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Reinforcement-based leveraging transfer learning for multiclass optical coherence tomography images classification.

Yawar Abbas¹, Hassan Jalil Hadi², Kamran Aziz³

¹Key Laboratory of Aerospace Information Security and Trusted Computing, Ministry of Education, School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. abbasyawar@whu.edu.cn.

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This study introduces a novel Reinforcement-Based Leveraging Transfer Learning (RBLTL) framework for accurate diagnosis of retinal diseases like Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology and Medical Imaging

Background:

Accurate diagnosis of retinal diseases like Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is critical for preventing vision loss.
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is vital for identifying these conditions, particularly AMD due to its increasing prevalence.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel Reinforcement-Based Leveraging Transfer Learning (RBLTL) framework for enhanced OCT image classification.
To improve the accuracy and generalization of automated diagnosis for retinal diseases.

Main Methods:

Integration of reinforcement Q-learning with transfer learning using pre-trained models (InceptionV3, DenseNet201, InceptionResNetV2).
Dynamic hyperparameter optimization within the RBLTL framework to mitigate overfitting and boost performance.

Main Results:

Achieved high testing accuracies of 98.75%, 98.90%, and 99.20% in multiclass OCT image classification across three scenarios.
Demonstrated the framework's effectiveness in categorizing OCT images for DME and AMD.

Conclusions:

The RBLTL framework offers a reliable and versatile approach for automated medical image classification.
This method has significant implications for improving clinical diagnostics of retinal diseases.