Novel Framework for Generating Criminals Images Based on Textual Data Using Identity GANs

Text-to-image generation is a vital task in different fields, such as combating crime and terrorism and quickly arresting lawbreakers. For several years, due to a lack of deep learning and machine learning resources, police officials required artists to draw the face of a criminal. Traditional methods of identifying criminals are inefficient and time-consuming. This paper presented a new proposed hybrid model for converting the text into the nearest images, then ranking the produced images according to the available data. The framework contains two main steps: generation of the image using an Identity Generative Adversarial Network (IGAN) and ranking of the images according to the available data using multi-criteria decision-making based on neutrosophic theory. The IGAN has the same architecture as the classical Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), but with different modifications, such as adding a non-linear identity block, smoothing the standard GAN loss function by using a modified loss function and label smoothing, and using mini-batch training. The model achieves efficient results in Inception Distance (FID) and inception score (IS) when compared with other architectures of GANs for generating images from text. The IGAN achieves 42.16 as FID and 14.96 as IS. When it comes to ranking the generated images using Neutrosophic, the framework also performs well in the case of missing information and missing data.     

A New Hybrid Model for Segmentation of the Skin Lesion Based on Residual Attention U-Net

Skin segmentation participates significantly in various biomedical applications, such as skin cancer identification and skin lesion detection. This paper presents a novel framework for segmenting the skin. The framework contains two main stages: The first stage is for removing different types of noises from the dermoscopic images, such as hair, speckle, and impulse noise, and the second stage is for segmentation of the dermoscopic images using an attention residual U-shaped Network (U-Net). The framework uses variational Autoencoders (VAEs) for removing the hair noises, the Generative Adversarial Denoising Network (DGAN-Net), the Denoising U-shaped U-Net (D-U-NET), and Batch Renormalization U-Net (Br-U-NET) for removing the speckle noise, and the Laplacian Vector Median Filter (MLVMF) for removing the impulse noise. In the second main stage, the residual attention u-net was used for segmentation. The framework achieves (35.11, 31.26, 27.01, and 26.16), (36.34, 33.23, 31.32, and 28.65), and (36.33, 32.21, 28.54, and 27.11) for removing hair, speckle, and impulse noise, respectively, based on Peak Signal Noise Ratio (PSNR) at the level of (0.1, 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75) of noise. The framework also achieves an accuracy of nearly 94.26 in the dice score in the process of segmentation before removing noise and 95.22 after removing different types of noise. The experiments have shown the efficiency of the used model in removing noise according to the structural similarity index measure (SSIM) and PSNR and in the segmentation process as well.     

探讨高频超声检测乳腺肿块内不同钙化类型在诊断乳腺癌中的价值

目的:探讨高频超声检测乳腺肿块内不同钙化类型在诊断乳腺癌中的价值和重要性.方法:采用高频超声探头显像特征和内部回声等声像图对乳腺癌患者进行肿块病理结果分析.结果:手术后经过病理检查可知,高频超声诊断的符合率达到98％.其中肿块内不同钙化点类型对于鉴别良恶性诊断极为重要.结论:对于乳腺癌高频超声具有较好的诊断价值,利用高频超声检测乳腺肿块内不同钙化类型可以明显提高乳腺癌的诊断率,具有重要的临床应用价值.     

The Fibrillar Matrix: Novel Avenues for Breast Cancer Detection and Treatment

Breast cancer is marked by large increases in the protein fibers around tumor cells. These fibers increase the mechanical stiffness of the tissue, which has long been used for tumor diagnosis by manual palpation. Recent research in bioengineering has led to the development of novel biomaterials that model the mechanical and architectural properties of the tumor microenvironment and can be used to understand how these cues regulate the growth and spread of breast cancer. Herein, we provide an overview of how the mechanical properties of breast tumor tissues differ from those of normal breast tissue and non-cancerous lesions. We also describe how biomaterial models make it possible to understand how the stiffness and viscosity of the extracellular environment regulate cell migration and breast cancer metastasis. We highlight the need for biomaterial models that allow independent analysis of the individual and different mechanical properties of the tumor microenvironment and that use cells derived from different regions within tumors. These models will guide the development of novel mechano-based therapies against breast cancer metastasis.     

