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Background: Breast and thyroid cancers pose an increasing public-health burden. Ultrasound imaging is a cost-effective, real-time modality for lesion detection and segmentation, yet suffers from speckle noise, overlapping structures, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Tangqi Shi , Pietro Lio

Object segmentation and structure localization are important steps in automated image analysis pipelines for microscopy images. We present a convolution neural network (CNN) based deep learning architecture for segmentation of objects in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-24 Shan E Ahmed Raza , Linda Cheung , Muhammad Shaban , Simon Graham , David Epstein , Stella Pelengaris , Michael Khan , Nasir M. Rajpoot

Brain tumor segmentation plays a crucial role in computer-aided diagnosis. This study introduces a novel segmentation algorithm utilizing a modified nnU-Net architecture. Within the nnU-Net architecture's encoder section, we enhance…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-23 Sahaj K. Mistry , Sourav Saini , Aashray Gupta , Aayush Gupta , Sunny Rai , Vinit Jakhetiya , Ujjwal Baid , Sharath Chandra Guntuku

In deep learning, transfer learning and ensemble models have shown promise in improving computer-aided disease diagnosis. However, applying the transfer learning and ensemble model is still relatively limited. Moreover, the ensemble model's…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-11 Md Taimur Ahad , Sumaya Mustofa , Faruk Ahmed , Yousuf Rayhan Emon , Aunirudra Dey Anu

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

Skin cancer is a frequently occurring cancer in the human population, and it is very important to be able to diagnose malignant tumors in the body early. Lesion segmentation is crucial for monitoring the morphological changes of skin…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-06 Changlu Guo , Jiangyan Dai , Marton Szemenyei , Yugen Yi

Pap smear testing has been widely used for detecting cervical cancers based on the morphology properties of cell nuclei in microscopic image. An accurate nuclei segmentation could thus improve the success rate of cervical cancer screening.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-15 Jie Zhao , Quanzheng Li , Xiang Li , Hongfeng Li , Li Zhang

In the field of medical imaging, breast ultrasound has emerged as a crucial diagnostic tool for early detection of breast cancer. However, the accuracy of diagnosing the location of the affected area and the extent of the disease depends on…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-18 Tran Cao Minh , Nguyen Kim Quoc , Phan Cong Vinh , Dang Nhu Phu , Vuong Xuan Chi , Ha Minh Tan

In this paper we present a methodology that uses convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for segmentation by iteratively growing predicted mask regions in each coordinate direction. The CNN is used to predict class probability scores in a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-25 John Lagergren , Erica Rutter , Kevin Flores

Organ at risk (OAR) segmentation is a crucial step for treatment planning and outcome determination in radiotherapy treatments of cancer patients. Several deep learning based segmentation algorithms have been developed in recent years,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-07 Ilkin Isler , Curtis Lisle , Justin Rineer , Patrick Kelly , Damla Turgut , Jacob Ricci , Ulas Bagci

Invasive ductal carcinoma is a prevalent, potentially deadly disease associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Its malignancy is the second leading cause of death from cancer in women. The mammogram is an extremely useful…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Rushabh Patel

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) allow for parameter sharing and translational equivariance by using convolutional kernels in their linear layers. By restricting these kernels to be SO(3)-steerable, CNNs can further improve parameter…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-20 Ivan Diaz , Mario Geiger , Richard Iain McKinley

Early diagnosis and accurate segmentation of brain tumors are imperative for successful treatment. Unfortunately, manual segmentation is time consuming, costly and despite extensive human expertise often inaccurate. Here, we present an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-07 Markus Frey , Matthias Nau

Computer aided detection and diagnosis systems based on deep learning have shown promising performance in breast cancer detection. However, there are cases where the obtained results lack justification. In this study, our objective is to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-01 Imane Nedjar , Mohammed Brahimi , Said Mahmoudi , Khadidja Abi Ayad , Mohammed Amine Chikh

Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death among women worldwide, with millions of fatalities annually. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can provide various sequences for characterizing tumor morphology and internal patterns,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Jingxing Zhong , Qingtao Pan , Xuchang Zhou , Jiazhen Lin , Xinguo Zhuang

Non-invasive techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are widely employed in brain tumor diagnostics. However, manual segmentation of brain tumors from 3D MRI volumes is a time-consuming task that requires trained expert…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-24 Benjamin Maas , Erfan Zabeh , Soroush Arabshahi

Background: Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, with poor survival rates. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a key diagnostic modality, but its effectiveness is constrained by operator subjectivity. This study evaluates a…

Deep learning algorithms have accounted for the rapid acceleration of research in artificial intelligence in medical image analysis, interpretation, and segmentation with many potential applications across various sub disciplines in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-23 Shanaka Ramesh Gunasekara , HNTK Kaldera , Maheshi B. Dissanayake

Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer with the highest cancer occurrence in females. Handheld ultrasound is one of the most efficient ways to identify and diagnose the breast cancer. The area and the shape information of a lesion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-20 Jie Xing , Zheren Li , Biyuan Wang , Yuji Qi , Bingbin Yu , Farhad G. Zanjani , Aiwen Zheng , Remco Duits , Tao Tan

The automated detection of cancerous tumors has attracted interest mainly during the last decade, due to the necessity of early and efficient diagnosis that will lead to the most effective possible treatment of the impending risk. Several…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-13 Vasileios E. Papageorgiou , Pantelis Dogoulis , Dimitrios-Panagiotis Papageorgiou