BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE MRI may be used for noninvasive assessment of atherosclerotic lesions; however, MRI evaluation of plaque composition requires validation against an accepted reference standard, such as the American Heart Association (AHA) lesion grade, defined by histopathological examination. METHODS Forty-eight carotid endarterectomy specimen cross-sections had AHA lesion grade determ...

Introduction Breast cancer is the second cause of mortality among women. Early detection of it can enhance the chance of survival. Screening systems such as mammography cannot perfectly differentiate between patients and healthy individuals. Computer-aided diagnosis can help physicians make a more accurate diagnosis. Materials and Methods Regarding the importance of separating normal and abnorm...

Abstract Skin cancer is one of the most common types and, with its increasing incidence, accurate early diagnosis crucial to improve prognosis patients. In process visual inspection, dermatologists follow specific dermoscopic algorithms and identify important features provide a diagnosis. This can be automated as such characteristics extracted by computer vision techniques. Although deep neural...