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The scarcity of labeled data is a major bottleneck for developing accurate and robust deep learning-based models for histopathology applications. The problem is notably prominent for the task of metastasis detection in lymph nodes, due to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-21 Apostolia Tsirikoglou , Karin Stacke , Gabriel Eilertsen , Jonas Unger

Accurate lymph node metastasis (LNM) assessment in rectal cancer is essential for treatment planning, yet current MRI-based evaluation shows unsatisfactory accuracy, leading to suboptimal clinical decisions. Developing automated systems…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-19 Yifan Gao , Yaoxian Dong , Wenbin Wu , Chaoyang Ge , Feng Yuan , Jiaxi Sheng , Haoyue Li , Xin Gao

Pulmonary nodules are critical indicators for the early diagnosis of lung cancer, making their detection essential for timely treatment. However, traditional CT imaging methods suffered from cumbersome procedures, low detection rates, and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-29 Guohui Cai , Ruicheng Zhang , Hongyang He , Zeyu Zhang , Daji Ergu , Yuanzhouhan Cao , Jinman Zhao , Binbin Hu , Zhinbin Liao , Yang Zhao , Ying Cai

We propose a fully-automated method for accurate and robust detection and segmentation of potentially cancerous lesions found in the liver and in lymph nodes. The process is performed in three steps, including organ detection, lesion…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-03-21 Assaf Hoogi , John W. Lambert , Yefeng Zheng , Dorin Comaniciu , Daniel L. Rubin

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a severe disease among men globally. It is important to identify PCa early and make a precise diagnosis for effective treatment. For PCa diagnosis, Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) emerged as an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-11 Anil B. Gavade , Neel Kanwal , Priyanka A. Gavade , Rajendra Nerli

A new paradigm is beginning to emerge in Radiology with the advent of increased computational capabilities and algorithms. This has led to the ability of real time learning by computer systems of different lesion types to help the…

Characterization of lung nodules as benign or malignant is one of the most important tasks in lung cancer diagnosis, staging and treatment planning. While the variation in the appearance of the nodules remains large, there is a need for a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-10-18 Sarfaraz Hussein , Robert Gillies , Kunlin Cao , Qi Song , Ulas Bagci

Accurate lymph node detection and quantification are crucial for cancer diagnosis and staging on contrast-enhanced CT images, as they impact treatment planning and prognosis. However, detecting lymph nodes in the mediastinal area poses…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-11 Jiuli Xiong , Lanzhuju Mei , Jiameng Liu , Dinggang Shen , Zhong Xue , Xiaohuan Cao

Lymphoma diagnosis, particularly distinguishing between subtypes, is critical for effective treatment but remains challenging due to the subtle morphological differences in histopathological images. This study presents a novel hybrid deep…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Salah A. Aly , Ali Bakhiet , Mazen Balat

Ultrasound images are one of the most widely used techniques in clinical settings to analyze and detect different organs for study or diagnoses of diseases. The dependence on subjective opinions of experts such as radiologists calls for an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-11-25 Ruturaj Gole , Haixia Wu , Subho Ghose

Pathological lymph node delineation is crucial in cancer diagnosis, progression assessment, and treatment planning. The MICCAI 2023 Lymph Node Quantification Challenge published the first public dataset for pathological lymph node…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-24 Stefan M. Fischer , Johannes Kiechle , Daniel M. Lang , Jan C. Peeken , Julia A. Schnabel

In clinical practice, radiologists are reliant on the lesion size when distinguishing metastatic from non-metastatic lesions. A prerequisite for lesion sizing is their detection, as it promotes the downstream assessment of tumor spread.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-12 Tarun Mattikalli , Tejas Sudharshan Mathai , Ronald M. Summers

Assessing the presence of potentially malignant lymph nodes aids in estimating cancer progression, and identifying surrounding benign lymph nodes can assist in determining potential metastatic pathways for cancer. For quantitative analysis,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-16 Litingyu Wang , Yijie Qu , Xiangde Luo , Wenjun Liao , Shichuan Zhang , Guotai Wang

Purpose: Lung nodules have very diverse shapes and sizes, which makes classifying them as benign/malignant a challenging problem. In this paper, we propose a novel method to predict the malignancy of nodules that have the capability to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-24 Mundher Al-Shabi , Boon Leong Lan , Wai Yee Chan , Kwan-Hoong Ng , Maxine Tan

The evaluation and treatment of acute cerebral ischemia requires a technique that can determine the total area of tissue at risk for infarction using diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. Typical MRI data sets consist of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-06-14 Vishwa S. Parekh , Jeremy R. Jacobs , Michael A. Jacobs

The mortality of lung cancer has ranked high among cancers for many years. Early detection of lung cancer is critical for disease prevention, cure, and mortality rate reduction. However, existing detection methods on pulmonary nodules…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-13 Juanyun Mai , Minghao Wang , Jiayin Zheng , Yanbo Shao , Zhaoqi Diao , Xinliang Fu , Yulong Chen , Jianyu Xiao , Jian You , Airu Yin , Yang Yang , Xiangcheng Qiu , Jinsheng Tao , Bo Wang , Hua Ji

Accurate detection of pulmonary nodules with high sensitivity and specificity is essential for automatic lung cancer diagnosis from CT scans. Although many deep learning-based algorithms make great progress for improving the accuracy of…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-30 Jingya Liu , Liangliang Cao , Oguz Akin , Yingli Tian

In recent years, advances in the development of whole-slide images have laid a foundation for the utilization of digital images in pathology. With the assistance of computer images analysis that automatically identifies tissue or cell…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Jun Wang , Qianying Liu , Haotian Xie , Zhaogang Yang , Hefeng Zhou

Health professionals extensively use Two- Dimensional (2D) Ultrasound (US) videos and images to visualize and measure internal organs for various purposes including evaluation of muscle architectural changes. US images can be used to…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-01 Alzayat Saleh , Issam H. Laradji , Corey Lammie , David Vazquez , Carol A Flavell , Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi

We present a hybrid algorithm to estimate lung nodule malignancy that combines imaging biomarkers from Radiologist's annotation with image classification of CT scans. Our algorithm employs a 3D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) as well as…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-23 Kushal Mehta , Arshita Jain , Jayalakshmi Mangalagiri , Sumeet Menon , Phuong Nguyen , David R. Chapman