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Making histopathology image classifiers robust to a wide range of real-world variability is a challenging task. Here, we describe a candidate deep learning solution for the Mitosis Domain Generalization Challenge 2022 (MIDOG) to address the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-04 Maxime W. Lafarge , Viktor H. Koelzer

We propose a new training scheme for domain generalization in mitotic figure detection. Mitotic figures show different characteristics for each scanner. We consider each scanner as a 'domain' and the image distribution specified for each…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Youjin Chung , Jihoon Cho , Jinah Park

This paper presents our solution for the MIDOG 2025 Challenge Track 2, which focuses on binary classification of normal mitotic figures (NMFs) versus atypical mitotic figures (AMFs) in histopathological images. Our approach leverages a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Yosuke Yamagishi , Shouhei Hanaoka

Automated detection of mitotic figures in histopathology images has seen vast improvements, thanks to modern deep learning-based pipelines. Application of these methods, however, is in practice limited by strong variability of images…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-31 Marc Aubreville , Christof Bertram , Mitko Veta , Robert Klopfleisch , Nikolas Stathonikos , Katharina Breininger , Natalie ter Hoeve , Francesco Ciompi , Andreas Maier

With a continuously growing availability of annotated datasets of mitotic figures in histology images, finding the best way to optimally use with this unprecedented amount of data to optimally train deep learning models has become a new…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Maxime W. Lafarge , Viktor H. Koelzer

Mitotic figures are classified into typical and atypical variants, with atypical counts correlating strongly with tumor aggressiveness. Accurate differentiation is therefore essential for patient prognostication and resource allocation, yet…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-19 Mieko Ochi , Bae Yuan

Preparing and scanning histopathology slides consists of several steps, each with a multitude of parameters. The parameters can vary between pathology labs and within the same lab over time, resulting in significant variability of the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-01-11 Maxime W. Lafarge , Josien P. W. Pluim , Koen A. J. Eppenhof , Pim Moeskops , Mitko Veta

Atypical mitotic figures (AMFs) are clinically relevant indicators of abnormal cell division, yet their reliable detection remains challenging due to morphological ambiguity and scanner variability. In this work, we investigated three…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-08 Biwen Meng , Xi Long , Jingxin Liu

Mitotic figure detection remains a challenging task in computational pathology due to domain variability and morphological complexity. This paper describes our participation in the MIDOG 2025 challenge, focusing on robust mitotic figure…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Euiseop Song , Jaeyoung Park , Jaewoo Park

This short abstract describes a solution to the COSAS 2024 competition on Cross-Organ and Cross-Scanner Adenocarcinoma Segmentation from histopathological image patches. The main challenge in the task of segmenting this type of cancer is a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Adrian Galdran

Mitotic figure (MF) detection in histopathology images is challenging due to large variations in slide scanners, staining protocols, tissue types, and the presence of artifacts. This paper presents a collection of training techniques - a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-28 Christian Marzahl , Brian Napora

Identification and counting of cells and mitotic figures is a standard task in diagnostic histopathology. Due to the large overall cell count on histological slides and the potential sparse prevalence of some relevant cell types or mitotic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-08 Marc Aubreville , Maximilian Krappmann , Christof Bertram , Robert Klopfleisch , Andreas Maier

Mitotic figure detection in histopathology images remains challenging due to significant domain shifts across different scanners, staining protocols, and tissue types. This paper presents our approach for the MIDOG 2025 challenge Track 1,…

Accurate mitotic figure classification is crucial in computational pathology, as mitotic activity informs cancer grading and patient prognosis. Distinguishing atypical mitotic figures (AMFs), which indicate higher tumor aggressiveness, from…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Hana Feki , Alice Blondel , Thomas Walter

Atypical mitosis marks a deviation in the cell division process that has been shown be an independent prognostic marker for tumor malignancy. However, atypical mitosis classification remains challenging due to low prevalence, at times…

In human learning, it is common to use multiple sources of information jointly. However, most existing feature learning approaches learn from only a single task. In this paper, we propose a novel multi-task deep network to learn…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-11-27 Zhongzheng Ren , Yong Jae Lee

Mitotic activity is key for the assessment of malignancy in many tumors. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that the proportion of abnormal mitosis to normal mitosis is of prognostic significance. Atypical mitotic figures (MF) can be…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-13 Marc Aubreville , Jonathan Ganz , Jonas Ammeling , Taryn A. Donovan , Rutger H. J. Fick , Katharina Breininger , Christof A. Bertram

Mitotic figures represent a key histoprognostic feature in tumor pathology, providing crucial insights into tumor aggressiveness and proliferation. However, their identification remains challenging, subject to significant inter-observer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-21 Raphaël Bourgade , Guillaume Balezo , Hana Feki , Lily Monier , Matthieu Blons , Alice Blondel , Delphine Loussouarn , Anne Vincent-Salomon , Thomas Walter

Domain shift is a well known problem where a model trained on a particular domain (source) does not perform well when exposed to samples from a different domain (target). Unsupervised methods that can adapt to domain shift are highly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-04 Botos Csaba , Xiaojuan Qi , Arslan Chaudhry , Puneet Dokania , Philip Torr

The MIDOG 2025 challenge extends prior work on mitotic figure detection by introducing a new Track 2 on atypical mitosis classification. This task aims to distinguish normal from atypical mitotic figures in histopathology images, a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-04 Leire Benito-Del-Valle , Pedro A. Moreno-Sánchez , Itziar Egusquiza , Itsaso Vitoria , Artzai Picón , Cristina López-Saratxaga , Adrian Galdran