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Accurate segmentation of polyps from colonoscopy images is crucial for the early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer. Most existing deep learning-based polyp segmentation methods adopt an Encoder-Decoder architecture, and some…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Desheng Li , Chaoliang Liu , Zhiyong Xiao

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major global cause of cancer-related deaths, with early polyp detection and removal during colonoscopy being crucial for prevention. While deep learning methods have shown promise in polyp segmentation,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Fiseha B. Tesema , Alejandro Guerra Manzanares , Tianxiang Cui , Qian Zhang , Moses Solomon , Sean He

Colorectal polyps are abnormal tissues growing on the intima of the colon or rectum with a high risk of developing into colorectal cancer, the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Early detection and removal of colon polyps via…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Xinzi Sun , Dechun Wang , Chenxi Zhang , Pengfei Zhang , Zinan Xiong , Yu Cao , Benyuan Liu , Xiaowei Liu , Shuijiao Chen

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. However, early diagnosis dramatically increases the chances of survival, for which it is crucial to identify the tumor in the body. Since its imaging uses high-resolution techniques,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-18 Nisarg A. Shah , Divij Gupta , Romil Lodaya , Ujjwal Baid , Sanjay Talbar

Computerized detection of colonic polyps remains an unsolved issue because of the wide variation in the appearance, texture, color, size, and presence of the multiple polyp-like imitators during colonoscopy. In this paper, we propose a deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Tariq Rahim , Syed Ali Hassan , Soo Young Shin

Segmenting polyps in colonoscopy images is essential for the early identification and diagnosis of colorectal cancer, a significant cause of worldwide cancer deaths. Prior deep learning based models such as Attention based variation, UNet…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-30 Al Mohimanul Islam , Sadia Shakiba Bhuiyan , Mysun Mashira , Md. Rayhan Ahmed , Salekul Islam , Swakkhar Shatabda

Colon polyps are considered important precursors for colorectal cancer. Automatic segmentation of colon polyps can significantly reduce the misdiagnosis of colon cancer and improve physician annotation efficiency. While many methods have…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-02 Yuheng Li , Mingzhe Hu , Xiaofeng Yang

Automatic analysis of colonoscopy images has been an active field of research motivated by the importance of early detection of precancerous polyps. However, detecting polyps during the live examination can be challenging due to various…

Automatic segmentation methods of polyps is crucial for assisting doctors in colorectal polyp screening and cancer diagnosis. Despite the progress made by existing methods, polyp segmentation faces several challenges: (1) small-sized polyps…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-17 Wei Wang , Feng Jiang , Xin Wang

Accurate polyp delineation in colonoscopy is crucial for assisting in diagnosis, guiding interventions, and treatments. However, current deep-learning approaches fall short due to integrity deficiency, which often manifests as missing…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-18 Ziqiang Chen , Kang Wang , Yun Liu

Colonoscopy is the primary method for examination, detection, and removal of polyps. However, challenges such as variations among the endoscopists' skills, bowel quality preparation, and the complex nature of the large intestine contribute…

This paper presents a novel supervised convolutional neural network architecture, "DUCK-Net", capable of effectively learning and generalizing from small amounts of medical images to perform accurate segmentation tasks. Our model utilizes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Razvan-Gabriel Dumitru , Darius Peteleaza , Catalin Craciun

Accurate polyp segmentation in colonoscopy is essential for early colorectal cancer detection, yet real-world clinical environments pose persistent challenges such as motion blur, specular reflections, and illumination instability. Most…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Zhuoyu Wu , Wenhui Ou , Lexi Zhang , Pei-Sze Tan , Dongjun Wu , Junhe Zhao , Wenqi Fang , Raphaël C. -W. Phan

Automatic and accurate polyp segmentation plays an essential role in early colorectal cancer diagnosis. However, it has always been a challenging task due to 1) the diverse shape, size, brightness and other appearance characteristics of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-13 Ruifei Zhang , Peiwen Lai , Xiang Wan , De-Jun Fan , Feng Gao , Xiao-Jian Wu , Guanbin Li

Manually inspecting polyps from a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer or performing a biopsy on skin lesions for skin cancer are time-consuming, laborious, and complex procedures. Automatic medical image segmentation aims to expedite this…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-27 Akib Mohammed Khan , Alif Ashrafee , Fahim Shahriar Khan , Md. Bakhtiar Hasan , Md. Hasanul Kabir

Early detection of colorectal polyps is of utmost importance for their treatment and for colorectal cancer prevention. Computer vision techniques have the potential to aid professionals in the diagnosis stage, where colonoscopies are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Enric Moreu , Eric Arazo , Kevin McGuinness , Noel E. O'Connor

Objective: To develop a novel deep learning framework for the automated segmentation of colonic polyps in colonoscopy images, overcoming the limitations of current approaches in preserving precise polyp boundaries, incorporating multi-scale…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Chandravardhan Singh Raghaw , Aryan Yadav , Jasmer Singh Sanjotra , Shalini Dangi , Nagendra Kumar

Accurate polyp detection is critical for early colorectal cancer diagnosis. Although remarkable progress has been achieved in recent years, the complex colon environment and concealed polyps with unclear boundaries still pose severe…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Yuncheng Jiang , Zixun Zhang , Yiwen Hu , Guanbin Li , Xiang Wan , Song Wu , Shuguang Cui , Silin Huang , Zhen Li

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer worldwide. According to Global cancer statistics 2018, the incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing in both developing and developed countries. Early detection of colon…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-01 Debesh Jha , Steven A. Hicks , Krister Emanuelsen , Håvard Johansen , Dag Johansen , Thomas de Lange , Michael A. Riegler , Pål Halvorsen

Accurate detection of colorectal cancer and early prevention heavily rely on precise polyp identification during gastrointestinal colonoscopy. Due to limited data, many current state-of-the-art deep learning methods for polyp segmentation…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-31 Ankush Gajanan Arudkar , Bernard J. E. Evans