IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Soft Computing Techniques for Image Analysis in the Medical Industry - Current Trends, Challenges and Solutions

The necessity of soft computing techniques for medical image analysis is increasing every day. With new types of diseases affecting human beings, the diagnosis process becomes extremely important for efficient treatment planning. Soft computing techniques play a significant role in diagnosis and its allied techniques. Medical practitioners/researchers are always on the search for soft computing approaches with high performance measures. This is the scope for in-depth research in the area of these approaches in the context of medical applications. This Special Section in IEEE Access is an ideal platform for showcasing the state-of-the-art methods in these areas. Four high-quality articles have been accepted for this Special Section.