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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…

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Polyps represent an early sign of the development of Colorectal Cancer. The standard procedure for their detection consists of colonoscopic examination of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the wide range of polyp shapes and visual…

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Segmentation of the sigmoid colon is a crucial aspect of treating diverticulitis. It enables accurate identification and localisation of inflammation, which in turn helps healthcare professionals make informed decisions about the most…

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Colonoscopy is a common and practical method for detecting and treating polyps. Segmenting polyps from colonoscopy image is useful for diagnosis and surgery progress. Nevertheless, achieving excellent segmentation performance is still…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Quang Vinh Nguyen , Van Thong Huynh , Soo-Hyung Kim

Polyps are the predecessors to colorectal cancer which is considered as one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Colonoscopy is the standard procedure for the identification, localization, and removal of colorectal…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-01 Saruar Alam , Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Aarati Thakur , Debesh Jha , Ashish Rauniyar

Polyp segmentation within colonoscopy video frames using deep learning models has the potential to automate the workflow of clinicians. This could help improve the early detection rate and characterization of polyps which could progress to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-03 Kerr Fitzgerald , Bogdan Matuszewski

This work introduces EffiSegNet, a novel segmentation framework leveraging transfer learning with a pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) classifier as its backbone. Deviating from traditional architectures with a symmetric…

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Colorectal polyps are important precursors to colon cancer, the third most common cause of cancer mortality for both men and women. It is a disease where early detection is of crucial importance. Colonoscopy is commonly used for early…

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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

Automated polyp segmentation is critical for early colorectal cancer detection and its prevention, yet remains challenging due to weak boundaries, large appearance variations, and limited annotated data. Lightweight segmentation models such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Shivanshu Agnihotri , Snehashis Majhi , Deepak Ranjan Nayak

More than 90\% of colorectal cancer is gradually transformed from colorectal polyps. In clinical practice, precise polyp segmentation provides important information in the early detection of colorectal cancer. Therefore, automatic polyp…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-12 Xiaoqi Zhao , Lihe Zhang , Huchuan Lu

Colonoscopy is considered the most effective screening test to detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursor lesions, i.e., polyps. However, the procedure experiences high miss rates due to polyp heterogeneity and inter-observer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-15 Debesh Jha , Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Vanshali Sharma , Ulas Bagci

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…

Image segmentation is pivotal in medical image analysis, facilitating clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and disease evaluation. Deep learning has significantly advanced automatic segmentation methodologies by providing superior…

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Colorectal polyps are structural abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract that can potentially become cancerous in some cases. The study introduces a novel framework for colorectal polyp segmentation named the Multi-Scale and Multi-Path…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-04 Malik Abdul Manan , Feng Jinchao , Muhammad Yaqub , Shahzad Ahmed , Syed Muhammad Ali Imran , Imran Shabir Chuhan , Haroon Ahmed Khan

Besides the complex nature of colonoscopy frames with intrinsic frame formation artefacts such as light reflections and the diversity of polyp types/shapes, the publicly available polyp segmentation training datasets are limited, small and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-07 Yan Wen , Lei Zhang , Xiangli Meng , Xujiong Ye

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

Early identification and removal of polyps can reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer. However, the diverse morphologies, complex backgrounds and often concealed nature of polyps make polyp segmentation in colonoscopy images highly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Yanguang Sun , Hengmin Zhang , Jianjun Qian , Jian Yang , Lei Luo

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and a leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Colorectal polyps that grow on the intima of the colon or rectum is an important precursor for CRC. Currently,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-30 Xinzi Sun , Pengfei Zhang , Dechun Wang , Yu Cao , Benyuan Liu

This study presents an integrated deep learning model for automatic detection and classification of Gastrointestinal bleeding in the frames extracted from Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) videos. The dataset has been released as part of…

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