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Lung Cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Early and automatic diagnosis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules (SPN) in Computer Tomography (CT) chest scans can provide early treatment as well as doctor liberation from…

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Lung cancer, particularly in its advanced stages, remains a leading cause of death globally. Though early detection via low-dose computed tomography (CT) is promising, the identification of high-risk factors crucial for surgical mode…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 Xiaotong Fu , Xiangyu Meng , Jing Zhou , Ying Ji

In this paper, we examine the strength of deep learning technique for diagnosing lung cancer on medical image analysis problem. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) models become popular among the pattern recognition and computer vision…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Mehdi Fatan Serj , Bahram Lavi , Gabriela Hoff , Domenec Puig Valls

Cancer is the uncontrollable cell division of abnormal cells inside the human body, which can spread to other body organs. It is one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and NCDs accounts for 71% of total deaths worldwide whereas lung…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-28 Neha Baranwal , Preethi Doravari , Renu Kachhoria

Medical imaging is an essential tool in many areas of medical applications, used for both diagnosis and treatment. However, reading medical images and making diagnosis or treatment recommendations require specially trained medical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-03-13 Wentao Zhu

Early detection of pulmonary cancer is the most promising way to enhance a patient's chance for survival. Accurate pulmonary nodule detection in computed tomography (CT) images is a crucial step in diagnosing pulmonary cancer. In this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-08-30 Jia Ding , Aoxue Li , Zhiqiang Hu , Liwei Wang

Lung cancer accounts for the highest number of cancer deaths globally. Early diagnosis of lung nodules is very important to reduce the mortality rate of patients by improving the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This work proposes an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-05-27 Tizita Nesibu Shewaye , Alhayat Ali Mekonnen

Lung cancer begins in the lungs and leading to the reason of cancer demise amid population in the creation. According to the American Cancer Society, which estimates about 27% of the deaths because of cancer. In the early phase of its…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-27 Abhir Bhandary , Ananth Prabhu G , Mustafa Basthikodi , Chaitra K M

Prognostication for lung cancer, a leading cause of mortality, remains a complex task, as it needs to quantify the associations of risk factors and health events spanning a patient's entire life. One challenge is that an individual's…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-08-28 Stephen Salerno , Yi Li

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is the current standard for lung cancer screening, yet its adoption and accessibility remain limited. Many regions lack LDCT infrastructure, and even among those screened, early-stage cancer detection…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-11-03 Joyoni Dey , Hunter C. Meyer , Murtuza S. Taqi

Lung cancer is the primary cause of cancer-related mortality, claiming approximately 1.79 million lives globally in 2020, with an estimated 2.21 million new cases diagnosed within the same period. Among these, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer…

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Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of deadly cancers in the world. Early detection is essential to treatment of lung cancer. However, detection and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary nodules depend heavily on the experiences of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-12 Chenglong Wang , Yun Liu , Fen Wang , Chengxiu Zhang , Yida Wang , Mei Yuan , Guang Yang

Lung cancer is the leading cause of patient mortality in the world. Early diagnosis of malignant pulmonary nodules in CT images can have a significant impact on reducing disease mortality and morbidity. In this work, we propose LMLCC-Net, a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-27 Tasnia Binte Mamun , Adhora Madhuri , Nusaiba Sobir , Taufiq Hasan

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

Risk stratification (characterization) of tumors from radiology images can be more accurate and faster with computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) tools. Tumor characterization through such tools can also enable non-invasive cancer staging,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-21 Sarfaraz Hussein , Pujan Kandel , Candice W. Bolan , Michael B. Wallace , Ulas Bagci

Early detection of lung cancer is crucial for effective treatment and relies on accurate volumetric assessment of pulmonary nodules in CT scans. Traditional methods, such as consolidation-to-tumor ratio (CTR) and spherical approximation,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-29 Yihan Zhou , Haocheng Huang , Yue Yu , Jianhui Shang

Lung cancer remains one of the most common and deadliest forms of cancer worldwide. The likelihood of successful treatment depends strongly on the stage at which the disease is diagnosed. Therefore, early detection of lung cancer represents…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-16 Volodymyr Sydorskyi

Pulmonary pathologies are a significant global health concern, often leading to fatal outcomes if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Chest radiography serves as a primary diagnostic tool, but the availability of experienced radiologists…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-17 Abdelbaki Souid , Mohamed Hamroun , Soufiene Ben Othman , Hedi Sakli , Naceur Abdelkarim

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality by a significant margin. While new technologies, such as image segmentation, have been paramount to improved detection and earlier diagnoses, there are still significant…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Marguerite B. Basta , Sarfaraz Hussein , Hsiang Hsu , Flavio P. Calmon

Lung disease is a common health problem in many parts of the world. It is a significant risk to people health and quality of life all across the globe since it is responsible for five of the top thirty leading causes of death. Among them…

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