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Melanoma is a malignant tumor that originates from skin cell lesions. Accurate and efficient segmentation of skin lesions is essential for quantitative analysis but remains a challenge due to blurred lesion boundaries, gradual color…

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We can achieve fast and consistent early skin cancer detection with recent developments in computer vision and deep learning techniques. However, the existing skin lesion segmentation and classification prediction models run independently,…

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Medical image segmentation is a critical task in computer vision, with UNet serving as a milestone architecture. The typical component of UNet family is the skip connection, however, their skip connections face two significant limitations:…

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Many automatic skin lesion diagnosis systems use segmentation as a preprocessing step to diagnose skin conditions because skin lesion shape, border irregularity, and size can influence the likelihood of malignancy. This paper presents,…

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This paper explains the method used in the segmentation challenge (Task 1) in the International Skin Imaging Collaboration's (ISIC) Skin Lesion Analysis Towards Melanoma Detection challenge held in 2018. We have trained a U-Net network to…

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Skin lesion segmentation is key for early skin cancer detection. Challenges in automatic segmentation from dermoscopic images include variations in color, texture, and artifacts of indistinct lesion boundaries. Deep learning methods like…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-26 Chunyu Yuan , Dongfang Zhao , Sos S. Agaian

Segmentation of skin lesions is considered as an important step in computer aided diagnosis (CAD) for automated melanoma diagnosis. In recent years, segmentation methods based on fully convolutional networks (FCN) have achieved great…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-01 Lei Bi , Dagan Feng , Jinman Kim

Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, with an increasing incidence rate worldwide. Analyzing histological images of melanoma by localizing and classifying tissues and cell nuclei is considered the gold standard method for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Nima Torbati , Anastasia Meshcheryakova , Ramona Woitek , Sepideh Hatamikia , Diana Mechtcheriakova , Amirreza Mahbod

Automated skin lesion classification using deep learning has shown remarkable accuracy, yet clinical adoption remains limited due to the "black box" nature of these models. We present MelanomaNet, an explainable deep learning system for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-11 Sukhrobbek Ilyosbekov

In the field of healthcare, precise skin lesion segmentation is crucial for the early detection and accurate diagnosis of skin diseases. Despite significant advances in deep learning for image processing, existing methods have yet to…

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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, necessitating advancements in early detection and treatment technologies. In this paper, we present a novel and highly efficient melanoma detection framework that synergistically combines the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-05 Peng Zhang , Divya Chaudhary

Skin lesion segmentation is a crucial step in the computer-aided diagnosis of dermoscopic images. In the last few years, deep learning based semantic segmentation methods have significantly advanced the skin lesion segmentation results.…

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In this paper we approach the problem of skin lesion segmentation using a convolutional neural network based on the U-Net architecture. We present a set of training strategies that had a significant impact on the performance of this model.…

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Skin cancer poses a significant public health challenge, necessitating efficient diagnostic tools. We introduce UCM-Net, a novel skin lesion segmentation model combining Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN).…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Chunyu Yuan , Dongfang Zhao , Sos S. Agaian

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

Automatic skin lesion segmentation on dermoscopic images is an essential step in computer-aided diagnosis of melanoma. However, this task is challenging due to significant variations of lesion appearances across different patients. This…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-29 Yading Yuan , Yeh-Chi Lo

Skin lesion detection in dermoscopic images is essential in the accurate and early diagnosis of skin cancer by a computerized apparatus. Current skin lesion segmentation approaches show poor performance in challenging circumstances such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-26 Pourya Shamsolmoali , Masoumeh Zareapoor , Eric Granger , Huiyu Zhou

Deep learning techniques have shown great potential in medical image processing, particularly through accurate and reliable image segmentation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans or computed tomography (CT) scans, which allow the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-10 Yang Liu , Ersi Zhang , Lulu Xu , Chufan Xiao , Xiaoyun Zhong , Lijin Lian , Fang Li , Bin Jiang , Yuhan Dong , Lan Ma , Qiming Huang , Ming Xu , Yongbing Zhang , Dongmei Yu , Chenggang Yan , Peiwu Qin

Skin cancer is one of the major types of cancers with an increasing incidence over the past decades. Accurately diagnosing skin lesions to discriminate between benign and malignant skin lesions is crucial to ensure appropriate patient…

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