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This research presents a machine-learning approach for tumor detection in medical images using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The study focuses on preprocessing techniques to enhance image features relevant to tumor detection,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-01 Ha Anh Vu

Improving patient outcomes depends on the prompt and accurate diagnosis of brain tumors, but manual MRI scan analysis is still time-consuming and unreliable. Although deep learning has shown promise, many of the models that are now in use…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-14 Md Fahimul Kabir Chowdhury , Jannatul Ferdous

Accurate classification of brain tumors from MRI scans is critical for effective treatment planning. This study presents a Hybrid Quantum Convolutional Neural Network (HQCNN) that integrates quantum feature-encoding circuits with depth-wise…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Muhammad Al-Zafar Khan , Abdullah Al Omar Galib , Nouhaila Innan , Mohamed Bennai

In this paper, we present a fully automatic brain tumor segmentation and classification model using a Deep Convolutional Neural Network that includes a multiscale approach. One of the differences of our proposal with respect to previous…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-12 Francisco Javier Díaz-Pernas , Mario Martínez-Zarzuela , Míriam Antón-Rodríguez , David González-Ortega

The segmentation of diseases is a popular topic explored by researchers in the field of machine learning. Brain tumors are extremely dangerous and require the utmost precision to segment for a successful surgery. Patients with tumors…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-05 Sanskriti Singh

Brain tumor classification using MRI images is critical in medical diagnostics, where early and accurate detection significantly impacts patient outcomes. While recent advancements in deep learning (DL), particularly CNNs, have shown…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-03 Priyam Ganguly , Akhilbaran Ghosh

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is a leading form of Head-and-Neck (HAN) cancer in the Arctic, China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East/North Africa. Accurate segmentation of Organs-at-Risk (OAR) from Computed Tomography (CT) images with…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-04 Wenhui Lei , Haochen Mei , Zhengwentai Sun , Shan Ye , Ran Gu , Huan Wang , Rui Huang , Shichuan Zhang , Shaoting Zhang , Guotai Wang

Accurate survival prediction in head and neck cancer (HNC) is essential for guiding clinical decision-making and optimizing treatment strategies. Traditional models, such as Cox proportional hazards, have been widely used but are limited in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-30 Aiman Farooq , Utkarsh Sharma , Deepak Mishra

A major challenge in brain tumor treatment planning and quantitative evaluation is determination of the tumor extent. The noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique has emerged as a front-line diagnostic tool for brain tumors…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-06-06 Hao Dong , Guang Yang , Fangde Liu , Yuanhan Mo , Yike Guo

Brain tumor imaging has been part of the clinical routine for many years to perform non-invasive detection and grading of tumors. Tumor segmentation is a crucial step for managing primary brain tumors because it allows a volumetric analysis…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-05 Masoomeh Rahimpour , Ahmed Radwan , Henri Vandermeulen , Stefan Sunaert , Karolien Goffin , Michel Koole

Automatic segmentation of kidney and kidney tumour in Computed Tomography (CT) images is essential, as it uses less time as compared to the current gold standard of manual segmentation. However, many hospitals are still reliant on manual…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-27 Qi Ming How , Hoi Leong Lee

Recently deep learning has been playing a major role in the field of computer vision. One of its applications is the reduction of human judgment in the diagnosis of diseases. Especially, brain tumor diagnosis requires high accuracy, where…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-24 Zahra Sobhaninia , Safiyeh Rezaei , Alireza Noroozi , Mehdi Ahmadi , Hamidreza Zarrabi , Nader Karimi , Ali Emami , Shadrokh Samavi

This study explores the application of deep learning techniques in the automated detection and segmentation of brain tumors from MRI scans. We employ several machine learning models, including basic logistic regression, Convolutional Neural…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-14 Jack Krolik , Jake Lynn , John Henry Rudden , Dmytro Vremenko

Brain cancer can be very fatal, but chances of survival increase through early detection and treatment. Doctors use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to detect and locate tumors in the brain, and very carefully analyze scans to segment brain…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-08 Ryan Sherman

Brain tumor segmentation remains a challenge in medical image segmentation tasks. With the application of transformer in various computer vision tasks, transformer blocks show the capability of learning long-distance dependency in global…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-07 Liqun Huang , Long Chen , Baihai Zhang , Senchun Chai

In the clinical diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, manual image reading consumes a lot of energy and time. In recent years, the automatic tumor classification technology based on deep learning has entered people's field of vision.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-07 Yuhao Zhang , Shuhang Wang , Haoxiang Wu , Kejia Hu , Shufan Ji

Head and neck tumors and metastatic lymph nodes are crucial for treatment planning and prognostic analysis. Accurate segmentation and quantitative analysis of these structures require pixel-level annotation, making automated segmentation…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-01 Litingyu Wang , Wenjun Liao , Shichuan Zhang , Guotai Wang

We present a joint graph convolution-image convolution neural network as our submission to the Brain Tumor Segmentation (BraTS) 2021 challenge. We model each brain as a graph composed of distinct image regions, which is initially segmented…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-02 Camillo Saueressig , Adam Berkley , Reshma Munbodh , Ritambhara Singh

Detection of tumors in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) plays an essential role in the early diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer. Deep learning models backboned by fully convolutional neural networks (FCNNs) have become the dominant…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-01 Ramtin Mojtahedi , Mohammad Hamghalam , Richard K. G. Do , Amber L. Simpson

Head and neck cancers are the fifth most common cancer worldwide, and recently, analysis of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) images has been proposed to identify patients with a prognosis. Even though the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-01 Vajira Thambawita , Andrea M. Storås , Steven A. Hicks , Pål Halvorsen , Michael A. Riegler