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Colorectal polyps are important precursors to colon cancer, the third most common cause of cancer mortality for both men and women. It is a disease where early detection is of crucial importance. Colonoscopy is commonly used for early…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-25 Ahmed Mohammed , Sule Yildirim , Ivar Farup , Marius Pedersen , Øistein Hovde

Accurate polyp segmentation in colonoscopy is essential for cancer prevention but remains challenging due to: (1) high morphological variability (from flat to protruding lesions), (2) strong visual similarity to normal structures such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Abdul Joseph Fofanah , Lian Wen , Alpha Alimamy Kamara , Zhongyi Zhang , David Chen , Albert Patrick Sankoh

Early diagnosis is essential for the successful treatment of bowel cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC) and capsule endoscopic imaging with robotic actuation can be a valuable diagnostic tool when combined with automated image…

Colonoscopy is a vital tool for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer, which is one of the main causes of cancer-related mortality globally; hence, it is deemed an essential technique for the prevention and early detection of colorectal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Ojonugwa Oluwafemi Ejiga Peter , Akingbola Oluwapemiisin , Amalahu Chetachi , Adeniran Opeyemi , Fahmi Khalifa , Md Mahmudur Rahman

Colorectal polyps are generally benign alterations that, if not identified promptly and managed successfully, can progress to cancer and cause affectations on the colon mucosa, known as adenocarcinoma. Today advances in Deep Learning have…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-22 Daniela L. Ramos , Hector J. Hortua

Accurate polyp delineation in colonoscopy is crucial for assisting in diagnosis, guiding interventions, and treatments. However, current deep-learning approaches fall short due to integrity deficiency, which often manifests as missing…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-18 Ziqiang Chen , Kang Wang , Yun Liu

Colorectal cancer is among the most common malignancies and can develop from high-risk colon polyps. Colonoscopy is an effective screening tool to detect and remove polyps, especially in the case of precancerous lesions. However, the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-02 Dinh Viet Sang , Tran Quang Chung , Phan Ngoc Lan , Dao Viet Hang , Dao Van Long , Nguyen Thi Thuy

Colon polyps are considered important precursors for colorectal cancer. Automatic segmentation of colon polyps can significantly reduce the misdiagnosis of colon cancer and improve physician annotation efficiency. While many methods have…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-02 Yuheng Li , Mingzhe Hu , Xiaofeng Yang

Pathologic diagnosis is a critical phase in deciding the optimal treatment procedure for dealing with colorectal cancer (CRC). Colonic polyps, precursors to CRC, can pathologically be classified into two major types: adenomatous and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-11 Vanshali Sharma , Debesh Jha , M. K. Bhuyan , Pradip K. Das , Ulas Bagci

Computer-aided detection, localisation, and segmentation methods can help improve colonoscopy procedures. Even though many methods have been built to tackle automatic detection and segmentation of polyps, benchmarking of state-of-the-art…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-02 Debesh Jha , Sharib Ali , Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Håvard D. Johansen , Dag D. Johansen , Jens Rittscher , Michael A. Riegler , Pål Halvorsen

Colorectal polyp segmentation (CPS), an essential problem in medical image analysis, has garnered growing research attention. Recently, the deep learning-based model completely overwhelmed traditional methods in the field of CPS, and more…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Zhenyu Wu , Fengmao Lv , Chenglizhao Chen , Aimin Hao , Shuo Li

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, underscoring the importance of timely polyp detection and diagnosis. While deep learning models have improved optical-assisted diagnostics, they often demand…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-07-24 Ruijie Yang , Yan Zhu , Peiyao Fu , Yizhe Zhang , Zhihua Wang , Quanlin Li , Pinghong Zhou , Xian Yang , Shuo Wang

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the first cause of death in many countries. CRC originates from a small clump of cells on the lining of the colon called polyps, which over time might grow and become malignant. Early detection and removal of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-13 Truong Dang , Thanh Nguyen , John McCall , Alan Wee-Chung Liew

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. For this reason, histopathological characterization of colorectal polyps is the major instrument for the pathologist in order to infer the actual risk for cancer…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-29 Daniele Perlo , Enzo Tartaglione , Luca Bertero , Paola Cassoni , Marco Grangetto

Colonoscopy is an effective technique for detecting colorectal polyps, which are highly related to colorectal cancer. In clinical practice, segmenting polyps from colonoscopy images is of great importance since it provides valuable…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-06 Deng-Ping Fan , Ge-Peng Ji , Tao Zhou , Geng Chen , Huazhu Fu , Jianbing Shen , Ling Shao

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for examination and detection of colorectal polyps. Localization and delineation of polyps can play a vital role in treatment (e.g., surgical planning) and prognostic decision making. Polyp segmentation can…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-01 Nikhil Kumar Tomar , Debesh Jha , Sharib Ali , Håvard D. Johansen , Dag Johansen , Michael A. Riegler , Pål Halvorsen

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

Accurate polyp segmentation in colonoscopy is essential for early colorectal cancer detection, yet real-world clinical environments pose persistent challenges such as motion blur, specular reflections, and illumination instability. Most…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Zhuoyu Wu , Wenhui Ou , Lexi Zhang , Pei-Sze Tan , Dongjun Wu , Junhe Zhao , Wenqi Fang , Raphaël C. -W. Phan

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third cause of cancer death worldwide. Currently, the standard approach to reduce CRC-related mortality is to perform regular screening in search for polyps and colonoscopy is the screening tool of choice. The…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-12-05 David Vázquez , Jorge Bernal , F. Javier Sánchez , Gloria Fernández-Esparrach , Antonio M. López , Adriana Romero , Michal Drozdzal , Aaron Courville

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