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Detection of colon polyps has become a trending topic in the intersecting fields of machine learning and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The focus has mainly been on per-frame classification. More recently, polyp segmentation has gained…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-02 Vajira Thambawita , Steven A. Hicks , Pål Halvorsen , Michael A. Riegler

Precise polyp segmentation is vital for the early diagnosis and prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC) in clinical practice. However, due to scale variation and blurry polyp boundaries, it is still a challenging task to achieve satisfactory…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Tao Zhou , Yizhe Zhang , Geng Chen , Yi Zhou , Ye Wu , Deng-Ping Fan

Colonoscopy is a vital tool for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer, which is one of the main causes of cancer-related mortality globally; hence, it is deemed an essential technique for the prevention and early detection of colorectal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Ojonugwa Oluwafemi Ejiga Peter , Akingbola Oluwapemiisin , Amalahu Chetachi , Adeniran Opeyemi , Fahmi Khalifa , Md Mahmudur Rahman

Biomedical image segmentation is a very important part in disease diagnosis. The term "colonic polyps" refers to polypoid lesions that occur on the surface of the colonic mucosa within the intestinal lumen. In clinical practice, early…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-02 Chen Peng , Zhiqin Qian , Kunyu Wang , Qi Luo , Zhuming Bi , Wenjun Zhang

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

Colonoscopy is still the main method of detection and segmentation of colonic polyps, and recent advancements in deep learning networks such as U-Net, ResUNet, Swin-UNet, and PraNet have made outstanding performance in polyp segmentation.…

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Deep learning in gastrointestinal endoscopy can assist to improve clinical performance and be helpful to assess lesions more accurately. To this extent, semantic segmentation methods that can perform automated real-time delineation of a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-23 Debesh Jha , Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Sharib Ali , Michael A. Riegler , Håvard D. Johansen , Dag Johansen , Thomas de Lange , Pål Halvorsen

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

Colonoscopy is vital in the early diagnosis of colorectal polyps. Regular screenings can effectively prevent benign polyps from progressing to CRC. While deep learning has made impressive strides in polyp segmentation, most existing models…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-21 Jun Zeng , KC Santosh , Deepak Rajan Nayak , Thomas de Lange , Jonas Varkey , Tyler Berzin , Debesh Jha

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for examination and detection of colorectal polyps. Localization and delineation of polyps can play a vital role in treatment (e.g., surgical planning) and prognostic decision making. Polyp segmentation can…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-01 Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Debesh Jha , Sharib Ali , Håvard D. Johansen , Dag Johansen , Michael A. Riegler , Pål Halvorsen

In medical imaging, efficient segmentation of colon polyps plays a pivotal role in minimally invasive solutions for colorectal cancer. This study introduces a novel approach employing two parallel encoder branches within a network for polyp…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-04 Malik Abdul Manan , Feng Jinchao , Shahzad Ahmed , Abdul Raheem

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Excision of polyps during colonoscopy helps reduce mortality and morbidity for CRC. Powered by deep learning, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems can…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-26 Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Debesh Jha , Ulas Bagci

Accurate liver and lesion segmentation from computed tomography (CT) images are highly demanded in clinical practice for assisting the diagnosis and assessment of hepatic tumor disease. However, automatic liver and lesion segmentation from…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-23 Liping Zhang , Simon Chun-Ho Yu

Colorectal polyps are key indicators for early detection of colorectal cancer. However, traditional endoscopic imaging often struggles with accurate polyp localization and lacks comprehensive contextual awareness, which can limit the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Teja Krishna Cherukuri , Nagur Shareef Shaik , Sribhuvan Reddy Yellu , Jun-Won Chung , Dong Hye Ye

Polyp segmentation is a crucial step towards computer-aided diagnosis of colorectal cancer. However, most of the polyp segmentation methods require pixel-wise annotated datasets. Annotated datasets are tedious and time-consuming to produce,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-23 Guangyu Ren , Michalis Lazarou , Jing Yuan , Tania Stathaki

Accurate polyp segmentation in colonoscopy is essential for cancer prevention but remains challenging due to: (1) high morphological variability (from flat to protruding lesions), (2) strong visual similarity to normal structures such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Abdul Joseph Fofanah , Lian Wen , Alpha Alimamy Kamara , Zhongyi Zhang , David Chen , Albert Patrick Sankoh

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

Colorectal polyps are generally benign alterations that, if not identified promptly and managed successfully, can progress to cancer and cause affectations on the colon mucosa, known as adenocarcinoma. Today advances in Deep Learning have…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-22 Daniela L. Ramos , Hector J. Hortua

Automatic polyp segmentation is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment in colonoscopy images. Traditional methods encounter significant challenges in accurately delineating polyps due to limitations in feature representation and the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Quang Vinh Nguyen , Thanh Hoang Son Vo , Sae-Ryung Kang , Soo-Hyung Kim

Cancer is a disease that occurs as a result of the uncontrolled division and proliferation of cells. Colon cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the world. Polyps that can be seen in the large intestine can cause cancer if not…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-25 Tugberk Erol , Duygu Sarikaya