse MONAI's UnetResBlock/UnetOutBlock, and the decoder follows the reference implementation (nearest-neighbour upsampling + 1x1 convolution, skip concatenation), including the reference rule that stages in the deeper half use a single residual block.
  • Deep supervision follows the reference implementation: with deep_supervision=True the forward pass returns a list of the segmentation output of every decoder stage (highest resolution first), each at its native resolution.
  • The Mamba block (MambaBlock) flattens the feature map into a token sequence, applies layer norm and a Mamba block, and reshapes back, so it works for 1D, 2D and 3D inputs, including anisotropic strides.
  • mamba_ssm is an optional dependency, handled with optional_import: when it is installed, its fused implementation is used; otherwise a pure PyTorch selective-scan implementation is used automatically, so the network imports and runs on CPU as well (the sequential scan is slower, which is documented in the docstring).

Types of changes

  • New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Documentation update
  • Unit tests added

Test report

python -m pytest tests/networks/nets/test_u_mamba.py -q — 12 passed on CPU (fallback implementation), covering 2D/3D shapes for both Mamba modes, anisotropic strides, 1D inputs, deep supervision outputs, a backward pass, and the standalone MambaBlock. ruff check and black --check pass on the changed files.

Adds UMamba (U-Mamba_Bot and U-Mamba_Enc modes) to monai.networks.nets,
with MambaBlock using mamba_ssm when available and a pure PyTorch
selective-scan fallback otherwise. Includes unit tests and docs.

Fixes Project-MONAI#7472
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Adds MambaBlock with an optional fused implementation and a pure-PyTorch fallback. Adds UMamba, a configurable encoder-decoder segmentation network with bottleneck or encoder-stage Mamba placement and optional deep supervision. Exports and documents both classes. Adds tests for forward outputs, gradients, invalid mode handling, and half-precision output.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 451e9

Some supported CPU configurations and valid-looking network settings can fail during inference. Resolve those failures and the documentation requirement before merging.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 2

Failed Failed checks: 2 warnings

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Linked Issues check Warning [#7472] Network objective met. monai.networks.nets.UMamba and MambaBlock are added and exported (monai/networks/nets/__init__.py), documented (docs/source/networks.rst), and tested (`tests/net… Add the missing deliverable: a tutorial or pipeline module that builds UMamba for a given patch size, following the DynUNet tutorial approach from the issue. If the tutorial belongs in the separate MONAI tutorials repository, state that a…
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 14.29% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surv… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: adding the U-Mamba network architecture.
Description check Passed The description uses the required sections, identifies issue #7472, explains the architecture and supported modes, lists the change types, and reports tests and formatting checks.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed All changed files support the #7472 network objective. u_mamba.py implements UMamba and MambaBlock. __init__.py exports them. networks.rst documents them. test_u_mamba.py tests them. No un…
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All changed files support the #7472 network objective. u_mamba.py implements UMamba and MambaBlock. __init__.py exports them. networks.rst documents them. test_u_mamba.py tests them. No unrelated changes appear in the diff.

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[#7472] Network objective met. monai.networks.nets.UMamba and MambaBlock are added and exported (monai/networks/nets/__init__.py), documented (docs/source/networks.rst), and tested (tests/networks/nets/test_u_mamba.py). Unmet: the issue's suggested solution requires a tutorial or pipeline, similar to the nnUNet-DynUNet tutorial, that builds U-Mamba for a given patch size. The diff has no such file. UMamba takes channels/strides directly and has no patch-size-based construction path. The PR objectives also state the tutorial adaptation is not reported.

Resolution

Add the missing deliverable: a tutorial or pipeline module that builds UMamba for a given patch size, following the DynUNet tutorial approach from the issue. If the tutorial belongs in the separate MONAI tutorials repository, state that and link the tutorial PR. Then reassess.

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Docstring coverage is 14.29% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 14 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Review comments at @monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py:
- Around line 165-168: Update MambaBlock to select the implementation based on
the input tensor device, not just has_mamba_ssm: use _MambaSSM for CPU tensors
and Mamba for CUDA tensors when available. Preserve the existing fallback
behavior when the optional package is unavailable.
- Line 170: Add Google-style docstrings to MambaBlock.forward, UMamba.__init__,
UMamba._per_stage, and UMamba.forward, documenting arguments, return values, and
applicable ValueError exceptions; include all four constructor validation errors
in UMamba.__init__’s Raises section. Correct the UMamba class docstring body
indentation to four spaces.
- Around line 285-297: Update the encoder and decoder stage construction in the
U-Mamba network so a stage with zero residual units still applies a convolution
that performs the required channel and stride transition. For encoder stages,
map the incoming channels to channels[s]; for decoder stages, map the
concatenated skip input from 2 * in_skip to in_skip. Preserve zero as “no
residual units” rather than rejecting it.
- Around line 330-369: Add an early spatial-size divisibility check to
UMamba.forward, using the per-dimension product of the configured strides from
the constructor; raise a ValueError that states the input spatial size and
required divisor before encoder-decoder concatenation can fail.

