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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

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death after lung cancer in women. Early detection of breast cancer in X-ray mammography is believed to have effectively reduced the mortality rate. However, a relatively high false…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-16 Xuejiao Tang , Liuhua Zhang , Wenbin Zhang , Xin Huang , Vasileios Iosifidis , Zhen Liu , Mingli Zhang , Enza Messina , Ji Zhang

Screening mammography improves breast cancer outcomes by enabling early detection and treatment. However, false positive callbacks for additional imaging from screening exams cause unnecessary procedures, patient anxiety, and financial…

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

Breast cancer as a medical condition and mammograms as images exhibit many dimensions of variability across the population. Similarly, the way diagnostic systems are used and maintained by clinicians varies between imaging centres and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2007-05-23 S. Roberto Amendolia , Michael Brady , Richard McClatchey , Miguel Mulet-Parada , Mohammed Odeh , Tony Solomonides

The improved diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound breast examinations remains an important goal. In this study, we propose a biophysical feature based machine learning method for breast cancer detection to improve the performance beyond a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-15 Jihye Baek , Avice M. O'Connell , Kevin J. Parker

In the last decade, researchers working in the domain of computer vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have beefed up their efforts to come up with the automated framework that not only detects but also identifies stage of breast cancer.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-10 Shahid Munir Shah , Rizwan Ahmed Khan , Sheeraz Arif , Unaiza Sajid

Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women, and the second main cause of death. Breast cancer screening is an efficient method to detect indeterminate breast lesions early. The common approaches of screening for women are…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-26 Yuliana Jiménez Gaona , María José Rodriguez-Alvarez , Hector Espinó Morató , Darwin Castillo Malla , Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan

Mammography stands as the main screening method for detecting breast cancer early, enhancing treatment success rates. The segmentation of landmark structures in mammography images can aid the medical assessment in the evaluation of cancer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-31 Jan Hurtado , Joao P. Maia , Cesar A. Sierra-Franco , Alberto Raposo

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

Mammography and ultrasound are extensively used by radiologists as complementary modalities to achieve better performance in breast cancer diagnosis. However, existing computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems for the breast are generally…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-24 Gavriel Habib , Nahum Kiryati , Miri Sklair-Levy , Anat Shalmon , Osnat Halshtok Neiman , Renata Faermann Weidenfeld , Yael Yagil , Eli Konen , Arnaldo Mayer

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 density, which is the ratio between fibroglandular tissue (FGT) and total breast volume, can be assessed qualitatively by radiologists and quantitatively by computer algorithms. These algorithms often rely on segmentation of breast…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-09 Bas H. M. van der Velden , Max A. A. Ragusi , Markus H. A. Janse , Claudette E. Loo , Kenneth G. A. Gilhuijs

This paper provides a critical review of the literature on deep learning applications in breast tumor diagnosis using ultrasound and mammography images. It also summarizes recent advances in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems, which…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-05 Yuliana Jiménez-Gaona , María José Rodríguez-Álvarez , Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan

Advances in deep learning for natural images have prompted a surge of interest in applying similar techniques to medical images. The majority of the initial attempts focused on replacing the input of a deep convolutional neural network with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-29 Krzysztof J. Geras , Stacey Wolfson , Yiqiu Shen , Nan Wu , S. Gene Kim , Eric Kim , Laura Heacock , Ujas Parikh , Linda Moy , Kyunghyun Cho

The Deep learning (DL) models for diagnosing breast cancer from mammographic images often operate as "black boxes", making it difficult for healthcare professionals to trust and understand their decision-making processes. The study presents…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-30 Maryam Ahmed , Tooba Bibi , Rizwan Ahmed Khan , Sidra Nasir

Breast cancer is one of the most threatening diseases in women's life; thus, the early and accurate diagnosis plays a key role in reducing the risk of death in a patient's life. Mammography stands as the reference technique for breast…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-05 Juan Zuluaga-Gomez

An advanced reliable low-cost form of screening method, Digital mammography has been used as an effective imaging method for breast cancer detection. With an increased focus on technologies to aid healthcare, Mammogram images have been…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-09 Marawan Elbatel

Machine learning and deep learning methods have become essential for computer-assisted prediction in medicine, with a growing number of applications also in the field of mammography. Typically these algorithms are trained for a specific…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-03 Maria Wimmer , Gert Sluiter , David Major , Dimitrios Lenis , Astrid Berg , Theresa Neubauer , Katja Bühler

Deep learning has introduced several learning-based methods to recognize breast tumours and presents high applicability in breast cancer diagnostics. It has presented itself as a practical installment in Computer-Aided Diagnostic (CAD)…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-15 Timothy Kwong , Samaneh Mazaheri