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20182025
most citedA Deep Learning Framework for Assessing Physical Rehabilitation Exercises

245 citations · 870 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cs.LG2025★ 10 cited

Interpretable Graph Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks for Multi-Cancer Classification and Biomarker Identification using Multi-Omics Data

Fadi Alharbi, Nishant Budhiraja, Aleksandar Vakanski +4

The integration of heterogeneous multi-omics datasets at a systems level remains a central challenge for developing analytical and computational models in precision cancer diagnost…

physics.ins-det2024★ 1 cited

Dataset of Tensile Properties for Sub-sized Specimens of Nuclear Structural Materials

Longze Li, John W. Merickel, Yalei Tang +4

Mechanical testing with sub-sized specimens plays an important role in the nuclear industry, facilitating tests in confined experimental spaces with lower irradiation levels and ac…

cs.LG2023★ 241 cited

Machine Learning Methods for Cancer Classification Using Gene Expression Data: A Review

Fadi Alharbi, Aleksandar Vakanski

Cancer is a term that denotes a group of diseases caused by abnormal growth of cells that can spread in different parts of the body. According to the World Health Organization (WHO…

eess.IV2022

MIRST-DM: Multi-Instance RST with Drop-Max Layer for Robust Classification of Breast Cancer

Shoukun Sun, Min Xian, Aleksandar Vakanski +1

Robust self-training (RST) can augment the adversarial robustness of image classification models without significantly sacrificing models' generalizability. However, RST and other…

eess.IV2022

EMT-NET: Efficient multitask network for computer-aided diagnosis of breast cancer

Jiaqiao Shi, Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian +2

Deep learning-based computer-aided diagnosis has achieved unprecedented performance in breast cancer detection. However, most approaches are computationally intensive, which impede…

eess.IV2021

Sharp-GAN: Sharpness Loss Regularized GAN for Histopathology Image Synthesis

Sujata Butte, Haotian Wang, Min Xian +1

Existing deep learning-based approaches for histopathology image analysis require large annotated training sets to achieve good performance; but annotating histopathology images is…

eess.IV2021

TA-Net: Topology-Aware Network for Gland Segmentation

Haotian Wang, Min Xian, Aleksandar Vakanski

Gland segmentation is a critical step to quantitatively assess the morphology of glands in histopathology image analysis. However, it is challenging to separate densely clustered g…

cs.CV2021

BI-RADS-Net: An Explainable Multitask Learning Approach for Cancer Diagnosis in Breast Ultrasound Images

Boyu Zhang, Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian

In healthcare, it is essential to explain the decision-making process of machine learning models to establish the trustworthiness of clinicians. This paper introduces BI-RADS-Net,…

cs.CV2021★ 4 cited

Potato Crop Stress Identification in Aerial Images using Deep Learning-based Object Detection

Sujata Butte, Aleksandar Vakanski, Kasia Duellman +2

Recent research on the application of remote sensing and deep learning-based analysis in precision agriculture demonstrated a potential for improved crop management and reduced env…

cs.CV2021★ 7 cited

Evaluation of Complexity Measures for Deep Learning Generalization in Medical Image Analysis

Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian

The generalization performance of deep learning models for medical image analysis often decreases on images collected with different devices for data acquisition, device settings,…

eess.IV2020★ 13 cited

ESTAN: Enhanced Small Tumor-Aware Network for Breast Ultrasound Image Segmentation

Bryar Shareef, Alex Vakanski, Min Xian +1

Breast tumor segmentation is a critical task in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems for breast cancer detection because accurate tumor size, shape and location are important for…

cs.CV2020★ 139 cited

A Review of Computational Approaches for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Exercises

Yalin Liao, Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian +2

Recent advances in data analytics and computer-aided diagnostics stimulate the vision of patient-centric precision healthcare, where treatment plans are customized based on the hea…

eess.IV2020

Stan: Small tumor-aware network for breast ultrasound image segmentation

Bryar Shareef, Min Xian, Aleksandar Vakanski

Breast tumor segmentation provides accurate tumor boundary, and serves as a key step toward further cancer quantification. Although deep learning-based approaches have been propose…

eess.IV2020★ 6 cited

Bending Loss Regularized Network for Nuclei Segmentation in Histopathology Images

Haotian Wang, Min Xian, Aleksandar Vakanski

Separating overlapped nuclei is a major challenge in histopathology image analysis. Recently published approaches have achieved promising overall performance on public datasets; ho…

eess.IV2019★ 198 cited

Attention Enriched Deep Learning Model for Breast Tumor Segmentation in Ultrasound Images

Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian, Phoebe Freer

Incorporating human domain knowledge for breast tumor diagnosis is challenging, since shape, boundary, curvature, intensity, or other common medical priors vary significantly acros…

cs.LG2019★ 245 cited

A Deep Learning Framework for Assessing Physical Rehabilitation Exercises

Y. Liao, A. Vakanski, M. Xian

Computer-aided assessment of physical rehabilitation entails evaluation of patient performance in completing prescribed rehabilitation exercises, based on processing movement data…

cs.LG2018★ 6 cited

Generative adversarial networks for generation and classification of physical rehabilitation movement episodes

L. Li, A. Vakanski

This article proposes a method for mathematical modeling of human movements related to patient exercise episodes performed during physical therapy sessions by using artificial neur…