Segmentation of ovarian cyst in ultrasound images using AdaResU-net with optimization algorithm and deep learning...

Ovarian cysts pose significant health risks including torsion, infertility, and cancer, necessitating rapid and accurate diagnosis. Ultrasonography is commonly employed for screening, yet its effectiveness is hindered by challenges like weak contrast, speckle noise, and hazy boundaries in images. This study proposes an adaptive deep learning-based segmentation technique using a database of ovarian ultrasound cyst images. A Guided Trilateral Filter (GTF) is applied for noise reduction in pre-processing. Segmentation utilizes an Adaptive Convolutional Neural Network (AdaResU-net) for precise cyst size identification and benign/malignant classification, optimized via the Wild Horse Optimization (WHO) algorithm. Objective functions Dice Loss Coefficient and Weighted Cross-Entropy are optimized to enhance segmentation accuracy. Classification of cyst types is performed using a Pyramidal Dilated Convolutional (PDC) network. The method achieves a segmentation accuracy of 98.87%, surpassing existing techniques, thereby promising improved diagnostic accuracy and patient care outcomes.