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Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women across the globe. It is difficult to treat if detected at advanced stages, however, early detection can significantly increase chances of survival and improves lives of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-17 Unaiza Sajid , Rizwan Ahmed Khan , Shahid Munir Shah , Sheeraz Arif

Mass classification of objects is an important area of research and application in a variety of fields. In this paper, we present an efficient computer aided mass classification method in digitized mammograms using Fuzzy K-Nearest Neighbor…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2014-06-19 I. Laurence Aroquiaraj , K. Thangavel

Characterization of breast lesions is an essential prerequisite to detect breast cancer in an early stage. Automatic segmentation makes this categorization method robust by freeing it from subjectivity and human error. Both spectral and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-03-27 Mohammad Saad Billah , Tahmida Binte Mahmud

Breast cancer remains a critical global health challenge, necessitating early and accurate detection for effective treatment. This paper introduces a methodology that combines automated image augmentation selection (RandAugment) with search…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-21 Leon Hamnett , Mary Adewunmi , Modinat Abayomi , Kayode Raheem , Fahad Ahmed

Image Processing represents the backbone research area within engineering and computer science specialization. It is promptly growing technologies today, and its applications founded in various aspects of biomedical fields especially in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-05 Osama Rezq Shahin , Hamdy Mohammed Kelash , Gamal Mahrous Attiya , Osama Slah Farg Allah

This work demonstrates an application of near field indirect microwave holography for the detection of malignant tissues in the human breast in an effective way. The holograms are recorded by two directive antennas aligned along each…

Applying deep learning methods to mammography assessment has remained a challenging topic. Dense noise with sparse expressions, mega-pixel raw data resolution, lack of diverse examples have all been factors affecting performance. The lack…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-10 Ulzee An , Khader Shameer , Lakshmi Subramanian

Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) demonstrates the highest sensitivity for breast cancer detection among imaging modalities and is standard practice for high-risk women. Interpreting the multi-sequence MRI is time-consuming and prone…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Luyang Luo , Mingxiang Wu , Mei Li , Yi Xin , Qiong Wang , Varut Vardhanabhuti , Winnie CW Chu , Zhenhui Li , Juan Zhou , Pranav Rajpurkar , Hao Chen

Automatic segmentation of an organ and its cystic region is a prerequisite of computer-aided diagnosis. In this paper, we focus on pancreatic cyst segmentation in abdominal CT scan. This task is important and very useful in clinical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-06-23 Yuyin Zhou , Lingxi Xie , Elliot K. Fishman , Alan L. Yuille

Deep learning-based computer-aided diagnosis has achieved unprecedented performance in breast cancer detection. However, most approaches are computationally intensive, which impedes their broader dissemination in real-world applications. In…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-14 Jiaqiao Shi , Aleksandar Vakanski , Min Xian , Jianrui Ding , Chunping Ning

Automatic segmentation of breast tumors from the ultrasound images is essential for the subsequent clinical diagnosis and treatment plan. Although the existing deep learning-based methods have achieved significant progress in automatic…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-24 Xing Yang , Jian Zhang , Qijian Chen , Li Wang , Lihui Wang

A biopsy is the only diagnostic procedure for accurate histological confirmation of breast cancer. When sonographic placement is not feasible, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)-guided biopsy is often preferred. The lack of real-time imaging…

The pancreatic disease taxonomy includes ten types of masses (tumors or cysts)[20,8]. Previous work focuses on developing segmentation or classification methods only for certain mass types. Differential diagnosis of all mass types is…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-10 Tianyi Zhao , Kai Cao , Jiawen Yao , Isabella Nogues , Le Lu , Lingyun Huang , Jing Xiao , Zhaozheng Yin , Ling Zhang

Accurate breast cancer diagnosis through mammography has the potential to save millions of lives around the world. Deep learning (DL) methods have shown to be very effective for mass detection in mammograms. Additional improvements of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-25 Adarsh Sehgal , Muskan Sehgal , Hung Manh La , George Bebis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an effective imaging modality for identifying and localizing breast lesions in women. Accurate and precise lesion segmentation using a computer-aided-diagnosis (CAD) system, is a crucial step in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-12-15 Sulaiman Vesal , Andres Diaz-Pinto , Nishant Ravikumar , Stephan Ellmann , Amirabbas Davari , Andreas Maier

Chromosome analysis and identification from metaphase images is a critical part of cytogenetics based medical diagnosis. It is mainly used for identifying constitutional, prenatal and acquired abnormalities in the diagnosis of genetic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Amritha S Pallavoor , Prajwal A , Sundareshan TS , Sreekanth K Pallavoor

Integrating 2D mammography with 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is crucial for improving breast cancer diagnosis and treatment planning. However, this integration is challenging due to differences in imaging modalities and the need for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-02 Melika Pooyan , Hadeel Awwad , Eloy García , Robert Martí

Computer aided diagnosis (CAD) of Breast Cancer (BRCA) images has been an active area of research in recent years. The main goals of this research is to develop reliable automatic methods for detecting and diagnosing different types of BRCA…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-20 Marco A. V. M. Grinet , Nuno M. Garcia , Ana I. R. Gouveia , Jose A. F. Moutinho , Abel J. P. Gomes

Breast tumor segmentation is a critical task in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems for breast cancer detection because accurate tumor size, shape and location are important for further tumor quantification and classification. However,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-29 Bryar Shareef , Alex Vakanski , Min Xian , Phoebe E. Freer

Automated breast cancer detection via computer vision techniques is challenging due to the complex nature of breast tissue, the subtle appearance of cancerous lesions, and variations in breast density. Mainstream techniques primarily focus…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2025-12-11 Noor Ul Huda Shah , Tanveer Hussain , Amr Ahmed , Yonghuai Liu , Usman Ali , Ardhendu Behera