Skin cancer segmentation and classification with improved deep convolutional neural network

<p>Skin cancer is an example of the most dangerous disease. Early diagnosis of skin cancer can save many people’s lives. Manual classification methods are time-consuming and costly. Deep learning has been proposed for the automated classification of skin cancer. Although deep learning showed impressive performance in several medical imaging tasks, it requires a big number of images to achieve a good performance. The skin cancer classification task suffers from providing deep learning with sufficient data due to the expensive annotation process and required experts. One of the most used solutions is transfer learning of pre-trained models of the ImageNet dataset. However, the learned features of pre-trained models are different from skin cancer image features. To end this, we introduce a novel approach of transfer learning by training the pre-trained models of the ImageNet (VGG, GoogleNet, and ResNet50) on a large number of unlabelled skin cancer images, first. We then train them on a small number of labeled skin images. Our experimental results proved that the proposed method is efficient by achieving an accuracy of 84% with ResNet50 when directly trained with a small number of labeled skin and 93.7% when trained with the proposed approach.</p>

A novel deep learning framework based swin transformer for dermal cancer cell classification

One of the most common causes of death worldwide is skin cancer and its incidence is increasing. To achieve optimal treatment and improve clinical outcomes for patients, precision skin cancer detection and classification approaches are required, which can be achieved through the application of feature extraction and machine learning algorithms. The development of such algorithms to identify important patterns from skin cancer image datasets enables early detection and more accurate classification and more effective treatment. Although previous studies have tried to detect skin cancer using feature extraction techniques such as HFF, HOG, and GLCM, some weaknesses still need to be improved. This research aims to combine various feature extraction methods such as Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix, Histogram Oriented Gradients, and Local Binary Patterns and machine learning algorithms such as Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, and Gaussian Naïve Bayes in the classification process between Melanoma and Nevus skin cancers. In this research, the number of datasets used is 17,397 derived from the ISIC Dataset. The results showed that the Histogram Oriented Gradients method with Support Vector Machine algorithm achieved the highest accuracy of 92%. The combination of Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix and Local Binary Patterns with Random Forest algorithm also achieved an accuracy of 92%, the combination of Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix, Histogram Oriented Gradients, and Local Binary Patterns with Random Forest algorithm also resulted in an accuracy of 92%. These findings suggest that the combination of various feature extraction methods and machine learning algorithms can improve accuracy in skin cancer classification, which in turn can contribute to early detection and more effective treatment.

Skin cancer ranks among the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer worldwide, with millions of new cases identified annually. Over 2 million cases of non-melanoma skin cancer and approximately 132,000 melanoma cases are reported each year . The study aims is to develop an efficient deep learning model using CNN’s architectures to accurately classify skin lesions as malignant or benign based on dermoscopic images. This study explored the use of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models using AlexNet and ResNet architectures for skin cancer classification. The performance of both models were evaluated based on key metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. AlexNet was trained on 1,200 skin lesion images and validated on 600 images,training spanned 10 epochs. ResNet was similarly trained and validated after 10 epochs. Both architectures were compared under identical conditions (same dataset, pre-processing, optimizer, and hyperparameters). ResNet outperformed AlexNet in all performance metrics of accuracy as 91.00% and 59.00% respectively. This research explored the performance of CNN(ResNet50) and CNN(AlexNet). This validates that deeper architectures with residual connections, batch normalization, and optimized feature extraction are more effective for binary skin cancer classification.

