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Breast cancer is the most common cancers and early detection from mammography screening is crucial in improving patient outcomes. Assessing mammographic breast density is clinically important as the denser breasts have higher risk and are…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-27 Charles Lu , Ken Chang , Praveer Singh , Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer

Breast density estimation is one of the key tasks in recognizing individuals predisposed to breast cancer. It is often challenging because of low contrast and fluctuations in mammograms' fatty tissue background. Most of the time, the breast…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-11 Vikash Gupta , Mutlu Demirer , Robert W. Maxwell , Richard D. White , Barbaros Selnur Erdal

Cortical lesions (CLs) have emerged as valuable biomarkers in multiple sclerosis (MS), offering high diagnostic specificity and prognostic relevance. However, their routine clinical integration remains limited due to subtle magnetic…

Breast lesion detection in ultrasound video is critical for computer-aided diagnosis. However, detecting lesion in video is quite challenging due to the blurred lesion boundary, high similarity to soft tissue and lack of video annotations.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-17 Sihong Chen , Weiping Yu , Kai Ma , Xinlong Sun , Xiaona Lin , Desheng Sun , Yefeng Zheng

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays an important role in diagnosing the parotid tumor, where accurate segmentation of tumors is highly desired for determining appropriate treatment plans and avoiding unnecessary surgery. However, the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-05 Yifan Gao , Yin Dai , Fayu Liu , Weibing Chen , Lifu Shi

This paper explores the problem of breast tissue classification of microscopy images. Based on the predominant cancer type the goal is to classify images into four categories of normal, benign, in situ carcinoma, and invasive carcinoma.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-29 Kamyar Nazeri , Azad Aminpour , Mehran Ebrahimi

Accurate molecular subtype classification is essential for personalized breast cancer treatment, yet conventional immunohistochemical analysis relies on invasive biopsies and is prone to sampling bias. Although dynamic contrast-enhanced…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Sen Zeng , Hong Zhou , Zheng Zhu , Yang Liu

In this paper, a novel approach for automatic segmentation and classification of skin lesions is proposed. Initially, skin images are filtered to remove unwanted hairs and noise and then the segmentation process is carried out to extract…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-09-13 Sumithra R , Mahamad Suhil , D. S. Guru

Melanoma is a life-threatening form of skin cancer when left undiagnosed at the early stages. Although there are more cases of non-melanoma cancer than melanoma cancer, melanoma cancer is more deadly. Early detection of melanoma is crucial…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-15 Shreshth Saini , Divij Gupta , Anil Kumar Tiwari

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

Deep learning (DL) has proven highly effective for ultrasound-based computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of breast cancers. In an automaticCAD system, lesion detection is critical for the following diagnosis. However, existing DL-based methods…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-13 Jian Wang , Liang Qiao , Shichong Zhou , Jin Zhou , Jun Wang , Juncheng Li , Shihui Ying , Cai Chang , Jun Shi

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women both in developed and developing countries. Early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer may reduce its mortality and improve the quality of life. Computer-aided detection (CADx) and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-23 Sokratis Makrogiannis , Chelsea E. Harris , Keni Zheng

A new paradigm is beginning to emerge in Radiology with the advent of increased computational capabilities and algorithms. This has led to the ability of real time learning by computer systems of different lesion types to help the…

Automatic image segmentation becomes very crucial for tumor detection in medical image processing.In general, manual and semi automatic segmentation techniques require more time and knowledge. However these drawbacks had overcome by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-03-09 D. Anithadevi , K. Perumal

Healthcare applications are inherently multimodal, benefiting greatly from the integration of diverse data sources. However, the modalities available in clinical settings can vary across different locations and patients. A key area that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-04 Mohammed Amer , Mohamed A. Suliman , Tu Bui , Nuria Garcia , Serban Georgescu

Automated segmentation of brain tumors from 3D magnetic resonance images (MRIs) is necessary for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment planning of the disease. Manual delineation practices require anatomical knowledge, are expensive,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Andriy Myronenko

Detecting cancer manually in whole slide images requires significant time and effort on the laborious process. Recent advances in whole slide image analysis have stimulated the growth and development of machine learning-based approaches…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-23 Sanghoon Lee , Colton Farley , Simon Shim , Yanjun Zhao , Wookjin Choi , Wook-Sung Yoo

Mammography is a specific type of breast imaging that uses low-dose X-rays to detect cancer in early stage. During the exam, the women breast is compressed between two plates until a nearly uniform breast thickness is obtained. This…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-11-26 Mîra Anna , Ann-Katherine Carton , Serge Muller , Yohan Payan

Locating region of interest for breast cancer masses in the mammographic image is a challenging problem in medical image processing. In this research work, the keen idea is to efficiently extract suspected mass region for further…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-20 BV Divyashree , Amarnath R , Naveen M , G Hemantha Kumar

This paper presents an algorithm which aims to assist the radiologist in identifying breast cancer at its earlier stages. It combines several image processing techniques like image negative, thresholding and segmentation techniques for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2009-11-04 Y. Ireaneus Anna Rejani , S. Thamarai Selvi