Polyp Segmentation

Kvasir-SEG is an open-access dataset of gastrointestinal polyp images and corresponding segmentation masks, manually annotated by a medical doctor and then verified by an experienced gastroenterologist. Source: Kvasir-SEG: A Segmented Polyp Dataset Image Source: https://datasets.simula.no/kvasir-seg/

The KVASIR Dataset was released as part of the medical multimedia challenge presented by MediaEval. It is based on images obtained from the GI tract via an endoscopy procedure. The dataset is composed of images that are annotated and verified by medical doctors, and captures 8 different classes. The classes are based on three anatomical landmarks (z-line, pylorus, cecum), three pathological findings (esophagitis, polyps, ulcerative colitis) and two other classes (dyed and lifted polyps, dyed resection margins) related to the polyp removal process. Overall, the dataset contains 8,000 endoscopic images, with 1,000 image examples per class. Source: Two-Stream Deep Feature Modelling for Automated Video Endoscopy Data Analysis Image Source: https://datasets.simula.no/kvasir/

Polyps in the colon are widely known cancer precursors identified by colonoscopy. Whilst most polyps are benign, the polyp’s number, size and surface structure are linked to the risk of colon cancer. Several methods have been developed to automate polyp detection and segmentation. However, the main issue is that they are not tested rigorously on a large multicentre purpose-built dataset, one reason being the lack of a comprehensive public dataset. As a result, the developed methods may not generalise to different population datasets. To this extent, we have curated a dataset from six unique centres incorporating more than 300 patients. The dataset includes both single frame and sequence data with 3762 annotated polyp labels with precise delineation of polyp boundaries verified by six senior gastroenterologists. To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive detection and pixel-level segmentation dataset (referred to as PolypGen) curated by a team of computational scientists and expert gastroenterologists. The paper provides insight into data construction and annotation strategies, quality assurance, and technical validation.