Research Article

A Comprehensive Survey on the Progress, Process, and Challenges of Lung Cancer Detection and Classification

Table 2

A summary of recent surveys/reviews on various lung cancer detection, segmentation, and classification techniques.

Ref.PurposesChallenges

[36]Deep learning techniques are used to detect, segment, and classify pulmonary nodules in CT scansGeneralization ability problem for learning-based methods. It happens because of the different training datasets and the methods.
[29]A comprehensive analysis of deep learning with convolutional neural network (CNN) methods and their performancesProblems with the generalizability and explication of the detection results, lack of accurate clinical decision-making tools, and well-labeled medical datasets
[30]The review of recent studies in lung nodule detection and classification provides an insight into technological advancementsLow sensitivity, high false positive rate, time-consuming, small database, poor performance rates, and so on
[4]A comparison of various machine learning-based methods for detecting lung cancer has been presentedMainly focuses on machine learning techniques for classification rather than other processes. Also avoid the MRI type data.
[31]Review of recent deep learning algorithms and architectures for lung cancer detectionThe data and the unbalanced nature of it are the current limitations
[37]Discussing the most recent developments in the fieldThe size of the target object within the image makes it difficult to implement a CNN; as the size of the target object varies, studies proposed training the model with images of varying scales to teach the model about this size variation
[38]Providing an accurate diagnosis and prognosis is essential in lung cancer treatment selection and planningIncorporating knowledge from clinical and biological studies into deep learning methods and utilizing and integrating multiple medical imaging methods
[27]Algorithms used for each processing step are presented for some of the most current state-of-the-art CAD systemsLimitation of more interactive systems that allow for better use of automated methods in CT scan analysis
[33]An overview of the current state-of-the-art deep learning-aided lung cancer detection methods, as well as their key concepts and focus areasLimited datasets and high correlation of errors in handling large image sizes
[35]A summary of existing CAD approaches for preprocessing, lung segmentation, false positive reduction, lung nodule detection, segmentation, classification, and retrieval using deep learning on CT scan dataDeficient data annotation, overfitting, lack of interpretability, and uncertainty quantification (UQ)
[39]A survey of what CADe schemes are used to detect pulmonary nodules will help radiologists make better diagnosesSlight increase in lung density and micronodules whose diameters are less than 3 mm are difficult to detect. For multimodality, clinical records and medical images are not combined.