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ArticleScientific reports2024

A Modified Deep Semantic Segmentation Model for Analysis of Whole Slide Skin Images.

Muhammad Zeeshan Asaf, Hamid Rasul, Muhammad Usman Akram, Tazeen Hina, Tayyab Rashid, Arslan Shaukat

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Muhammad Zeeshan Asaf *Department of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Hamid Rasul *Department of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Usman AkramDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan. usmakram@gmail.com.
Tazeen HinaDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Tayyab RashidDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Arslan ShaukatDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Automated segmentation of biomedical image has been recognized as an important step in computer-aided diagnosis systems for detection of abnormalities. Despite its importance, the segmentation process remains an open challenge due to variations in color, texture, shape diversity and boundaries. Semantic segmentation often requires deeper neural networks to achieve higher accuracy, making the segmentation model more complex and slower. Due to the need to process a large number of biomedical images, more efficient and cheaper image processing techniques for accurate segmentation are needed. In this article, we present a modified deep semantic segmentation model that utilizes the backbone of EfficientNet-B3 along with UNet for reliable segmentation. We trained our model on Non-melanoma skin cancer segmentation for histopathology dataset to divide the image in 12 different classes for segmentation. Our method outperforms the existing literature with an increase in average class accuracy from 79 to 83%. Our approach also shows an increase in overall accuracy from 85 to 94%.

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Image Processing, Computer-AssistedNeural Networks, ComputerSemanticsSkinSkin NeoplasmsAlgorithmsDeep LearningHumansEfficientNet-B3Ensemble modelSemantic segmentationU-NetWhole slide image segmentation

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PMID39379448
PMCPMC11461484

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