Skin cancer diagnosis challenges dermatologists due to its complex visual variations across diagnostic categories. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs), specifically the Efficient Net B0-B7 series, have shown superiority in multiclass skin cancer classification. This study addresses the limitations of visual examination by presenting a tailored preprocessing pipeline designed for Efficient Net models. Leveraging transfer learning with pre-trained ImageNet weights, the research aims to enhance diagnostic accuracy in an imbalanced multiclass classification context. The study develops a specialized image preprocessing pipeline involving image scaling, dataset augmentation, and artifact removal tailored to the nuances of Efficient Net models. Using the Efficient Net B0-B7 dataset, transfer learning fine-tunes CNNs with pre-trained ImageNet weights. Rigorous evaluation employs key metrics like Precision, Recall, Accuracy, F1 Score, and Confusion Matrices to assess the impact of transfer learning and fine-tuning on each Efficient Net variant's performance in classifying diverse skin cancer categories. The research showcases the effectiveness of the tailored preprocessing pipeline for Efficient Net models. Transfer learning and fine-tuning significantly enhance the models' ability to discern diverse skin cancer categories. The evaluation of eight Efficient Net models (B0-B7) for skin cancer classification reveals distinct performance patterns across various cancer classes. While the majority class, Benign Kertosis, achieves high accuracy (>87%), challenges arise in accurately classifying Eczema classes. Melanoma, despite its minority representation (2.42% of images), attains an average accuracy of 80.51% across all models. However, suboptimal performance is observed in predicting warts molluscum (90.7%) and psoriasis (84.2%) instances, highlighting the need for targeted improvements in accurately identifying specific skin cancer types. The study on skin cancer classification utilizes EfficientNets B0-B7 with transfer learning from ImageNet weights. The pinnacle performance is observed with EfficientNet-B7, achieving a groundbreaking top-1 accuracy of 84.4% and top-5 accuracy of 97.1%. Remarkably efficient, it is 8.4 times smaller than the leading CNN. Detailed per-class classification exactitudes through Confusion Matrices affirm its proficiency, signaling the potential of EfficientNets for precise dermatological image analysis.

Classification of skin cancer is an important task to detect skin cancer and help with the treatment of skin cancer according to its type. There are many techniques in imaging used to classify skin cancer, one of the superior deep learning (DL) algorithms for classification is the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). One type of skin cancer is dangerous is melanoma. In this study, CNN is proposed to help classify this type of skin cancer. The dataset consists of 15103 images of skin cancer pigments with 7 different types of skin cancer. These three tests proved malignant skin lesions can be classified with higher accuracy than non-melanocytic skin lesions which is 90% and performance evaluation shows melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin lesions detected with the highest accuracy. The tests conducted in this study grouped several types of skin diseases namely the first tests conducted using a group of melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin disease, second testing using groups of melanoma and melanocytic nevus diseases, and the final testing using malignant and benign. The proposed CNN model achieved significant performance with a best accuracy of 94% on the classification of melanoma and melanocytic nevus.

Skin cancer is one of the most common and lethal diseases in America, and its early detection and treatment is the best approach to protect the lives of those afflicted. Computer-Aided Diagnosis systems have been implemented for decades as evidence of intelligent methods applied in the medical field. In recent years, machine and deep learning fields have shown great potential in medical diagnosis, particularly in skin cancer classification. These methods enable the automated extraction of complex input features, such as those in medical imagery. Therefore, with the advent of quantum computing, it is now possible to perform complex computations with increased speed and efficiency. This study explores the application of quantum machine learning in the classification of skin cancer using the ResNet50 model, a deep convolutional neural network for RGB images. The research employs a quantum-enhanced version of ResNet50 using a quanvolutional layer that the input skin lesion images go through and compare its performance with the classical ResNet50 version. We show comparative experiments, and the results indicate that further experiments are needed using more extensice datasets and different quantum deep learning architectures.

People around the world suffer from a wide range of illnesses. The most dangerous of them all is cancer. Of all the cancers, skin cancer is the one that is spreading the fastest. The reason for this is because skin cells grow abnormally. Skin cancer is spreading around the world in part due to an increase in UV light on Earth's surface. The two most prevalent kinds of skin cancer are benign and malignant. Despite undergoing costly and time-consuming therapies, skin cancer mortality rates do not decrease. Early identification of skin cancer in its early stages is useful in lowering the death rate. Deep learning is being utilized in the modern world to identify illnesses. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) improve the accuracy of image classification in the detection of skin cancer. This study compares the operational procedures of several CNN models in order to identify which produces the best outcomes. CNN models are analyzed using pre-trained models such as VGG16, Res-Net50, and Inception Resnet V2. Due to differences in their layer numbers, these models operate in distinct ways. Certain models function better than others, depending on their layers and how they operate. A Kaggle picture dataset containing both benign and cancerous data has been extracted. There are 3287 photos of benign and malignant skin cancer in this dataset. We have obtained accurate results for VGG16 (85%), ResNet50 (69%), and Inception Resnet V2 (83%), using various techniques. This study compares these results according to the model's operation. We compare precision, working process, and model layer numbers.