Incremental Learning Framework for Mining Big Data Stream

At this current time, data stream classification plays a key role in big data analytics due to its enormous growth. Most of the existing classification methods used ensemble learning, which is trustworthy but these methods are not effective to face the issues of learning from imbalanced big data, it also supposes that all data are pre-classified. Another weakness of current methods is that it takes a long evaluation time when the target data stream contains a high number of features. The main objective of this research is to develop a new method for incremental learning based on the proposed ant lion fuzzy-generative adversarial network model. The proposed model is implemented in spark architecture. For each data stream, the class output is computed at slave nodes by training a generative adversarial network with the back propagation error based on fuzzy bound computation. This method overcomes the limitations of existing methods as it can classify data streams that are slightly or completely unlabeled data and providing high scalability and efficiency. The results show that the proposed model outperforms state-of-the-art performance in terms of accuracy (0.861) precision (0.9328) and minimal MSE (0.0416).     

Breast Cancer Detection in Saudi Arabian Women Using Hybrid Machine Learning on Mammographic Images

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cause of women’s deaths worldwide. The mammography technique is the most important modality for the detection of BC. To detect abnormalities in mammographic images, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADs) is used as a baseline. The correct allocation of BI-RADs categories for mammographic images is always an interesting task, even for specialists. In this work, to detect and classify the mammogram images in BI-RADs, a novel hybrid model is presented using a convolutional neural network (CNN) with the integration of a support vector machine (SVM). The dataset used in this research was collected from different hospitals in the Qassim health cluster of Saudi Arabia. The collection of all categories of BI-RADs is one of the major contributions of this paper. Another significant contribution is the development of a hybrid approach through the integration of CNN and SVM. The proposed hybrid approach uses three CNN models to obtain ensemble CNN model results. This ensemble model saves the values to integrate them with SVM. The proposed system achieved a classification accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, precision, and F1-score of 93.6%, 94.8%, 96.9%, 96.6%, and 95.7%, respectively. The proposed model achieved better performance compared to previously available methods.     

An Improved Fully Automated Breast Cancer Detection and Classification System

More than 500,000 patients are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. Authorities worldwide reported a death rate of 11.6% in 2018. Breast tumors are considered a fatal disease and primarily affect middle-aged women. Various approaches to identify and classify the disease using different technologies, such as deep learning and image segmentation, have been developed. Some of these methods reach 99% accuracy. However, boosting accuracy remains highly important as patients’ lives depend on early diagnosis and specified treatment plans. This paper presents a fully computerized method to detect and categorize tumor masses in the breast using two deep-learning models and a classifier on different datasets. This method specifically uses ResNet50 and AlexNet, convolutional neural networks (CNNs), for deep learning and a K-Nearest-Neighbor (KNN) algorithm to classify data. Various experiments have been conducted on five datasets: the Mammographic Image Analysis Society (MIAS), Breast Cancer Histopathological Annotation and Diagnosis (BreCaHAD), King Abdulaziz University Breast Cancer Mammogram Dataset (KAU-BCMD), Breast Histopathology Images (BHI), and Breast Cancer Histopathological Image Classification (BreakHis). These datasets were used to train, validate, and test the presented method. The obtained results achieved an average of 99.38% accuracy, surpassing other models. Essential performance quantities, including precision, recall, specificity, and F-score, reached 99.71%, 99.46%, 98.08%, and 99.67%, respectively. These outcomes indicate that the presented method offers essential aid to pathologists diagnosing breast cancer. This study suggests using the implemented algorithm to support physicians in analyzing breast cancer correctly.     

