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This paper presents a novel method for unsupervised segmentation of pathology images. Staging of lung cancer is a major factor of prognosis. Measuring the maximum dimensions of the invasive component in a pathology images is an essential…
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Automatic segmentation of white matter hyperintensities in magnetic resonance images is of paramount clinical and research importance. Quantification of these lesions serve as a predictor for risk of stroke, dementia and mortality. During…
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Diversity in data is critical for the successful training of deep learning models. Leveraged by a recurrent generative adversarial network, we propose the CT-SGAN model that generates large-scale 3D synthetic CT-scan volumes ($\geq…
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