Murtada K. Elbashir¹, Alshimaa Mahmoud², Ayman Mohamed Mostafa^1,*, Eslam Hamouda¹, Meshrif Alruily¹, Sadeem M. Alotaibi¹, Hosameldeen Shabana^3,4, Mohamed Ezz^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 5105-5121, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037728 - 29 April 2023

Abstract The convolutional neural network (CNN) is one of the main algorithms that is applied to deep transfer learning for classifying two essential types of liver lesions; Hemangioma and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ultrasound images, which are commonly available and have low cost and low risk compared to computerized tomography (CT) scan images, will be used as input for the model. A total of 350 ultrasound images belonging to 59 patients are used. The number of images with HCC is 202 and 148, respectively. These images were collected from ultrasound cases.info (28 Hemangiomas patients and 11 HCC… More >

Osama S. Faragallah^1,*, Abdullah N. Muhammed², Taha S. Taha³, Gamal G. N. Geweid^4,5

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.30, No.1, pp. 215-225, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.019058 - 26 July 2021

Abstract Medical image fusion is designed to help physicians in their decisions by providing them with a preclinical image with enough information. Accurate assessment and effective treatment of the disease reduce the time it takes to relieve the symptoms of the disease. This article utilizes an effective data fusion approach to work on two different imaging modalities; computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The data fusion approach is based on the combination of singular value decomposition (SVD) and the Fast Discrete Curvelet Transform (FDCT) techniques to reduce processing time during the fusion process. The More >

Emily M. Engelhardt¹, Andrew T. Trout^2,3, Rachel M. Sheridan⁴, Gruschen R. Veldtman⁵, Jonathan R. Dillman^2,3

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 380-388, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12730

Abstract Purpose: Patients who have undergone Fontan palliation of single ventricle physiol‐ ogy congenital heart disease are prone to developing focal liver lesions. In our experi‐ ence, the variety of lesions occurring in this population is greater than that described in the literature. The purpose of this study was to describe the breadth of biopsy‐ proven liver lesions in patients post–Fontan palliation of single ventricle physiology cared for at our institution.
Methods: We retrospectively identified patients who had previously undergone the Fontan operation and had a focal liver lesion biopsied between January 2000 and June 2018. Medical records… More >