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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Real-time analysis of urine component concentrations faces accuracy challenges.
  • Automated urinalysis systems are crucial for efficient and reliable diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fully automated dipstick analysis device for urine dry chemistry.
  • To enhance the accuracy of real-time urine component concentration prediction.
  • To optimize a backpropagation (BP) neural network using a whale optimization algorithm (WOA).

Main Methods:

  • An image acquisition system (ESP32S3 chip and GC2145 camera) collected urine test strip images.
  • Image processing and color correction calibrated color data.
  • Kubelka-Munk theory and Beer-Lambert law established correlations between light and concentration.
  • A mathematical model based on least squares method linked colorimetric value and concentration.
  • WOA optimized the BP neural network's weights and thresholds for improved prediction.

Main Results:

  • The developed WOA-BP neural network model demonstrated high precision and accuracy.
  • Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and R-squared (R²) for predicted versus actual urine protein values were 3.1415, 4.328, and approximately 1, respectively.
  • The system effectively predicted urine component concentrations in real time.

Conclusions:

  • The automated dipstick analysis device combined with WOA-optimized BP neural network offers a robust solution for accurate real-time urine analysis.
  • This approach significantly improves the prediction accuracy of urine component concentrations.
  • The study highlights the potential of AI-driven methods in automated clinical diagnostics.