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Segmentation is a key stage in dermoscopic image processing, where the accuracy of the border line that defines skin lesions is of utmost importance for subsequent algorithms (e.g., classification) and computer-aided early diagnosis of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-21 Pedro M. M. Pereira , Rui Fonseca-Pinto , Rui Pedro Paiva , Luis M. N. Tavora , Pedro A. A. Assuncao , Sergio M. M. de Faria

Skin lesion segmentation from dermoscopy images is of great importance for improving the quantitative analysis of skin cancer. However, the automatic segmentation of melanoma is a very challenging task owing to the large variation of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-11 Jiacheng Wang , Lan Wei , Liansheng Wang , Qichao Zhou , Lei Zhu , Jing Qin

We consider machine-learning-based malignancy prediction and lesion identification from clinical dermatological images, which can be indistinctly acquired via smartphone or dermoscopy capture. Additionally, we do not assume that images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Meng Xia , Meenal K. Kheterpal , Samantha C. Wong , Christine Park , William Ratliff , Lawrence Carin , Ricardo Henao

Accurate and unbiased examinations of skin lesions are critical for the early diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. Visual features of skin lesions vary significantly because the images are collected from patients with different lesion…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-20 Wei Dai , Rui Liu , Tianyi Wu , Min Wang , Jianqin Yin , Jun Liu

Skin cancer detection still represents a major challenge in healthcare. Common detection methods can be lengthy and require human assistance which falls short in many countries. Previous research demonstrates how convolutional neural…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Carolin Flosdorf , Justin Engelker , Igor Keller , Nicolas Mohr

Human skin segmentation is a crucial task in computer vision and biometric systems, yet it poses several challenges such as variability in skin color, pose, and illumination. This paper presents a robust data-driven skin segmentation method…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-10 Kooshan Hashemifard , Pau Climent-Perez , Francisco Florez-Revuelta

We present a superpixel-based strategy for segmenting skin lesion on dermoscopic images. The segmentation is carried out by over-segmenting the original image using the SLIC algorithm, and then merge the resulting superpixels into two…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-22 Diego Patiño , Jonathan Avendaño , John Willian Branch

Among the different types of skin cancer, melanoma is considered to be the deadliest and is difficult to treat at advanced stages. Detection of melanoma at earlier stages can lead to reduced mortality rates. Desktop-based computer-aided…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-26 Upender Kalwa , Christopher Legner , Taejoon Kong , Santosh Pandey

Accurate medical image segmentation is of utmost importance for enabling automated clinical decision procedures. However, prevailing supervised deep learning approaches for medical image segmentation encounter significant challenges due to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-04 Sanaz Karimijafarbigloo , Reza Azad , Amirhossein Kazerouni , Yury Velichko , Ulas Bagci , Dorit Merhof

The segmentation of skin lesions is a crucial task in clinical decision support systems for the computer aided diagnosis of skin lesions. Although deep learning-based approaches have improved segmentation performance, these models are often…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-23 Kumar Abhishek , Ghassan Hamarneh

The incidence of malignant melanoma continues to increase worldwide. This cancer can strike at any age; it is one of the leading causes of loss of life in young persons. Since this cancer is visible on the skin, it is potentially detectable…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-01-29 Nabin K. Mishra , M. Emre Celebi

Wound image segmentation is a critical component for the clinical diagnosis and in-time treatment of wounds. Recently, deep learning has become the mainstream methodology for wound image segmentation. However, the pre-processing of the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-13 Honghui Liu , Changjian Wang , Kele Xu , Fangzhao Li , Ming Feng , Yuxing Peng , Hongjun He

Melanoma, one of most dangerous types of skin cancer, re-sults in a very high mortality rate. Early detection and resection are two key points for a successful cure. Recent research has used artificial intelligence to classify melanoma and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Cong Tri Pham , Mai Chi Luong , Dung Van Hoang , Antoine Doucet

Skin lesion segmentation is a vital task in skin cancer diagnosis and further treatment. Although deep learning based approaches have significantly improved the segmentation accuracy, these algorithms are still reliant on having a large…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-16 Kumar Abhishek , Ghassan Hamarneh

Unsupervised skin lesion segmentation offers several benefits, including conserving expert human resources, reducing discrepancies due to subjective human labeling, and adapting to novel environments. However, segmenting dermoscopic images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Xiaofan Li , Bo Peng , Jie Hu , Changyou Ma , Daipeng Yang , Zhuyang Xie

Skin cancer, a major form of cancer, is a critical public health problem with 123,000 newly diagnosed melanoma cases and between 2 and 3 million non-melanoma cases worldwide each year. The leading cause of skin cancer is high exposure of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-28 Saket S. Chaturvedi , Kajol Gupta , Prakash. S. Prasad

Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer with rapid progression and high metastatic potential. Accurate characterisation of tissue morphology in melanoma is crucial for prognosis and treatment planning. However, manual segmentation of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-21 Jiaqi Lv , Yijie Zhu , Carmen Guadalupe Colin Tenorio , Brinder Singh Chohan , Mark Eastwood , Shan E Ahmed Raza

Current AI-assisted skin image diagnosis has achieved dermatologist-level performance in classifying skin cancer, driven by rapid advancements in deep learning architectures. However, unlike traditional vision tasks, skin images in general…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Xin Hu , Janet Wang , Jihun Hamm , Rie R Yotsu , Zhengming Ding

For several skin conditions such as vitiligo, accurate segmentation of lesions from skin images is the primary measure of disease progression and severity. Existing methods for vitiligo lesion segmentation require manual intervention.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-19 Makena Low , Priyanka Raina