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DLAAD-deep learning algorithms assisted diagnosis of chest disease using radiographic medical images
Mosleh Hmoud Al-Adhaileh1, Bayan M Alsharbi2, Theyazn H H Aldhyani3
1Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction:
Viral infections can cause pneumonia, which is difficult to diagnose using chest X-rays due to its similarities with other respiratory conditions. Current pneumonia diagnosis techniques have limited accuracy. Novelty, of this research is developed a application of deep learning algorithms is essential in enhancing the medical infrastructure used in the diagnosis of chest diseases via the integration of modern technologies into medical devices.
Methods:
This study presents a transfer learning approach, using MobileNetV2, VGG-16, and ResNet50V2 to categorize chest disorders via X-ray images, with the objective of improving the efficiency and accuracy of computer-aided diagnostic systems (CADs). This research project examines the suggested transfer learning methodology using a dataset of 5,863 chest X-ray images classified into two categories: pneumonia and normal. The dataset was restructured to 224 × 224 pixels, and augmentation techniques were used during the training of deep learning models to mitigate overfitting in the proposed system. The classification head was subjected to regularization to improve performance. Many performance criteria are typically used to evaluate the effectiveness of the suggested strategies. The performance of MobileNetV2, given its regularized classification head, exceeds that of the previous models.
Results:
The suggested system identifies images as members of the two categories (pneumonia and normal) with 92% accuracy. The suggested technique exhibits superior accuracy as compared to currently available ones regarding the diagnosis the chest diseases.
Discussion:
This system can help enhance the domain of medical imaging and establish a basis for future progress in deep-learning-based diagnostic systems for pulmonary disorders.
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