A Statistical Framework for Improved Automatic Flaw Detection in Nondestructive Evaluation Images

Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) techniques are widely used to detect flaws in critical components of systems like aircraft engines, nuclear power plants, and oil pipelines to prevent catastrophic events. Many modern NDE systems generate image data. In some applications, an experienced inspector performs the tedious task of visually examining every image to provide accurate conclusions about the existence of flaws. This approach is labor-intensive and can cause misses due to operator ennui. Automated evaluation methods seek to eliminate human-factors variability and improve throughput. Simple methods based on peak amplitude in an image are sometimes employed and a trained-operator-controlled refinement that uses a dynamic threshold based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) has also been implemented. We develop an automated and optimized detection procedure that mimics these operations. The primary goal of our methodology is to reduce the number of images requiring expert visual evaluation by filtering out images that are overwhelmingly definitive on the existence or absence of a flaw. We use an appropriate model for the observed values of the SNR-detection criterion to estimate the probability of detection. Our methodology outperforms current methods in terms of its ability to detect flaws. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.     

探讨不同年龄组乳腺超声分型与乳腺癌危险因素的相关性

目的:探讨不同年龄组乳腺超声分型与乳腺癌危险因素的相关性。方法:本次研究选取2012年3月-2018年4月我方医院健康查体的女性539例。统计各年龄组的乳腺超声分型,并分析乳腺超声分型与乳腺癌危险因素的相关性。结果:乳腺超声分型在不同年龄组所占比例具有明显差异,对比有统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论:乳腺超声分型在不同年龄组所占比例具有明显差异。年龄、心理状况良好、情绪抑郁以及BMI与乳腺超声分型密切相关。     

Performance evaluation of 67 denoising filters in ultrasound images: A systematic comparison analysis

Noise corrupts ultrasound images and degrades spatial and contrast resolutions. Hence, it is challenging to characterize the lesions precisely using ultrasound images. The present study aims to evaluate 67 denoising filters and select the best one for ultrasound image denoising. Seven test images were synthesized to evaluate the performance of filters at three different noise levels. Eleven full-reference quantitative image quality metrics (IQMs) were employed to evaluate the performance of the filters. A new filter evaluation method, Rank Analysis, was introduced and utilized at each noise level. The ten best filters with the smallest mean rank in all noise levels were defined for further analysis on real ultrasound images. The Rank Analysis was also employed for real ultrasound images, and filters were evaluated based on 14 IQMs (11 full-reference and three no-reference). Finally, the best filter was defined using the repeated measures analysis statistical test. According to the Rank Analysis results, the Spatial correlation (SCorr) filter obtained the best results with the mean rank scores±SD of 1 ± 0, which was significantly better than the other nine filters (p < 0.001). The second-best results were achieved by three filters, Bitonic, most homogeneous neighborhood, and Lee diffusion (p < 0.05). We concluded that SCorr is the best filter for ultrasound image denoising. It can be used in the pre-processing step before segmentation and diagnostic procedures. In addition, a new filter evaluation method, Rank Analysis, was introduced in this study, which is easy to use, fast, and provides reliable results. So, it can be used to evaluate newly developed filters in the future studies.     

新颖的CB形态学串并复合散斑噪声滤波器

基于轮廓结构元素形态学(CB形态学)和广义多结构元素的数学形态学,构造了一种新颖的用于抑制图像中的散斑噪声的串并复合滤波器.首先采用全方位多结构元素的广义多刻度形态开最大滤波器与广义多刻度形态闭最小滤波器相并联的滤波器进行滤波,力求在滤波的同时图像几何细节损失尽可能少,然后通过级联的CB开和CB闭滤波器,再滤除剩余的斑点噪声,从而在有效抑制图像中的散斑噪声的同时更好地保持了图像的细节信息.分析和仿真表明了本文提出的滤波算法的有效性.     