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Comment on lines +165 to +168
if has_mamba_ssm:
self.mamba: nn.Module = Mamba(d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand)
else:
self.mamba = _MambaSSM(d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand)

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

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sed -n '15,32p;140,183p;183,247p' monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py

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Select the fallback for CPU tensors.

has_mamba_ssm only indicates package availability. When it is true, MambaBlock selects the CUDA-only implementation for every input, so the documented CPU UMamba workflow can fail. Preserve CPU support by selecting _MambaSSM when x.is_cuda is false instead of documenting a limitation or raising an error.

Suggested fix
         if has_mamba_ssm:
             self.mamba: nn.Module = Mamba(d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand)
+            self.mamba_fallback: nn.Module | None = _MambaSSM(
+                d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand
+            )
         else:
             self.mamba = _MambaSSM(d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand)
+            self.mamba_fallback = None
@@
-            out = self.mamba(self.norm(x_flat))
+            mamba = self.mamba if x.is_cuda or self.mamba_fallback is None else self.mamba_fallback
+            out = mamba(self.norm(x_flat))
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Review comment at @monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py around lines 165 - 168:
Update MambaBlock to select the implementation based on the input tensor device,
not just has_mamba_ssm: use _MambaSSM for CPU tensors and Mamba for CUDA tensors
when available. Preserve the existing fallback behavior when the optional
package is unavailable.

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else:
self.mamba = _MambaSSM(d_model=dim, d_state=d_state, d_conv=d_conv, expand=expand)

def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:

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Add docstrings to the four undocumented definitions.

MambaBlock.forward, UMamba.__init__, UMamba._per_stage, and UMamba.forward lack Google-style docstrings. Document their arguments, returns, and applicable ValueError exceptions. The UMamba class docstring body is also over-indented by four spaces: its content starts at eight spaces instead of four. Correct that indentation and document the four constructor validation errors in a Raises section.

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Review comment at @monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py at line 170:
Add Google-style docstrings to MambaBlock.forward, UMamba.__init__,
UMamba._per_stage, and UMamba.forward, documenting arguments, return values, and
applicable ValueError exceptions; include all four constructor validation errors
in UMamba.__init__’s Raises section. Correct the UMamba class docstring body
indentation to four spaces.

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Comment on lines +285 to +297
n_blocks_enc = self._per_stage(num_res_units, n_stages, "num_res_units")
if isinstance(num_res_units, int):
# the reference implementation uses a single residual block in the deeper half of
# the encoder and decoder stages
for s in range(math.ceil(n_stages / 2), n_stages):
n_blocks_enc[s] = 1
n_blocks_dec = [num_res_units] * (n_stages - 1)
for s in range(math.ceil((n_stages - 1) / 2 + 0.5), n_stages - 1):
n_blocks_dec[s] = 1
else:
# decoder stage s reconstructs the resolution of encoder stage n_stages - 2 - s and
# mirrors its number of residual blocks
n_blocks_dec = [n_blocks_enc[n_stages - 2 - s] for s in range(n_stages - 1)]

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sed -n '248,405p' monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- UMamba references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' --glob '*.rst' --glob '*.md' -e 'num_res_units' -e 'UMamba' monai tests docs | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- analogous constructors and validation ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'num_res_units' monai/networks/nets | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- UnetResBlock definition ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' 'class UnetResBlock' monai

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- UMamba documentation and tests ---'
sed -n '183,235p' monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py
sed -n '70,155p' tests/networks/nets/test_u_mamba.py
printf '%s\n' '--- existing UNet zero-unit construction ---'
sed -n '180,295p' monai/networks/nets/unet.py
printf '%s\n' '--- UnetResBlock declaration ---'
sed -n '1,120p' monai/networks/blocks/dynunet_block.py

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Handle zero num_res_units entries as convolution-only stages.

A zero entry creates an empty nn.Sequential. For (2, 0, 2), the following encoder stage expects channels[1] channels but receives channels[0], so forward can fail with a channel-mismatch error.

The proposed validation is inconsistent with MONAI’s existing UNet behavior, where num_res_units=0 means no residual units. Add a convolutional fallback for zero-unit encoder and decoder stages.

