Peng Geng¹, Ji Lu¹, Ying Zhang^2,*, Simin Ma¹, Zhanzhong Tang², Jianhua Liu³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.2, pp. 2001-2023, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027127

Abstract In medical image segmentation task, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are difficult to capture long-range dependencies, but transformers can model the long-range dependencies effectively. However, transformers have a flexible structure and seldom assume the structural bias of input data, so it is difficult for transformers to learn positional encoding of the medical images when using fewer images for training. To solve these problems, a dual branch structure is proposed. In one branch, Mix-Feed-Forward Network (Mix-FFN) and axial attention are adopted to capture long-range dependencies and keep the translation invariance of the model. Mix-FFN whose depth-wise convolutions can provide position information is… More >

Ali Ahmed^1,*, Alaa Omran Almagrabi², Omar M. Barukab³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.37, No.2, pp. 2355-2370, 2023, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2023.039847

Abstract Content-based medical image retrieval (CBMIR) is a technique for retrieving medical images based on automatically derived image features. There are many applications of CBMIR, such as teaching, research, diagnosis and electronic patient records. Several methods are applied to enhance the retrieval performance of CBMIR systems. Developing new and effective similarity measure and features fusion methods are two of the most powerful and effective strategies for improving these systems. This study proposes the relative difference-based similarity measure (RDBSM) for CBMIR. The new measure was first used in the similarity calculation stage for the CBMIR using an unweighted fusion method of traditional… More >

Bhawna Goyal^1,*, Ayush Dogra², Rahul Khoond¹, Dawa Chyophel Lepcha¹, Vishal Goyal³, Steven L. Fernandes⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.76, No.1, pp. 311-327, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.038398

Abstract The synthesis of visual information from multiple medical imaging inputs to a single fused image without any loss of detail and distortion is known as multimodal medical image fusion. It improves the quality of biomedical images by preserving detailed features to advance the clinical utility of medical imaging meant for the analysis and treatment of medical disorders. This study develops a novel approach to fuse multimodal medical images utilizing anisotropic diffusion (AD) and non-subsampled contourlet transform (NSCT). First, the method employs anisotropic diffusion for decomposing input images to their base and detail layers to coarsely split two features of input… More >

K. Ravishankar^*, C. Jothikumar

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.47, No.1, pp. 613-635, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.038343

Abstract Since COVID-19 infections are increasing all over the world, there is a need for developing solutions for its early and accurate diagnosis is a must. Detection methods for COVID-19 include screening methods like Chest X-rays and Computed Tomography (CT) scans. More work must be done on preprocessing the datasets, such as eliminating the diaphragm portions, enhancing the image intensity, and minimizing noise. In addition to the detection of COVID-19, the severity of the infection needs to be estimated. The HSDC model is proposed to solve these problems, which will detect and classify the severity of COVID-19 from X-ray and CT-scan… More >

Meng Yang¹, Jingbing Li^1,2,*, Uzair Aslam Bhatti^1,2, Chunyan Shao¹, Yen-Wei Chen³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.3, pp. 5539-5554, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.036904

Abstract With the development of digitalization in healthcare, more and more information is delivered and stored in digital form, facilitating people’s lives significantly. In the meanwhile, privacy leakage and security issues come along with it. Zero watermarking can solve this problem well. To protect the security of medical information and improve the algorithm’s robustness, this paper proposes a robust watermarking algorithm for medical images based on Non-Subsampled Shearlet Transform (NSST) and Schur decomposition. Firstly, the low-frequency subband image of the original medical image is obtained by NSST and chunked. Secondly, the Schur decomposition of low-frequency blocks to get stable values, extracting… More >

Muwei Jian^1,2,#,*, Ronghua Wu^1,#, Hongyu Chen¹, Lanqi Fu³, Chengdong Yang¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.137, No.1, pp. 705-716, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.027425

Abstract In intelligent perception and diagnosis of medical equipment, the visual and morphological changes in retinal vessels are closely related to the severity of cardiovascular diseases (e.g., diabetes and hypertension). Intelligent auxiliary diagnosis of these diseases depends on the accuracy of the retinal vascular segmentation results. To address this challenge, we design a Dual-Branch-UNet framework, which comprises a Dual-Branch encoder structure for feature extraction based on the traditional U-Net model for medical image segmentation. To be more explicit, we utilize a novel parallel encoder made up of various convolutional modules to enhance the encoder portion of the original U-Net. Then, image… More >

Mohamed Ibrahim Waly^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3159-3174, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.035900

Abstract Recently, computer assisted diagnosis (CAD) model creation has become more dependent on medical picture categorization. It is often used to identify several conditions, including brain disorders, diabetic retinopathy, and skin cancer. Most traditional CAD methods relied on textures, colours, and forms. Because many models are issue-oriented, they need a more substantial capacity to generalize and cannot capture high-level problem domain notions. Recent deep learning (DL) models have been published, providing a practical way to develop models specifically for classifying input medical pictures. This paper offers an intelligent beetle antenna search (IBAS-DTL) method for classifying medical images facilitated by deep transfer… More >

Walid El-Shafai^1,2,*, Fatma Khallaf^2,3, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie², Fathi E. Abd El-Samie², Iman Almomani^1,4

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3599-3618, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037655

Abstract This paper presents a robust multi-stage security solution based on fusion, encryption, and watermarking processes to transmit color healthcare images, efficiently. The presented solution depends on the features of discrete cosine transform (DCT), lifting wavelet transform (LWT), and singular value decomposition (SVD). The primary objective of this proposed solution is to ensure robustness for the color medical watermarked images against transmission attacks. During watermark embedding, the host color medical image is transformed into four sub-bands by employing three stages of LWT. The resulting low-frequency sub-band is then transformed by employing three stages of DCT followed by SVD operation. Furthermore, a… More >

Sultan Almakdi¹, Mohammed S. Alshehri¹, Yousef Asiri¹, Mimonah Al Qathrady^2,*, Anas Ibrar³, Jawad Ahmad⁴

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.46, No.3, pp. 3017-3036, 2023, DOI:10.32604/csse.2023.037281

Abstract Image encryption has attracted much interest as a robust security solution for preventing unauthorized access to critical image data. Medical picture encryption is a crucial step in many cloud-based and healthcare applications. In this study, a strong cryptosystem based on a 2D chaotic map and Jigsaw transformation is presented for the encryption of medical photos in private Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and cloud storage. A disorganized three-dimensional map is the foundation of the proposed cipher. The dispersion of pixel values and the permutation of their places in this map are accomplished using a nonlinear encoding process. The suggested cryptosystem… More >

Mohammed Jasim Mohammed Jasim¹, Bzar Khidir Hussan², Subhi R. M. Zeebaree^3,*, Zainab Salih Ageed⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.75, No.2, pp. 3677-3693, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.037363

Abstract The major mortality factor relevant to the intestinal tract is the growth of tumorous cells (polyps) in various parts. More specifically, colonic polyps have a high rate and are recognized as a precursor of colon cancer growth. Endoscopy is the conventional technique for detecting colon polyps, and considerable research has proved that automated diagnosis of image regions that might have polyps within the colon might be used to help experts for decreasing the polyp miss rate. The automated diagnosis of polyps in a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) method is implemented using statistical analysis. Nowadays, Deep Learning, particularly through Convolution Neural networks… More >