基于自适应BM3D的侧扫声纳图像散斑降噪

侧扫声纳(SSS)是一种利用声波的水下传播特性完成水下探测的电子设备。因为侧扫声纳利用回波强度成像,所以不可避免地引入散斑噪声。本文针对散斑噪声,提出了基于自适应三维块匹配滤波(BM3D)的侧扫声纳图像散斑降噪方法。该算法首先对SSS图像进行幂变换和对数变换,采用小波变换估计整体图像噪声,同时用局部噪声估计结果更新BM3D算法的参数。然后本文算法比较全局估计和局部估计的结果,选择最合适的参数解决噪声分布不均匀的问题。实验结果表明,本文改进的BM3D算法能有效地降低SSS图像中的散斑噪声,获得良好的视觉效果。本文算法的等效视数至少提高了6.83%,散斑抑制指数低于传统方法,散斑抑制和平均保存指数至少减少了3.30%。该方法主要用于声纳图像降噪,对于超声、雷达或OCT图像等受散斑噪声污染的信号也有一定的实用价值。     

Spatial-Resolution Independent Object Detection Framework for Aerial Imagery

Earth surveillance through aerial images allows more accurate identification and characterization of objects present on the surface from space and airborne platforms. The progression of deep learning and computer vision methods and the availability of heterogeneous multispectral remote sensing data make the field more fertile for research. With the evolution of optical sensors, aerial images are becoming more precise and larger, which leads to a new kind of problem for object detection algorithms. This paper proposes the “Sliding Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (SRCNN),” which is an extension of the Faster Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (RCNN) object detection framework to make it independent of the image’s spatial resolution and size. The sliding box strategy is used in the proposed model to segment the image while detecting. The proposed framework outperforms the state-of-the-art Faster RCNN model while processing images with significantly different spatial resolution values. The SRCNN is also capable of detecting objects in images of any size.     

Machine Learning Enabled Early Detection of Breast Cancer by Structural Analysis of Mammograms

Clinical image processing plays a significant role in healthcare systems and is currently a widely used methodology. In carcinogenic diseases, time is crucial; thus, an image’s accurate analysis can help treat disease at an early stage. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) are common types of malignancies that affect both women and men. The number of cases of DCIS and LCIS has increased every year since 2002, while it still takes a considerable amount of time to recommend a controlling technique. Image processing is a powerful technique to analyze preprocessed images to retrieve useful information by using some remarkable processing operations. In this paper, we used a dataset from the Mammographic Image Analysis Society and MATLAB 2019b software from MathWorks to simulate and extract our results. In this proposed study, mammograms are primarily used to diagnose, more precisely, the breast’s tumor component. The detection of DCIS and LCIS on breast mammograms is done by preprocessing the images using contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization. The resulting images’ tumor portions are then isolated by a segmentation process, such as threshold detection. Furthermore, morphological operations, such as erosion and dilation, are applied to the images, then a gray-level co-occurrence matrix texture features, Harlick texture features, and shape features are extracted from the regions of interest. For classification purposes, a support vector machine (SVM) classifier is used to categorize normal and abnormal patterns. Finally, the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system is deployed for the amputation of fuzziness due to overlapping features of patterns within the images, and the exact categorization of prior patterns is gained through the SVM. Early detection of DCIS and LCIS can save lives and help physicians and surgeons todiagnose and treat these diseases. Substantial results are obtained through cubic support vector machine (CSVM), respectively, showing 98.95% and 98.01% accuracies for normal and abnormal mammograms. Through ANFIS, promising results of mean square error (MSE) 0.01866, 0.18397, and 0.19640 for DCIS and LCIS differentiation during the training, testing, and checking phases.     

术前乳腺B超及MRI检查对乳腺癌患者腋窝淋巴结状态评估的准确性评估

目的:对术前乳腺B超及MRI检查对乳腺癌患者腋窝淋巴结状态评估中的临床价值进行评价分析,为今后的临床诊治工作提供可靠的参考依据。方法:抽取在2010年8月-2013年8月间我院收治的乳腺癌临床患者136例,对其在根治术前行乳腺B超及MRI检查,并以术后病理结果为依据,对乳腺B超及MRI检查在腋窝淋巴结状态评估中的准确性进行评估,并展开对比分析。结果:经比较发现,乳腺B超与MRI检查对腋窝淋巴结状态评估准确性无明显差异(P0.05),二者联合后准确性较单独使用时发生显著升高(P0.05)。结论:在乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结状态评估中乳腺B超、MRI检查的临床准确性无明显差异,联合使用后可有效提高检测准确性,值得关注。     