Skin cancer is one of the most dangerous types of cancer due to its immediate appearance and the possibility of rapid spread. It arises from uncontrollably growing cells, rapidly dividing cells in one area of the body, invading other bodily tissues, and spreading throughout the body. Early detection helps prevent cancer progress from reaching critical levels, reducing the risk of complications and the need for more aggressive treatment options. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) revolutionize skin cancer diagnosis by extracting intricate features from images, enabling an accurate classification of lesions. Their role extends to early detection, providing a powerful tool for dermatologists to identify abnormalities in their nascent stages, ultimately improving patient outcomes. This study proposes a novel deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) approach to classifying skin cancer lesions. The proposed DCNN model is evaluated using two unbalanced datasets, namely HAM10000 and ISIC-2019. The DCNN model is compared with other transfer learning models, including VGG16, VGG19, DenseNet121, DenseNet201, and MobileNetV2. Its performance is assessed using four widely used evaluation metrics: accuracy, recall, precision, F1-score, specificity, and AUC. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed DCNN model outperforms other deep learning (DL) models that utilized these datasets. The proposed DCNN model achieved the highest accuracy with the HAM10000 and ISIC-2019 datasets, reaching 98.5%\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$98.5\\%$$\\end{document} and 97.1%\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$97.1\\%$$\\end{document}, respectively. These experimental results show how competitive and successful the DCNN model is in overcoming the problems caused by class imbalance and raising skin cancer classification accuracy. Furthermore, the proposed model demonstrates superior performance, particularly excelling in terms of accuracy, compared to other recent studies that utilize the same datasets, which highlights the robustness and effectiveness of the proposed DCNN.

Skin cancer is a widespread disease associated with eight diagnostic classes. The diagnosis of multiple types of skin cancer is a challenging task for dermatologists due to the similarity of skin cancer classes in phenotype. The average accuracy of multiclass skin cancer diagnosis is 62% to 80%. Therefore, the classification of skin cancer using machine learning can be beneficial in the diagnosis and treatment of the patients. Several researchers developed skin cancer classification models for binary class but could not extend the research to multiclass classification with better performance ratios. We have developed deep learning-based ensemble classification models for multiclass skin cancer classification. Experimental results proved that the individual deep learners perform better for skin cancer classification, but still the development of ensemble is a meaningful approach since it enhances the classification accuracy. Results show that the accuracy of individual learners of ResNet, InceptionV3, DenseNet, InceptionResNetV2, and VGG-19 are 72%, 91%, 91.4%, 91.7% and 91.8%, respectively. The accuracy of proposed majority voting and weighted majority voting ensemble models are 98% and 98.6%, respectively. The accuracy of proposed ensemble models is higher than the individual deep learners and the dermatologists’ diagnosis accuracy. The proposed ensemble models are compared with the recently developed skin cancer classification approaches. The results show that the proposed ensemble models outperform recently developed multiclass skin cancer classification models.

Skin cancer is a class of disorder defined by the growth of abnormal cells on the body. Accurately identifying and diagnosing skin lesions is quite difficult because skin malignancies share many common characteristics and a wide range of morphologies. To face this challenge, deep learning algorithms have been proposed. Deep learning algorithms have shown diagnostic efficacy comparable to dermatologists in the discipline of images-based skin lesion diagnosis in recent research articles. This work proposes a novel deep learning algorithm to detect skin cancer. The proposed CAD-Skin system detects and classifies skin lesions using deep convolutional neural networks and autoencoders to improve the classification efficiency of skin cancer. The CAD-Skin system was designed and developed by the use of the modern preprocessing approach, which is a combination of multi-scale retinex, gamma correction, unsharp masking, and contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization. In this work, we have implemented a data augmentation strategy to deal with unbalanced datasets. This step improves the model's resilience to different pigmented skin conditions and avoids overfitting. Additionally, a Quantum Support Vector Machine (QSVM) algorithm is integrated for final-stage classification. Our proposed CAD-Skin enhances category recognition for different skin disease severities, including actinic keratosis, malignant melanoma, and other skin cancers. The proposed system was tested using the PAD-UFES-20-Modified, ISIC-2018, and ISIC-2019 datasets. The system reached accuracy rates of 98%, 99%, and 99%, consecutively, which is higher than state-of-the-art work in the literature. The minimum accuracy achieved for certain skin disorder diseases reached 97.43%. Our research study demonstrates that the proposed CAD-Skin provides precise diagnosis and timely detection of skin abnormalities, diversifying options for doctors and enhancing patient satisfaction during medical practice.

