Publications by authors named "Majid Harouni"

Breast density, or the amount of fibroglandular tissue (FGT) relative to the overall breast volume, increases the risk of developing breast cancer. Although previous studies have utilized deep learning to assess breast density, the limited public availability of data and quantitative tools hinders the development of better assessment tools. Our objective was to (1) create and share a large dataset of pixel-wise annotations according to well-defined criteria, and (2) develop, evaluate, and share an automated segmentation method for breast, FGT, and blood vessels using convolutional neural networks.

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  • Human lifestyle factors have worsened diseases like lung cancer, which is particularly deadly and can be detected early through Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems using CT scans.
  • Challenges in tumor detection include tumor location, irregular shapes, and poor quality of images, prompting researchers to explore deep learning algorithms for better diagnosis.
  • A new model using convolutional neural networks (CNN) has been proposed for segmenting tumors in CT scans, achieving impressive results with 98.33% accuracy, 99.25% validity, and 98.18% dice similarity, demonstrating its effectiveness in medical imaging.
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The retina is the deepest layer of texture covering the rear of the eye, recorded by fundus images. Vessel detection and segmentation are useful in disease diagnosis. The retina's blood vessels could help diagnose maladies such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and blood pressure.

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Automatic identity verification is one of the most critical and research-demanding areas. One of the most effective and reliable identity verification methods is using unique human biological characteristics and biometrics. Among all types of biometrics, palm print is recognized as one of the most accurate and reliable identity verification methods.

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Soft biometric information, such as gender, iris, and voice, can be helpful in various applications, such as security, authentication, and validation. Iris is secure biometrics with low forgery and error rates due to its highly certain features are being used in the last few decades. Iris recognition could be used both independently and in part for secure recognition and authentication systems.

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Image processing plays a major role in neurologists' clinical diagnosis in the medical field. Several types of imagery are used for diagnostics, tumor segmentation, and classification. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is favored among all modalities due to its noninvasive nature and better representation of internal tumor information.

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