An IoT Environment Based Framework for Intelligent Intrusion Detection

Software-defined networking (SDN) represents a paradigm shift in network traffic management. It distinguishes between the data and control planes. APIs are then used to communicate between these planes. The controller is central to the management of an SDN network and is subject to security concerns. This research shows how a deep learning algorithm can detect intrusions in SDN-based IoT networks. Overfitting, low accuracy, and efficient feature selection is all discussed. We propose a hybrid machine learning-based approach based on Random Forest and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM). In this study, a new dataset based specifically on Software Defined Networks is used in SDN. To obtain the best and most relevant features, a feature selection technique is used. Several experiments have revealed that the proposed solution is a superior method for detecting flow-based anomalies. The performance of our proposed model is also measured in terms of accuracy, recall, and precision. F1 rating and detection time Furthermore, a lightweight model for training is proposed, which selects fewer features while maintaining the model’s performance. Experiments show that the adopted methodology outperforms existing models.     

骨骼肿瘤影像学检查技术的新进展

全世界每年有大约1000万新癌症患者,晚期癌容易并发远处部位的转移,骨骼也是恶性肿瘤常见的转移部位,新影像技术如MRI等可比X线片摄影提前发现骨骼病变,从而提高骨骼肿瘤诊断的准确性和可靠性。本文综述了新医学影像技术应用于检查和诊断骨骼肿瘤的进展情况,如：骨巨细胞瘤、骨髓恶性浸润性病变、骨转移瘤等。     

Efficient Computer Aided Diagnosis System for Hepatic Tumors Using Computed Tomography Scans

One of the leading causes of mortality worldwide is liver cancer. The earlier the detection of hepatic tumors, the lower the mortality rate. This paper introduces a computer-aided diagnosis system to extract hepatic tumors from computed tomography scans and classify them into malignant or benign tumors. Segmenting hepatic tumors from computed tomography scans is considered a challenging task due to the fuzziness in the liver pixel range, intensity values overlap between the liver and neighboring organs, high noise from computed tomography scanner, and large variance in tumors shapes. The proposed method consists of three main stages; liver segmentation using Fast Generalized Fuzzy C-Means, tumor segmentation using dynamic thresholding, and the tumor's classification into malignant/benign using support vector machines classifier. The performance of the proposed system was evaluated using three liver benchmark datasets, which are MICCAI-Sliver07, LiTS17, and 3Dircadb. The proposed computer adided diagnosis system achieved an average accuracy of 96.75%, sensetivity of 96.38%, specificity of 95.20% and Dice similarity coefficient of 95.13%.     

A High-Precision US-Guided Robot-Assisted HIFU Treatment System for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. A strong treatment candidate is high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), a non-invasive therapeutic method that has already demonstrated its promise. To improve the precision and lower the cost of HIFU treatment, our group has developed an ultrasound (US)-guided, five-degree-of-freedom (DOF), robot-assisted HIFU system. We constructed a fully functional prototype enabling easy three-dimensional (3D) US image reconstruction, target segmentation, treatment path generation, and automatic HIFU irradiation. The position was calibrated using a wire phantom and the coagulated area was assessed on heterogeneous tissue phantoms. Under the US guidance, the centroids of the HIFU-ablated area deviated by less than 2 mm from the planned treatment region. The overshoot around the planned region was well below the tolerance of clinical usage. Our system is considered to be sufficiently accurate for breast cancer treatment.     

基于小波神经网络的激光散斑图像去噪技术研究

提出基于小波神经网络的图像去噪方法,该方法兼有小波分析的良好时频域特性和神经网络的自适应能力.实验结果表明,该方法在去除噪声上优于中值滤波等传统去噪声方法,其散斑指数较小,峰值信噪比较大,在有效去除噪声同时,又能很好地保护图像的细节信息.