Deep pixel-wise supervision for skin lesion classification.

Journal: Computers in biology and medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Utilizing automated systems for diagnosing malignant skin lesions promises to improve the early detection of skin diseases and increase patients' survival rates. However, current classification methods primarily focus on global features, often overlooking local patterns.

Authors

  • Aleksandra Dzieniszewska
    Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warsaw, 00662, Masovian, Poland. Electronic address: 01113158@pw.edu.pl.
  • Piotr Garbat
    Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warsaw, 00662, Masovian, Poland.
  • Ryszard Piramidowicz
    Institute of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warsaw, 00662, Masovian, Poland.