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Accurate segmentation of brain images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans plays a pivotal role in brain image analysis and the diagnosis of neurological disorders. Deep learning algorithms, particularly U-Net and U-Net++, are widely…

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Semantic segmentation for medical 3D image stacks enables accurate volumetric reconstructions, computer-aided diagnostics and follow up treatment planning. In this work, we present a novel variant of the Unet model called the NUMSnet that…

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Radiologists possess diverse training and clinical experiences, leading to variations in the segmentation annotations of lung nodules and resulting in segmentation uncertainty.Conventional methods typically select a single annotation as the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Han Yang , Qiuli Wang , Yue Zhang , Zhulin An , Chen Liu , Xiaohong Zhang , S. Kevin Zhou

In recent years, machine learning has witnessed extensive adoption across various sectors, yet its application in medical image-based disease detection and diagnosis remains challenging due to distribution shifts in real-world data. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-13 Masoumeh Javanbakhat , Md Tasnimul Hasan , Cristoph Lippert

In the field of transmission electron microscopy, data interpretation often lags behind acquisition methods, as image processing methods often have to be manually tailored to individual datasets. Machine learning offers a promising approach…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-07 C. K. Groschner , Christina Choi , M. C. Scott

One of the common issues in clinical decision-making is the presence of uncertainty, which often arises due to ambiguity in radiology reports, which often reflect genuine diagnostic uncertainty or limitations of automated label extraction…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Antik Aich Roy , Ujjwal Bhattacharya

Integrated silicon photonic devices, which manipulate light to transmit and process information on a silicon-on-insulator chip, are highly sensitive to structural variations. Minor deviations during nanofabrication-the precise process of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-27 Rambod Azimi , Yijian Kong , Dusan Gostimirovic , James J. Clark , Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

In this paper, we show how uncertainty estimation can be leveraged to enable safety critical image segmentation in autonomous driving, by triggering a fallback behavior if a target accuracy cannot be guaranteed. We introduce a new…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-05-31 Victor Besnier , David Picard , Alexandre Briot

Accurate medical image segmentation is critical for early medical diagnosis. Most existing methods are based on U-shape structure and use element-wise addition or concatenation to fuse different level features progressively in decoder.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Xiaoqi Zhao , Hongpeng Jia , Youwei Pang , Long Lv , Feng Tian , Lihe Zhang , Weibing Sun , Huchuan Lu

Organ segmentation in CT volumes is an important pre-processing step in many computer assisted intervention and diagnosis methods. In recent years, convolutional neural networks have dominated the state of the art in this task. However,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-08 Roger D. Soberanis-Mukul , Nassir Navab , Shadi Albarqouni

Sublingual vein is commonly used to diagnose the health status. The width of main sublingual veins gives information of the blood circulation. Therefore, it is necessary to segment the main sublingual veins from the tongue automatically. In…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-27 Tingxiao Yang , Yuichiro Yoshimura , Akira Morita , Takao Namiki , Toshiya Nakaguchi

Accurately segmenting different organs from medical images is a critical prerequisite for computer-assisted diagnosis and intervention planning. This study proposes a deep learning-based approach for segmenting various organs from CT and…

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of permanent vision loss in people aged over 60 years. Accurate segmentation of biomarkers such as drusen that points to the early stages of AMD is crucial in preventing…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-09 Tinu Theckel Joy , Suman Sedai , Rahil Garnavi

2D echocardiography is the most common imaging modality for cardiovascular diseases. The portability and relatively low-cost nature of Ultrasound (US) enable the US devices needed for performing echocardiography to be made widely available.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-05-20 Lavsen Dahal , Aayush Kafle , Bishesh Khanal

In brain tumor resection, accurate removal of cancerous tissues while preserving eloquent regions is crucial to the safety and outcomes of the treatment. However, intra-operative tissue deformation (called brain shift) can move the surgical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-28 Soorena Salari , Amirhossein Rasoulian , Hassan Rivaz , Yiming Xiao

Digital image plays a vital role in the early detection of cancers, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, lungs cancer, cervical cancer. Ultrasound imaging method is also suitable for early detection of the abnormality of fetus. The…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-21 Vidhi Rawat , Alok Jain , Vibhakar Shrimali

Conventional therapy approaches limit surgeons' dexterity control due to limited field-of-view. With the advent of robot-assisted surgery, there has been a paradigm shift in medical technology for minimally invasive surgery. However, it is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-26 S. M. Kamrul Hasan , Cristian A. Linte

Ultrasound (US) imaging is a popular tool in clinical diagnosis, offering safety, repeatability, and real-time capabilities. Freehand 3D US is a technique that provides a deeper understanding of scanned regions without increasing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Mingyuan Luo , Xin Yang , Zhongnuo Yan , Junyu Li , Yuanji Zhang , Jiongquan Chen , Xindi Hu , Jikuan Qian , Jun Cheng , Dong Ni

Medical image segmentation is of great significance in analysis of illness. The use of deep neural networks in medical image segmentation can help doctors extract regions of interest from complex medical images, thereby improving diagnostic…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-01 Zhuoyi Fang , Kexuan Shi , Jiajia Liu , Qiang Han

X-Ray image enhancement, along with many other medical image processing applications, requires the segmentation of images into bone, soft tissue, and open beam regions. We apply a machine learning approach to this problem, presenting an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Joseph Bullock , Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro , Arnau Quera-Bofarull