Context: Skin cancer is one of the most common and lethal forms of cancer if not diagnosed early. Detection at an early stage can mean a world of difference in survival. Despite advances in technology, most areas continue to face a lack of available dermatology specialists, making timely diagnosis a challenge. This gap between the need for early detection and the limited availability of experts highlights the urgency for automated, reliable diagnostic tools. Objective: In response to this need, the purpose of this work is to create a fast and accurate system for skin cancer detection that distinguishes between malignant and benign lesions. Method: This study, based on a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), addresses some challenges, including limited data, image quality issues, and classification. Results: A balanced training set was used to train the model, which achieved a test accuracy of 88.60% and a macro-averaged Receiver Operating Characteristic Area Under the Curve (ROC-AUC) score of 0.95. Other significant metrics, such as precision, recall, and F1-score also validated the performance of the model. We developed a web-based interface to enable practical deployment and usability for real-world applications. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate the potential of deep learning techniques to enhance skin cancer detection and serve as a point of reference for future research on multi-class classification and real-time diagnostic platforms.

Skin cancer continues to be a global health issue, with early detection being critical for improving treatment outcomes. While deep learning models like convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have proven highly efficient in skin cancer classification from dermatological images, they often disregard the valuable patient metadata that can contribute to better diagnostic accuracy. In the present study, we introduce a multimodal late fusion framework that integrates both skin cancer images and patient metadata. The approach leverages the Inception-ResNet-v2 (IRv2) model to extract image features, and a stacking ensemble model consisting of Extra Trees and Random Forest classifiers for patient metadata preprocessing. Then, a final voting classifier applying a soft voting strategy, which aggregates class probabilities from Logistic Regression and Random Forest as base voters, is employed for the final fusion methodology. This leads to an accuracy of 95.9% on the HAM10000 dataset. Our results highlight the potential of multimodal approaches in healthcare applications.

Skin cancer is a critical global health issue, where early detection significantly improves treatment outcomes. In this review paper, titled Exploratory Analysis of Skin Cancer Dermatoscopic Image Datasets and Classification Methods, we systematically explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and skin cancer diagnosis. Our approach began with a detailed literature survey of 40 research studies, providing insights into advancements and challenges in AI-based classification methods. This survey emphasizes the role of machine learning algorithms, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and datasets such as HAM10000, ISIC 2019, and ISIC 2024 in improving diagnostic performance. Next, we conducted exploratory data analysis (EDA) on the HAM10000, ISIC 2019, and ISIC 2024 datasets, uncovering critical patterns related to lesion distribution, anatomical sites, and demographic factors. These analyses highlight biases and imbalances in the datasets, which are crucial to address for robust model training. Finally, we discuss the creation and evaluation of a machine learning model trained on a separate dataset. Initial experiments revealed challenges such as overfitting and class imbalance. Through advanced data augmentation techniques and the integration of an Augmentor pipeline, we mitigated these issues, achieving improved accuracy and generalizability. This paper provides a comprehensive framework for integrating literature insights, dataset analysis, and iterative model improvement to develop effective AI-based solutions for skin cancer detection. It underscores the importance of addressing dataset biases, adopting diverse datasets, and refining methodologies to advance AI applications in dermatology.

Skin cancer diagnosis faces challenges in efficiency and accuracy. This research addresses the need for improved non-invasive diagnostic tools by leveraging deep learning for multi-class skin cancer classification from dermoscopic images. A key focus is overcoming the limitations of imbalanced datasets, common in medical imaging, which can hinder model performance. We propose an optimal strategy utilizing a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) transfer learning methodology. The process involves CNN-based segmentation to isolate relevant regions, followed by feature extraction and classification. We comparatively evaluated three pre-trained transfer learning techniques: DenseNet201, ResNet50, and VGG16, using the HAM10000 dataset (10,015 images across seven skin cancer classes). To mitigate severe class imbalance, Random Oversampling was employed, chosen for its simplicity and effectiveness in balancing the dataset and enhancing model generalization. Model performance was rigorously evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score. DenseNet201 consistently achieved superior performance, with an accuracy of 97% post-oversampling. It also exhibited the highest precision, recall, and F1-score across all models, confirming its effectiveness in classifying both majority and minority classes. Compared to previous studies on HAM10000, our DenseNet201 model's test accuracy of 96.52% is competitive or superior to reported accuracy of 90-92%. This highlights the synergistic effect of DenseNet201's efficient feature reuse and robust data balancing. This research provides a robust framework for advanced methodologies in skin cancer classification, particularly for imbalanced medical image datasets.