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Colonic polyps are well-recognized precursors to colorectal cancer (CRC), typically detected during colonoscopy. However, the variability in appearance, location, and size of these polyps complicates their detection and removal, leading to…

Colonoscopy is a common and practical method for detecting and treating polyps. Segmenting polyps from colonoscopy image is useful for diagnosis and surgery progress. Nevertheless, achieving excellent segmentation performance is still…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Quang Vinh Nguyen , Van Thong Huynh , Soo-Hyung Kim

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is closely linked to the malignant transformation of colorectal polyps, making early detection essential. However, current models struggle with detecting small lesions, accurately localizing boundaries, and providing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Xiaofang Liu , Lingling Sun , Xuqing Zhang , Yuannong Ye , Bin zhao

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and a leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Colorectal polyps that grow on the intima of the colon or rectum is an important precursor for CRC. Currently,…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-30 Xinzi Sun , Pengfei Zhang , Dechun Wang , Yu Cao , Benyuan Liu

Detection of colon polyps has become a trending topic in the intersecting fields of machine learning and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The focus has mainly been on per-frame classification. More recently, polyp segmentation has gained…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-02 Vajira Thambawita , Steven A. Hicks , Pål Halvorsen , Michael A. Riegler

Accurate endoscopic image segmentation on the polyps is critical for early colorectal cancer detection. However, this task remains challenging due to low contrast with surrounding mucosa, specular highlights, and indistinct boundaries. To…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Juntong Fan , Shuyi Fan , Debesh Jha , Changsheng Fang , Tieyong Zeng , Hengyong Yu , Dayang Wang

Colonoscopy is considered the most effective screening test to detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursor lesions, i.e., polyps. However, the procedure experiences high miss rates due to polyp heterogeneity and inter-observer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-15 Debesh Jha , Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Vanshali Sharma , Ulas Bagci

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common fatal cancer in the world. Polypectomy can effectively interrupt the progression of adenoma to adenocarcinoma, thus reducing the risk of CRC development. Colonoscopy is the primary method to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-19 Zihuan Qiu , Zhichuan Wang , Miaomiao Zhang , Ziyong Xu , Jie Fan , Linfeng Xu

Medical image segmentation is the technique that helps doctor view and has a precise diagnosis, particularly in Colorectal Cancer. Specifically, with the increase in cases, the diagnosis and identification need to be faster and more…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-16 Trong-Hieu Nguyen Mau , Quoc-Huy Trinh , Nhat-Tan Bui , Minh-Triet Tran , Hai-Dang Nguyen

Automatic detection of polyps is challenging because different polyps vary greatly, while the changes between polyps and their analogues are small. The state-of-the-art methods are based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs). However,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-01-26 Jianwei Xu , Ran Zhao , Yizhou Yu , Qingwei Zhang , Xianzhang Bian , Jun Wang , Zhizheng Ge , Dahong Qian

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer-related death after lung cancer and breast cancer worldwide. The risk of developing colorectal cancer could be reduced by early diagnosis of polyps during a colonoscopy. Computer-aided…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-24 Sara Hosseinzadeh Kassani , Peyman Hosseinzadeh Kassani , Michal J. Wesolowski , Kevin A. Schneider , Ralph Deters

Clinically, automated polyp segmentation techniques have the potential to significantly improve the efficiency and accuracy of medical diagnosis, thereby reducing the risk of colorectal cancer in patients. Unfortunately, existing methods…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Junzhuo Liu , Qiaosong Chen , Ye Zhang , Zhixiang Wang , Deng Xin , Jin Wang

Early detection of colorectal polyps is of utmost importance for their treatment and for colorectal cancer prevention. Computer vision techniques have the potential to aid professionals in the diagnosis stage, where colonoscopies are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Enric Moreu , Eric Arazo , Kevin McGuinness , Noel E. O'Connor

Automatic and accurate polyp segmentation plays an essential role in early colorectal cancer diagnosis. However, it has always been a challenging task due to 1) the diverse shape, size, brightness and other appearance characteristics of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-13 Ruifei Zhang , Peiwen Lai , Xiang Wan , De-Jun Fan , Feng Gao , Xiao-Jian Wu , Guanbin Li

Colorectal cancer is a one of the highest causes of cancer-related death, especially in men. Polyps are one of the main causes of colorectal cancer and early diagnosis of polyps by colonoscopy could result in successful treatment. Diagnosis…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-02-02 Mojtaba Akbari , Majid Mohrekesh , Ebrahim Nasr-Esfahani , S. M. Reza Soroushmehr , Nader Karimi , Shadrokh Samavi , Kayvan Najarian

Background: Colonoscopy remains the gold-standard screening for colorectal cancer. However, significant miss rates for polyps have been reported, particularly when there are multiple small adenomas. This presents an opportunity to leverage…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-23 Michael Yeung , Evis Sala , Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb , Leonardo Rundo

This paper presents a novel supervised convolutional neural network architecture, "DUCK-Net", capable of effectively learning and generalizing from small amounts of medical images to perform accurate segmentation tasks. Our model utilizes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Razvan-Gabriel Dumitru , Darius Peteleaza , Catalin Craciun

Automatic polyp segmentation is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment in colonoscopy images. Traditional methods encounter significant challenges in accurately delineating polyps due to limitations in feature representation and the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Quang Vinh Nguyen , Thanh Hoang Son Vo , Sae-Ryung Kang , Soo-Hyung Kim

Automated colonic polyp segmentation is crucial for assisting doctors in screening of precancerous polyps and diagnosis of colorectal neoplasms. Although existing methods have achieved promising results, polyp segmentation remains hindered…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Feng Jiang , Zongfei Zhang , Xin Xu

Polyps are the predecessors to colorectal cancer which is considered as one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Colonoscopy is the standard procedure for the identification, localization, and removal of colorectal…

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