Discriminative Multi-feature Representation for Renal Cancer Detection based on Histopathology Images

Jianxiu Cai, Qi Zhang, Bob Zhang, Bihui Cao, Manting Liu, Cheng Zhi, Deji Che, Kangshun Zhu

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Abstract

Renal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and early diagnosis can increase the possibility of successful treatment and survival rate. However, manual detection is time-consuming and relies heavily on the experience of pathologists. Therefore, it is desirable to employ a computer-aided approach to automate the diagnostic process thereby saving time and labor. To date, a substantial amount of research with common deep learning methods have been applied to address this issue. However, deep learning methods require large numbers of images to train the model. Alternatively, traditional machine learning methods such as texture feature extractors can reach a reasonable result with a smaller computing cost. In this paper, we extensively study the efficiency of texture features extracted from histopathology images at detecting kidney cancer by adopting a weighted fusion method of HOG and GLCM, which includes both local structural features and full texture information from the histopathology images. We applied the proposed method on a histopathology image data set containing 93 patients with renal cancer and 150 patients with normal kidneys. The experimental results indicate that our method can achieve a similar outcome to deep learning methods, while reducing the computing time.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 7th International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1848-1852
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665409506
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2021 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 10 Dec 202113 Dec 2021

Publication series

Name2021 7th International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2021

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Computer and Communications, ICCC 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period10/12/2113/12/21

Keywords

  • future fusion
  • histopathology images
  • renal cancer
  • texture feature

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