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Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has high sensitivity for breast cancer detection, but interpretation is time-consuming. Artificial intelligence may aid in pre-screening. Purpose: To evaluate the DINOv2-based Medical Slice…

Breast cancer is a significant public health concern and early detection is critical for triaging high risk patients. Sequential screening mammograms can provide important spatiotemporal information about changes in breast tissue over time.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-05 Hong Hui Yeoh , Andrea Liew , Raphaël Phan , Fredrik Strand , Kartini Rahmat , Tuong Linh Nguyen , John L. Hopper , Maxine Tan

When oncologists estimate cancer patient survival, they rely on multimodal data. Even though some multimodal deep learning methods have been proposed in the literature, the majority rely on having two or more independent networks that share…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-13 Numan Saeed , Ikboljon Sobirov , Roba Al Majzoub , Mohammad Yaqub

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, and its accurate and timely diagnosis plays a critical role in improving treatment outcomes. This thesis presents an innovative framework for detecting malignant masses…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ehsan Sadeghi Pour , Mahdi Esmaeili , Morteza Romoozi

Accurate breast lesion risk estimation can significantly reduce unnecessary biopsies and help doctors decide optimal treatment plans. Most existing computer-aided systems rely solely on mammogram features to classify breast lesions. While…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-24 Hung Q. Vo , Pengyu Yuan , Tiancheng He , Stephen T. C. Wong , Hien V. Nguyen

Deep learning object detection algorithm has been widely used in medical image analysis. Currently all the object detection tasks are based on the data annotated with object classes and their bounding boxes. On the other hand, medical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-04 Li Xiao , Cheng Zhu , Junjun Liu , Chunlong Luo , Peifang Liu , Yi Zhao

The ability to accurately estimate risk of developing breast cancer would be invaluable for clinical decision-making. One promising new approach is to integrate image-based risk models based on deep neural networks. However, one must take…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-17 Yue Liu , Hossein Azizpour , Fredrik Strand , Kevin Smith

This paper presents an algorithm which aims to assist the radiologist in identifying breast cancer at its earlier stages. It combines several image processing techniques like image negative, thresholding and segmentation techniques for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2009-11-04 Y. Ireaneus Anna Rejani , S. Thamarai Selvi

Purpose: The scarcity of high-quality curated labeled medical training data remains one of the major limitations in applying artificial intelligence (AI) systems to breast cancer diagnosis. Deep models for mammogram analysis and mass (or…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Han Chen , Anne L. Martel

Breast density estimation is one of the key tasks in recognizing individuals predisposed to breast cancer. It is often challenging because of low contrast and fluctuations in mammograms' fatty tissue background. Most of the time, the breast…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-11 Vikash Gupta , Mutlu Demirer , Robert W. Maxwell , Richard D. White , Barbaros Selnur Erdal

In healthcare, it is essential to explain the decision-making process of machine learning models to establish the trustworthiness of clinicians. This paper introduces BI-RADS-Net, a novel explainable deep learning approach for cancer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-11 Boyu Zhang , Aleksandar Vakanski , Min Xian

Breast cancer (BC) remains a significant global health challenge, with personalized treatment selection complicated by the disease's molecular and clinical heterogeneity. BC treatment decisions rely on various patient-specific clinical…

Applications · Statistics 2025-07-10 Md Nahid Hasan , Md Monzur Murshed , Md Mahadi Hasan , Faysal A. Chowdhury

Multimodal Machine Learning offers a holistic view of a patient's status, integrating structured and unstructured data from electronic health records (EHR). We propose a framework to predict metastasis risk one month prior to diagnosis,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-01 Franco Rugolon , Korbinian Randl , Braslav Jovanovic , Ioanna Miliou , Panagiotis Papapetrou

Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with different molecular subtypes, clinical behavior, treatment responses as well as survival outcomes. The development of a reliable, accurate, available and inexpensive method to predict the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-20 Mohaddeseh Chegini , Ali Mahloojifar

While state-of-the-art models for breast cancer detection leverage multi-view mammograms for enhanced diagnostic accuracy, they often focus solely on visual mammography data. However, radiologists document valuable lesion descriptors that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Gil Ben-Artzi , Feras Daragma , Shahar Mahpod

Prognostic task is of great importance as it closely related to the survival analysis of patients, the optimization of treatment plans and the allocation of resources. The existing prognostic models have shown promising results on specific…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Binyu Zhang , Shichao Li , Junpeng Jian , Zhu Meng , Limei Guo , Zhicheng Zhao

Early detection of breast cancer is critical for improving patient outcomes. While mammography remains the primary screening modality, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly recommended as a supplemental tool for women with dense…

Regular mammography screening is essential for early breast cancer detection. Deep learning-based risk prediction methods have sparked interest to adjust screening intervals for high-risk groups. While early methods focused only on current…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-25 Solveig Thrun , Stine Hansen , Zijun Sun , Nele Blum , Suaiba A. Salahuddin , Kristoffer Wickstrøm , Elisabeth Wetzer , Robert Jenssen , Maik Stille , Michael Kampffmeyer

Advanced deep learning (DL) algorithms may predict the patient's risk of developing breast cancer based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) and density standards. Recent studies have suggested that the combination of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-19 Huyen T. X. Nguyen , Sam B. Tran , Dung B. Nguyen , Hieu H. Pham , Ha Q. Nguyen

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