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Segmenting a MRI images into homogeneous texture regions representing disparate tissue types is often a useful preprocessing step in the computer-assisted detection of breast cancer. That is why we proposed new algorithm to detect cancer in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2010-01-26 H. B. Kekre , Tanuja K. Sarode , Saylee M. Gharge

IMPORTANCE: Modern ultrasound systems are universal diagnostic tools capable of imaging the entire body. However, current AI solutions remain fragmented into single-task tools. This critical gap between hardware versatility and software…

Ultrasound imaging plays an important role in breast lesion differentiation. However, diagnostic accuracy depends on ultrasonographer experience. Various computer aided diagnosis systems has been developed to improve breast cancer detection…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-06-07 Michał Byra , Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak , Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska , Andrzej Nowicki

Phyllodes tumors (PTs) are rare fibroepithelial breast lesions that are difficult to classify preoperatively due to their radiological similarity to benign fibroadenomas. This often leads to unnecessary surgical excisions. To address this,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Farhan Fuad Abir , Abigail Elliott Daly , Kyle Anderman , Tolga Ozmen , Laura J. Brattain

Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, with poor survival rates. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a key diagnostic modality, but its effectiveness is constrained by operator subjectivity. This study evaluates a…

Accurately segmenting brain tumors from MRI scans is important for developing effective treatment plans and improving patient outcomes. This study introduces a new implementation of the Columbia-University-Net (CU-Net) architecture for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Qimin Zhang , Weiwei Qi , Huili Zheng , Xinyu Shen

The goal of this paper is to interactively refine the automatic segmentation on challenging structures that fall behind human performance, either due to the scarcity of available annotations or the difficulty nature of the problem itself,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-28 Wentao Liu , Chaofan Ma , Yuhuan Yang , Weidi Xie , Ya Zhang

Size measurements of tumor manifestations on follow-up CT examinations are crucial for evaluating treatment outcomes in cancer patients. Efficient lesion segmentation can speed up these radiological workflows. While numerous benchmarks and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-24 M. J. J. de Grauw , E. Th. Scholten , E. J. Smit , M. J. C. M. Rutten , M. Prokop , B. van Ginneken , A. Hering

In recent years, significant progress has been made in developing more accurate and efficient machine learning algorithms for segmentation of medical and natural images. In this review article, we highlight the imperative role of machine…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-07 Hyunseok Seo , Masoud Badiei Khuzani , Varun Vasudevan , Charles Huang , Hongyi Ren , Ruoxiu Xiao , Xiao Jia , Lei Xing

Mammography is one of the most commonly applied tools for early breast cancer screening. Automatic segmentation of breast masses in mammograms is essential but challenging due to the low signal-to-noise ratio and the wide variety of mass…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-07 Hui Sun , Cheng Li , Boqiang Liu , Hairong Zheng , David Dagan Feng , Shanshan Wang

Automatic medical image segmentation is a crucial topic in the medical domain and successively a critical counterpart in the computer-aided diagnosis paradigm. U-Net is the most widespread image segmentation architecture due to its…

Automatic segmentation of anatomical structures is critical in medical image analysis, aiding diagnostics and treatment planning. Skin segmentation plays a key role in registering and visualising multimodal imaging data. 3D skin…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-16 Martina Paccini , Giuseppe Patanè

MRI analysis takes central position in brain tumor diagnosis and treatment, thus it's precise evaluation is crucially important. However, it's 3D nature imposes several challenges, so the analysis is often performed on 2D projections that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-10 Dmitry Lachinov , Evgeny Vasiliev , Vadim Turlapov

Mammogram inspection in search of breast tumors is a tough assignment that radiologists must carry out frequently. Therefore, image analysis methods are needed for the detection and delineation of breast masses, which portray crucial…

Image segmentation is a critical step in computational biomedical image analysis, typically evaluated using metrics like the Dice coefficient during training and validation. However, in clinical settings without manual annotations,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Sikha O K , Meritxell Riera-Marín , Adrian Galdran , Javier García Lopez , Julia Rodríguez-Comas , Gemma Piella , Miguel A. González Ballester

Ultrasound image segmentation faces unique challenges including speckle noise, low contrast, and ambiguous boundaries, while clinical deployment demands computationally efficient models. We propose USEANet, an ultrasound-specific edge-aware…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-12 Jingyi Gao , Di Wu , Baha lhnaini

Brain tumors are among the deadliest cancers worldwide, with particularly devastating impact in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where limited access to medical imaging infrastructure and expertise often delays diagnosis and treatment planning.…

Deep learning has demonstrated remarkable success in medical image segmentation and computer-aided diagnosis. In particular, numerous advanced methods have achieved state-of-the-art performance in brain tumor segmentation from MRI scans.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Xiaoyu Shi , Rahul Kumar Jain , Yinhao Li , Ruibo Hou , Jingliang Cheng , Jie Bai , Guohua Zhao , Lanfen Lin , Rui Xu , Yen-wei Chen

Breast MRI provides high-resolution volumetric imaging critical for tumor assessment and treatment planning, yet manual interpretation of 3D scans remains labor-intensive and subjective. While AI-powered tools hold promise for accelerating…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-01 Solha Kang , Eugene Kim , Joris Vankerschaver , Utku Ozbulak

Automatic segmentation of the placenta in fetal ultrasound (US) is challenging due to the (i) high diversity of placenta appearance, (ii) the restricted quality in US resulting in highly variable reference annotations, and (iii) the limited…