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Automatic medical image segmentation plays a critical role in scientific research and medical care. Existing high-performance deep learning methods typically rely on large training datasets with high-quality manual annotations, which are…

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Recently, deep learning models have shown the potential to predict breast cancer risk and enable targeted screening strategies, but current models do not consider the change in the breast over time. In this paper, we present a new method,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-29 Hyeonsoo Lee , Junha Kim , Eunkyung Park , Minjeong Kim , Taesoo Kim , Thijs Kooi

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

Breast ultrasound imaging is an important noninvasive method for early breast cancer diagnosis, but automatic benign/malignant classification remains challenging due to tumor heterogeneity, blurred boundaries, and data imbalance. To improve…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Xinyang Zhai , Chong Yang , Ruizhi Zhang

Training large foundation models using self-supervised objectives on unlabeled data, followed by fine-tuning on downstream tasks, has emerged as a standard procedure. Unfortunately, the efficacy of this approach is often constrained by both…

A precise assessment of the risk of breast lesions can greatly lower it and assist physicians in choosing the best course of action. To categorise breast lesions, the majority of current computer-aided systems only use characteristics from…

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Early detection of breast cancer has a major contribution to curability, and using mammographic images, this can be achieved non-invasively. Supervised deep learning, the dominant CADe tool currently, has played a great role in object…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-06 Basel Alyafi , Oliver Diaz , Robert Marti

Accurate and robust medical image classification is a challenging task, especially in application domains where available annotated datasets are small and present high imbalance between target classes. Considering that data acquisition is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Neil De La Fuente , Mireia Majó , Irina Luzko , Henry Córdova , Gloria Fernández-Esparrach , Jorge Bernal

We propose a novel attention gate (AG) model for medical image analysis that automatically learns to focus on target structures of varying shapes and sizes. Models trained with AGs implicitly learn to suppress irrelevant regions in an input…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-23 Jo Schlemper , Ozan Oktay , Michiel Schaap , Mattias Heinrich , Bernhard Kainz , Ben Glocker , Daniel Rueckert

In this paper, we propose a new method to perform data augmentation in a reliable way in the High Dimensional Low Sample Size (HDLSS) setting using a geometry-based variational autoencoder. Our approach combines a proper latent space…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2023-01-18 Clément Chadebec , Elina Thibeau-Sutre , Ninon Burgos , Stéphanie Allassonnière

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

Mammography is the most effective and available tool for breast cancer screening. However, the low positive predictive value of breast biopsy resulting from mammogram interpretation leads to approximately 70% unnecessary biopsies with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-06-04 Sahar A. Mokhtar , Alaa. M. Elsayad

Few-shot image generation is a challenging task even using the state-of-the-art Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). Due to the unstable GAN training process and the limited training data, the generated images are often of low quality…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Guanqi Ding , Xinzhe Han , Shuhui Wang , Shuzhe Wu , Xin Jin , Dandan Tu , Qingming Huang

Mammography is using low-energy X-rays to screen the human breast and is utilized by radiologists to detect breast cancer. Typically radiologists require a mammogram with impeccable image quality for an accurate diagnosis. In this study, we…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-12 Dominik Eckert , Sulaiman Vesal , Ludwig Ritschl , Steffen Kappler , Andreas Maier

To address the issues of limited samples, time-consuming feature design, and low accuracy in detection and classification of breast cancer pathological images, a breast cancer image classification model algorithm combining deep learning and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-12 Weimin Wang , Yufeng Li , Xu Yan , Mingxuan Xiao , Min Gao

The rapid development of deep learning, a family of machine learning techniques, has spurred much interest in its application to medical imaging problems. Here, we develop a deep learning algorithm that can accurately detect breast cancer…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-10-08 Li Shen , Laurie R. Margolies , Joseph H. Rothstein , Eugene Fluder , Russell B. McBride , Weiva Sieh

Early detection through imaging and accurate diagnosis is crucial in mitigating the high mortality rate associated with breast cancer. However, locating tumors from low-resolution and high-noise medical images is extremely challenging.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-24 Feiyan Feng , Tianyu Liu , Hong Wang , Jun Zhao , Wei Li , Yanshen Sun

Breast cancer (BC) significantly contributes to cancer-related mortality in women, underscoring the criticality of early detection for optimal patient outcomes. A mammography is a key tool for identifying and diagnosing breast…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-31 Muhammad Yaqub , Feng Jinchao

Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) is the primary imaging modality for routine breast cancer screening; however, its effectiveness is limited in patients with dense breast tissue or fibrocystic conditions. Contrast-Enhanced Spectral…

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