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Early detection of pulmonary nodules in computed tomography (CT) images is essential for successful outcomes among lung cancer patients. Much attention has been given to deep convolutional neural network (DCNN)-based approaches to this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-26 Hao Tang , Daniel R. Kim , Xiaohui Xie

This paper introduces a novel deep-learning method for the automatic detection and segmentation of lung nodules, aimed at advancing the accuracy of early-stage lung cancer diagnosis. The proposed approach leverages a unique "Channel Squeeze…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-24 Mingxiu Sui , Jiacheng Hu , Tong Zhou , Zibo Liu , Likang Wen , Junliang Du

Lung cancer is a primary contributor to cancer-related mortality globally, highlighting the necessity for precise early detection of pulmonary nodules through low-dose CT (LDCT) imaging. Deep learning methods have improved nodule detection…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2025-12-10 Fateme Mobini , Mohammad Reza Hedyehzadeh , Mahdi Yousefi

Data availability plays a critical role for the performance of deep learning systems. This challenge is especially acute within the medical image domain, particularly when pathologies are involved, due to two factors: 1) limited number of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-12 Dakai Jin , Ziyue Xu , Youbao Tang , Adam P. Harrison , Daniel J. Mollura

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and early diagnosis is associated with a positive prognosis. Chest X-ray (CXR) provides an inexpensive imaging mode for lung cancer diagnosis. Suspicious nodules are difficult to distinguish…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-14 Michael James Horry , Subrata Chakraborty , Biswajeet Pradhan , Manoranjan Paul , Jing Zhu , Prabal Datta Barua , U. Rajendra Acharya , Fang Chen , Jianlong Zhou

Lung cancer is the leading reason behind cancer-related deaths within the world. Early detection of lung nodules is vital for increasing the survival rate of cancer patients. Traditionally, physicians should manually identify the world…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-31 Hasan Hejbari Zargar , Saha Hejbari Zargar , Raziye Mehri , Farzane Tajidini

Early detection of lung cancer is an effective way to improve the survival rate of patients. It is a critical step to have accurate detection of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) images for the diagnosis of lung cancer. However, due…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-10 Haichao Cao , Hong Liu , Enmin Song , Guangzhi Ma , Xiangyang Xu , Renchao Jin , Tengying Liu , Chih-Cheng Hung

PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop a deep learning-based tool to detect and localize lung nodules with chest radiographs(CXRs). We expected it to enhance the efficiency of interpreting CXRs and reduce the possibilities of delayed…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-14 Yang Tai , Yu-Wen Fang , Fang-Yi Su , Jung-Hsien Chiang

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Early diagnosis of pulmonary nodules in Computed Tomography (CT) chest scans provides an opportunity for designing effective treatment and making financial and care plans.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-19 Raunak Dey , Zhongjie Lu , Yi Hong

Recent studies have shown that lung cancer screening using annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) reduces lung cancer mortality by 20% compared to traditional chest radiography. Therefore, CT lung screening has started to be used widely…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-06 Gorkem Polat , Ugur Halici , Yesim Serinagaoglu Dogrusoz

Pulmonary nodule detection plays an important role in lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans. It remains challenging to build nodule detection deep learning models with good generalization performance due to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-10 Yuemeng Li , Yong Fan

Accurate lung nodule detection for computed tomography (CT) scan imagery is challenging in real-world settings due to the sparse occurrence of nodules and similarity to other anatomical structures. In a typical positive case, nodules may…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-10 Hooman Ramezani , Dionne Aleman , Daniel Létourneau

To increase the transparency of modern computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems for assessing the malignancy of lung nodules, an interpretable model based on applying the generalized additive models and the concept-based learning is proposed.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-29 Rinat I. Dumaev , Sergei A. Molodyakov , Lev V. Utkin

Pulmonary nodules are an early sign of lung cancer, and detecting them early is vital for improving patient survival rates. Most current methods use only single Computed Tomography (CT) images to assess nodule malignancy. However, doctors…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-29 Yin Shen , Zhaojie Fang , Ke Zhuang , Guanyu Zhou , Xiao Yu , Yucheng Zhao , Yuan Tian , Ruiquan Ge , Changmiao Wang , Xiaopeng Fan , Ahmed Elazab

This paper focuses on a novel approach for false-positive reduction (FPR) of nodule candidates in Computer-aided detection (CADe) systems following the suspicious lesions detection stage. Contrary to typical decisions in medical image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-11 Ivan Drokin , Elena Ericheva

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in pulmonary nodule detection significantly enhances the intelligence and real-time capabilities of the detection system. Currently, lung nodule detection primarily focuses on the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-14 Meng Wang , Zi Yang , Ruifeng Zhao , Yaoting Jiang

Lung nodule classification is a class imbalanced problem, as nodules are found with much lower frequency than non-nodules. In the class imbalanced problem, conventional classifiers tend to be overwhelmed by the majority class and ignore the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-12-19 Masaharu Sakamoto , Hiroki Nakano , Kun Zhao , Taro Sekiyama

Diagnosing lung cancer typically involves physicians identifying lung nodules in Computed tomography (CT) scans and generating diagnostic reports based on their morphological features and medical expertise. Although advancements have been…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-27 Cheng Yang , Hui Jin , Xinlei Yu , Zhipeng Wang , Yaoqun Liu , Fenglei Fan , Dajiang Lei , Gangyong Jia , Changmiao Wang , Ruiquan Ge

Deep learning, as a promising new area of machine learning, has attracted a rapidly increasing attention in the field of medical imaging. Compared to the conventional machine learning methods, deep learning requires no hand-tuned feature…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2016-11-29 He Yang , Hengyong Yu , Ge Wang

Though large-scale datasets are essential for training deep learning systems, it is expensive to scale up the collection of medical imaging datasets. Synthesizing the objects of interests, such as lung nodules, in medical images based on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-01 Jie Yang , Siqi Liu , Sasa Grbic , Arnaud Arindra Adiyoso Setio , Zhoubing Xu , Eli Gibson , Guillaume Chabin , Bogdan Georgescu , Andrew F. Laine , Dorin Comaniciu