Research community previously filed under “Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition”

Generative Adversarial Networks and Deep Learning for Medical Imaging and Anomaly Detection

Mostly in the field Deep Learning and Inverse Problems for Medical and Scientific Imaging (77% of its papers), one of 2 communities there

Papers 52,865
Elements 2
Keywords & sectors 2
Leading venue arXiv (Cornell University)

Generative Adversarial Networks and Deep Learning for Medical Imaging and Anomaly Detection

This community develops and applies deep learning architectures, primarily generative adversarial networks (GANs) and convolutional neural networks, to solve problems in image synthesis, medical diagnosis, and system fault detection.

The recurring technical focus is on generative adversarial networks and adversarial networks, which dominate the title vocabulary. These models are applied to image generation, image synthesis, and image super-resolution, often utilizing data augmentation and synthetic data to overcome scarcity. A significant portion of the work targets medical imaging, specifically magnetic resonance imaging, brain tumor segmentation, and clinical decision support. Other recurring applications include anomaly detection, intrusion detection, and fault diagnosis in industrial or network contexts. The methodological core involves deep learning, transfer learning, and neural network architectures designed for classification, segmentation, and prediction tasks.

The community’s output is distributed across a wide range of elements, with the highest paper counts found in Gold (451 papers), Radon (402 papers), and Nitrogen (344 papers). However, these represent a very small share of the total research tracked for those specific elements, with Radon accounting for 0.8% of its related research and Gold for 0.2%.

The community comprises 52,865 papers, with the highest publication volume in arXiv (Cornell University), Lecture notes in computer science, and the Journal of Imaging.

Recent work continues to focus on the application of large language models and explainable AI in medical contexts, including triage recommendations, clinical decision support, and the evaluation of LLMs on medical benchmarks.

Recurring themes in the literature

Phrases that recur across this community's paper titles -- a quick map of its sub-topics, drawn straight from the titles themselves.

  • generative adversarial 2969
  • adversarial networks 1555
  • deep learning 1291
  • adversarial network 1218
  • machine learning 546
  • artificial intelligence 543
  • data augmentation 420
  • neural network 387
  • neural networks 342
  • image generation 258
  • convolutional neural 257
  • decision support 257
  • anomaly detection 251
  • medical image 223
  • clinical decision 215
  • image synthesis 192
  • fault diagnosis 191
  • remote sensing 180
  • magnetic resonance 166
  • generative models 162
  • transfer learning 153
  • intrusion detection 142
  • brain tumor 132
  • deep neural 131

Papers behind this description

Most cited
PLOS Digital Health · 2024 · 538 citations
Modern Pathology · 2024 · 496 citations
IEEE Access · 2024 · 822 citations
Sci · 2023 · 804 citations
Sensors · 2023 · 918 citations
Newest
AI · 2025 · 105 citations
Clinics and Practice · 2025 · 92 citations
International Journal of Medical Informatics · 2026 · 67 citations
International Journal of Medical Informatics · 2025 · 61 citations
Nature Medicine · 2026 · 48 citations

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