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Lung cancer is one of the most deadly diseases in the world. Detecting such tumors at an early stage can be a tedious task. Existing deep learning architecture for lung nodule identification used complex architecture with large number of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-25 Shah B. Shrey , Lukman Hakim , Muthusubash Kavitha , Hae Won Kim , Takio Kurita

The performance of a computer-aided automated diagnosis system of lung cancer from Computed Tomography (CT) volumetric images greatly depends on the accurate detection and segmentation of tumor regions. In this paper, we present Recurrent…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-09 Uday Kamal , Abdul Muntakim Rafi , Rakibul Hoque , Jonathan Wu , Md. Kamrul Hasan

Computer aided diagnostic (CAD) system is crucial for modern med-ical imaging. But almost all CAD systems operate on reconstructed images, which were optimized for radiologists. Computer vision can capture features that is subtle to human…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-04 Dufan Wu , Kyungsang Kim , Bin Dong , Georges El Fakhri , Quanzheng Li

In this work, we present a fully automated lung CT cancer diagnosis system, DeepLung. DeepLung contains two parts, nodule detection and classification. Considering the 3D nature of lung CT data, two 3D networks are designed for the nodule…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-19 Wentao Zhu , Chaochun Liu , Wei Fan , Xiaohui Xie

Early detection of lung nodules with computed tomography (CT) is critical for the longer survival of lung cancer patients and better quality of life. Computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CAD) is proven valuable as a second or concurrent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-19 Chuang Niu , Ge Wang

A computer-aided detection (CAD) system for the identification of pulmonary nodules in low-dose multi-detector helical Computed Tomography (CT) images with 1.25 mm slice thickness is presented. The basic modules of our lung-CAD system, a…

Lung cancer is the commonest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and its mortality can be reduced significantly by performing early diagnosis and screening. Since the 1960s, driven by the pressing needs to accurately and effectively interpret…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-27 Bo Liu , Wenhao Chi , Xinran Li , Peng Li , Wenhua Liang , Haiping Liu , Wei Wang , Jianxing He

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Early detection through low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening has been shown to significantly reduce mortality but suffers from a high false positive rate that leads to unnecessary…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-04 Jason L. Causey , Yuanfang Guan , Wei Dong , Karl Walker , Jake A. Qualls , Fred Prior , Xiuzhen Huang

Lung cancer is highly lethal, emphasizing the critical need for early detection. However, identifying lung nodules poses significant challenges for radiologists, who rely heavily on their expertise for accurate diagnosis. To address this…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-17 Hossein Jafari , Karim Faez , Hamidreza Amindavar

Since, cancer is curable when diagnosed at an early stage, lung cancer screening plays an important role in preventive care. Although both low dose computed tomography (LDCT) and computed tomography (CT) scans provide more medical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-28 Worawate Ausawalaithong , Sanparith Marukatat , Arjaree Thirach , Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn

Lung cancer, a malignancy originating in lung tissues, is commonly diagnosed and classified using medical imaging techniques, particularly computed tomography (CT). Despite the integration of machine learning and deep learning methods, the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-21 Olajumoke O. Adekunle , Joseph D. Akinyemi , Khadijat T. Ladoja , Olufade F. W. Onifade

The identification of pulmonary lobes is of great importance in disease diagnosis and treatment. A few lung diseases have regional disorders at lobar level. Thus, an accurate segmentation of pulmonary lobes is necessary. In this work, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-25 Wenjia Wang , Junxuan Chen , Jie Zhao , Ying Chi , Xuansong Xie , Li Zhang , Xiansheng Hua

Early diagnosis and analysis of lung cancer involve a precise and efficient lung nodule segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images. However, the anonymous shapes, visual features, and surroundings of the nodule in the CT image pose a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-23 Nikhil Varma Keetha , Samson Anosh Babu P , Chandra Sekhara Rao Annavarapu

Lung cancer has emerged as a severe disease that threatens human life and health. The precise segmentation of lung regions is a crucial prerequisite for localizing tumors, which can provide accurate information for lung image analysis. In…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-21 Youshan Zhang

Lung cancer is the deadliest type of cancer worldwide and late detection is the major factor for the low survival rate of patients. Low dose computed tomography has been suggested as a potential screening tool but manual screening is…

Early detection of malignant lung nodules remains constrained by size and growth based screening criteria, often delaying diagnosis. We present an integrated AI system that jointly performs nodule detection and malignancy assessment…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to develop a deep learning-based tool to detect and localize lung nodules with chest radiographs(CXRs). We expected it to enhance the efficiency of interpreting CXRs and reduce the possibilities of delayed…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-14 Yang Tai , Yu-Wen Fang , Fang-Yi Su , Jung-Hsien Chiang

Early detection of lung nodules is of great importance in lung cancer screening. Existing research recognizes the critical role played by CAD systems in early detection and diagnosis of lung nodules. However, many CAD systems, which are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-18 Naji Khosravan , Ulas Bagci

Lung cancer accounts for the highest number of cancer deaths globally. Early diagnosis of lung nodules is very important to reduce the mortality rate of patients by improving the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This work proposes an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-05-27 Tizita Nesibu Shewaye , Alhayat Ali Mekonnen

Early detection of lung cancer has been proven to decrease mortality significantly. A recent development in computed tomography (CT), spectral CT, can potentially improve diagnostic accuracy, as it yields more information per scan than…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Linde S. Hesse , Pim A. de Jong , Josien P. W. Pluim , Veronika Cheplygina