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Early detection of lung cancer is essential in reducing mortality. Recent studies have demonstrated the clinical utility of low-dose computed tomography (CT) to detect lung cancer among individuals selected based on very limited clinical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-25 Jiachen Wang , Riqiang Gao , Yuankai Huo , Shunxing Bao , Yunxi Xiong , Sanja L. Antic , Travis J. Osterman , Pierre P. Massion , Bennett A. Landman

Breast cancer is a major global health issue that affects millions of women worldwide. Classification of breast cancer as early and accurately as possible is crucial for effective treatment and enhanced patient outcomes. Deep transfer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Prudence Djagba , J. K. Buwa Mbouobda

The escalating global cancer burden underscores the critical need for precise diagnostic tools in oncology. This research employs deep learning to enhance lesion segmentation in PET/CT imaging, utilizing a dataset of 900 whole-body…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Jiayi Liu , Qiaoyi Xue , Youdan Feng , Tianming Xu , Kaixin Shen , Chuyun Shen , Yuhang Shi

This paper presents a novel approach to accurately classify the hallmarks of cancer, which is a crucial task in cancer research. Our proposed method utilizes the Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) architecture,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-06-08 Sultan Zavrak , Seyhmus Yilmaz

In this paper, we aim to improve the performance of a deep learning model towards image classification tasks, proposing a novel anchor-based training methodology, named \textit{Online Anchor-based Training} (OAT). The OAT method, guided by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-19 Maria Tzelepi , Vasileios Mezaris

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) uses low-coherence reflectometry to obtain cross-sectional images of inhomogeneous media, such as biological tissue. OCT is particularly useful in the biomedical ea, since the imaging can be performed…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-03-01 Takahisa Mitsui , Kenichiro Aoki

Medical imaging is an essential tool in many areas of medical applications, used for both diagnosis and treatment. However, reading medical images and making diagnosis or treatment recommendations require specially trained medical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-13 Wentao Zhu

Automatic segmentation of tumor lesions is a critical initial processing step for quantitative PET/CT analysis. However, numerous tumor lesion with different shapes, sizes, and uptake intensity may be distributed in different anatomical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-07 Shaonan Zhong , Junyang Mo , Zhantao Liu

Early detection of cancerous tissue is crucial for long-term patient survival. In the head and neck region, a typical diagnostic procedure is an endoscopic intervention where a medical expert manually assesses tissue using RGB camera…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-03 Marcel Bengs , Nils Gessert , Wiebke Laffers , Dennis Eggert , Stephan Westermann , Nina A. Mueller , Andreas O. H. Gerstner , Christian Betz , Alexander Schlaefer

Using histopathological images to automatically classify cancer is a difficult task for accurately detecting cancer, especially to identify metastatic cancer in small image patches obtained from larger digital pathology scans. Computer…

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Since the introduction of optical coherence tomography (OCT), it has been possible to study the complex 3D morphological changes of the optic nerve head (ONH) tissues that occur along with the progression of glaucoma. Although several deep…

Radiologists routinely perform the tedious task of lesion localization, classification, and size measurement in computed tomography (CT) studies. Universal lesion detection and tagging (ULDT) can simultaneously help alleviate the cumbersome…

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Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-12-16 Cecilia S. Lee , Doug M. Baughman , Aaron Y. Lee

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Over 300 million people worldwide are affected by various retinal diseases. By noninvasive Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans, a number of abnormal structural changes in the retina, namely retinal lesions, can be identified. Automated…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Yue Wu , Yang Zhou , Jianchun Zhao , Jingyuan Yang , Weihong Yu , Youxin Chen , Xirong Li

Early detection of lung nodules with computed tomography (CT) is critical for the longer survival of lung cancer patients and better quality of life. Computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CAD) is proven valuable as a second or concurrent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-19 Chuang Niu , Ge Wang

Accurate prediction of malignancy in renal tumors is crucial for informing clinical decisions and optimizing treatment strategies. However, existing imaging modalities lack the necessary accuracy to reliably predict malignancy before…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Zhengkang Fan , Chengkun Sun , Russell Terry , Jie Xu , Longin Jan Latecki

Microscopic examination of slides prepared from tissue samples is the primary tool for detecting and classifying cancerous lesions, a process that is time-consuming and requires the expertise of experienced pathologists. Recent advances in…

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Purpose: To test the feasibility of using deep learning for optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods: A deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture VGG16 was employed…

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