A Two-stage Model for Skin Cancer Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks

نویسندگان

1 Department of Industrial Engineering, Information Technology Group, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Information Technology Group, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.5829/ije.2026.39.06c.18
چکیده

Early detection of skin cancer is a critical issue in the medical field, as the success of treatment depends heavily on the time of disease detection. Traditional methods often lack the necessary accuracy and speed, failing to properly exploit the fine details of medical images, which play a crucial role in the correct and timely diagnosis of diseases. This research presents an intelligent method for the accurate analysis of skin images using convolutional neural networks. In this approach, the U2Net  model is first used to extract skin-related areas, and then the ResNet-101 model identifies and classifies the images with high accuracy. Also, preprocessing techniques such as hair removal and contrast enhancement are used to improve the quality of input images and increase the accuracy of the models. The proposed model was evaluated on the HAM10000 database, and the results showed that this system achieved 94% accuracy in the classification section with the ResNet-101 network and 96% accuracy in the segmentation section with U2Net. The results show that this method can be an effective tool for dermatologists and, by focusing on image details, allows for more accurate diagnosis of skin cancer. This achievement will also pave the way for further research in the field of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of skin diseases and other diseases.