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In recent years, advances in the development of whole-slide images have laid a foundation for the utilization of digital images in pathology. With the assistance of computer images analysis that automatically identifies tissue or cell…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Jun Wang , Qianying Liu , Haotian Xie , Zhaogang Yang , Hefeng Zhou

Breast cancer screening with mammography remains central to early detection and mortality reduction. Deep learning has shown strong potential for automating mammogram interpretation, yet limited-resolution datasets and small sample sizes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Farbod Bigdeli , Mohsen Mohammadagha , Ali Bigdeli

We present our winning solution to the SIIM-ISIC Melanoma Classification Challenge. It is an ensemble of convolutions neural network (CNN) models with different backbones and input sizes, most of which are image-only models while a few of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-13 Qishen Ha , Bo Liu , Fuxu Liu

Traditional machine learning approaches may fail to perform satisfactorily when dealing with complex data. In this context, the importance of data mining evolves w.r.t. building an efficient knowledge discovery and mining framework.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-04 Abdul Mueed Hafiz , Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat

Segmenting brain tumors in multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging enables performing quantitative analysis in support of clinical trials and personalized patient care. This analysis provides the potential to impact clinical…

We present a deep convolutional neural network for breast cancer screening exam classification, trained and evaluated on over 200,000 exams (over 1,000,000 images). Our network achieves an AUC of 0.895 in predicting whether there is a…

This paper proposes an efficient system for classifying cervical cancer cells using pre-trained convolutional neural networks (CNNs). We first fine-tune five pre-trained CNNs and minimize the overall cost of misclassification by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Ashfiqun Mustari , Rushmia Ahmed , Afsara Tasnim , Jakia Sultana Juthi , G M Shahariar

Mammogram classification is directly related to computer-aided diagnosis of breast cancer. Traditional methods rely on regions of interest (ROIs) which require great efforts to annotate. Inspired by the success of using deep convolutional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-05-25 Wentao Zhu , Qi Lou , Yeeleng Scott Vang , Xiaohui Xie

This study investigates the effectiveness of U-Net architectures integrated with various convolutional neural network (CNN) backbones for automated lung cancer detection and segmentation in chest CT images, addressing the critical need for…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-24 Alireza Golkarieh , Kiana Kiashemshaki , Sajjad Rezvani Boroujeni , Nasibeh Asadi Isakan

Breast cancer is considered as the most fatal type of cancer among women worldwide and it is crucially important to be diagnosed at its early stages. In the current study, we aim to represent a fast and efficient framework which consists of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-05-13 Parvin Yousefikamal

Deep learning models have achieved promising results in breast cancer classification, yet their 'black-box' nature raises interpretability concerns. This research addresses the crucial need to gain insights into the decision-making process…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-26 Ann-Kristin Balve , Peter Hendrix

Automated breast cancer detection via computer vision techniques is challenging due to the complex nature of breast tissue, the subtle appearance of cancerous lesions, and variations in breast density. Mainstream techniques primarily focus…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2025-12-11 Noor Ul Huda Shah , Tanveer Hussain , Amr Ahmed , Yonghuai Liu , Usman Ali , Ardhendu Behera

Breast cancer has the highest incidence and second highest mortality rate for women in the US. Our study aims to utilize deep learning for benign/malignant classification of mammogram tumors using a subset of cases from the Digital Database…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-05-19 Darvin Yi , Rebecca Lynn Sawyer , David Cohn , Jared Dunnmon , Carson Lam , Xuerong Xiao , Daniel Rubin

The automatic diagnosis of chest diseases is a popular and challenging task. Most current methods are based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which focus on local features while neglecting global features. Recently, self-attention…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-19 Xinran Li , Yu Liu , Xiujuan Xu , Xiaowei Zhao

Breast cancer is a relatively common cancer among gynecological cancers. Its diagnosis often relies on the pathology of cells in the lesion. The pathological diagnosis of breast cancer not only requires professionals and time, but also…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-15 MingXuan Xiao , Yufeng Li , Xu Yan , Min Gao , Weimin Wang

Mammogram inspection in search of breast tumors is a tough assignment that radiologists must carry out frequently. Therefore, image analysis methods are needed for the detection and delineation of breast masses, which portray crucial…

Breast cancer is one of the most common and dangerous cancers in women, while it can also afflict men. Breast cancer treatment and detection are greatly aided by the use of histopathological images since they contain sufficient phenotypic…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-12 Md Ishtyaq Mahmud , Muntasir Mamun , Ahmed Abdelgawad

Capturing global contextual information plays a critical role in breast ultrasound (BUS) image classification. Although convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have demonstrated reliable performance in tumor classification, they have inherent…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-07 Bryar Shareef , Min Xian , Aleksandar Vakanski , Haotian Wang

The aim of this work is to propose an ensemble of descriptors for Melanoma Classification, whose performance has been evaluated on validation and test datasets of the melanoma challenge 2018. The system proposed here achieves a strong…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-07-24 Loris Nanni , Alessandra Lumini , Stefano Ghidoni

Mammography is one of the most commonly applied tools for early breast cancer screening. Automatic segmentation of breast masses in mammograms is essential but challenging due to the low signal-to-noise ratio and the wide variety of mass…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-07 Hui Sun , Cheng Li , Boqiang Liu , Hairong Zheng , David Dagan Feng , Shanshan Wang