Suggested fix
             for b in range(n_blocks_enc[s]):
                 blocks.append(
                     UnetResBlock(
                         spatial_dims=spatial_dims,
                         in_channels=in_ch if b == 0 else channels[s],
@@
                         dropout=dropout,
                     )
                 )
+            if not blocks:
+                blocks.append(
+                    get_conv_layer(
+                        spatial_dims=spatial_dims,
+                        in_channels=in_ch,
+                        out_channels=channels[s],
+                        kernel_size=kernel_sizes[s],
+                        stride=strides_rep[s],
+                        norm=norm,
+                        act=act,
+                        dropout=dropout,
+                        conv_only=False,
+                    )
+                )
             self.encoder.append(nn.Sequential(*blocks))

Apply the same convolution-only fallback to empty decoder stages, mapping 2 * in_skip channels to in_skip.

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Review comment at @monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py around lines 285 - 297:
Update the encoder and decoder stage construction in the U-Mamba network so a
stage with zero residual units still applies a convolution that performs the
required channel and stride transition. For encoder stages, map the incoming
channels to channels[s]; for decoder stages, map the concatenated skip input
from 2 * in_skip to in_skip. Preserve zero as “no residual units” rather than
rejecting it.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

Comment on lines +330 to +369
# decoder: nearest-neighbour upsampling + 1x1 convolution (as in the reference), skip
# connection by concatenation, then residual blocks; one segmentation head per stage
self.upsample_layers = nn.ModuleList()
self.decoder = nn.ModuleList()
self.seg_layers = nn.ModuleList()
for s in range(1, n_stages):
in_below = channels[-s]
in_skip = channels[-(s + 1)]
self.upsample_layers.append(
nn.Sequential(
nn.Upsample(scale_factor=strides_rep[-s], mode="nearest"),
get_conv_layer(
spatial_dims=spatial_dims,
in_channels=in_below,
out_channels=in_skip,
kernel_size=1,
stride=1,
act=None,
norm=None,
bias=True,
conv_only=True,
),
)
)
blocks = []
for b in range(n_blocks_dec[s - 1]):
blocks.append(
UnetResBlock(
spatial_dims=spatial_dims,
in_channels=2 * in_skip if b == 0 else in_skip,
out_channels=in_skip,
kernel_size=kernel_sizes[-(s + 1)],
stride=1,
norm_name=norm,
act_name=act,
dropout=dropout,
)
)
self.decoder.append(nn.Sequential(*blocks))
self.seg_layers.append(UnetOutBlock(spatial_dims, in_skip, out_channels, dropout=dropout))

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sed -n '183,247p;260,285p;299,369p;380,405p' monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py
sed -n '20,95p' tests/networks/nets/test_u_mamba.py

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Length of output: 11364


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rg -n -i 'divisib|multiple of|input_size_divisor|check_input_shape' monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py monai/networks/nets/dynunet.py monai/networks/nets/unet.py || test "$?" -eq 1
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Reject spatial sizes not divisible by the stride product before the decoder concatenation.

UMamba accepts any spatial size. Its docstring and __init__ state no divisibility requirement, and forward has no check. For an odd dimension, a stride-2 encoder output is never exactly half the input. The decoder's 2× nearest upsampling therefore cannot restore the skip size, and torch.cat raises a RuntimeError. Example: 33 with strides (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) gives encoder sizes 33, 17, 9, 5, 3. The bottom stage upsamples 3 to 6, but its skip has size 5.

Add an explicit size-divisor check so the error is raised early and states the requirement.

Suggested fix
         strides_rep = [ensure_tuple_rep(s, spatial_dims) for s in self._per_stage(strides, n_stages, "strides")]
+        # per-dimension divisor: decoder upsampling restores the encoder sizes only for multiples of it
+        self.size_divisor = [math.prod(dim_strides) for dim_strides in zip(*strides_rep)]
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor | list[torch.Tensor]:
+        if any(size % div for size, div in zip(x.shape[2:], self.size_divisor)):
+            raise ValueError(f"spatial size {tuple(x.shape[2:])} must be divisible by {tuple(self.size_divisor)}.")
         skips: list[torch.Tensor] = []
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Review comment at @monai/networks/nets/u_mamba.py around lines 330 - 369:
Add an early spatial-size divisibility check to UMamba.forward, using the
per-dimension product of the configured strides from the constructor; raise a
ValueError that states the input spatial size and required divisor before
encoder-decoder concatenation can fail.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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Superseded by #9228 — the identical change, recommitted with a DCO sign-off. Closing in favour of the new PR.

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