scholarly journals Ensemble Deep Learning for Cervix Image Selection toward Improving Reliability in Automated Cervical Precancer Screening

Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Guo ◽  
Zhiyun Xue ◽  
Zac Mtema ◽  
Karen Yeates ◽  
Ophira Ginsburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
Digital Camera ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Acceptable Quality ◽  
Cervical Precancer ◽  
One Class Classification ◽  
Learning Architectures

Automated Visual Examination (AVE) is a deep learning algorithm that aims to improve the effectiveness of cervical precancer screening, particularly in low- and medium-resource regions. It was trained on data from a large longitudinal study conducted by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has been shown to accurately identify cervices with early stages of cervical neoplasia for clinical evaluation and treatment. The algorithm processes images of the uterine cervix taken with a digital camera and alerts the user if the woman is a candidate for further evaluation. This requires that the algorithm be presented with images of the cervix, which is the object of interest, of acceptable quality, i.e., in sharp focus, with good illumination, without shadows or other occlusions, and showing the entire squamo-columnar transformation zone. Our prior work has addressed some of these constraints to help discard images that do not meet these criteria. In this work, we present a novel algorithm that determines that the image contains the cervix to a sufficient extent. Non-cervix or other inadequate images could lead to suboptimal or wrong results. Manual removal of such images is labor intensive and time-consuming, particularly in working with large retrospective collections acquired with inadequate quality control. In this work, we present a novel ensemble deep learning method to identify cervix images and non-cervix images in a smartphone-acquired cervical image dataset. The ensemble method combined the assessment of three deep learning architectures, RetinaNet, Deep SVDD, and a customized CNN (Convolutional Neural Network), each using a different strategy to arrive at its decision, i.e., object detection, one-class classification, and binary classification. We examined the performance of each individual architecture and an ensemble of all three architectures. An average accuracy and F-1 score of 91.6% and 0.890, respectively, were achieved on a separate test dataset consisting of more than 30,000 smartphone-captured images.

scholarly journals Using artificial intelligence to assist radiologists in distinguishing COVID-19 from other pulmonary infections

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Yanhong Yang ◽  
Fleming Y.M. Lure ◽  
Hengyuan Miao ◽  
Ziqi Zhang ◽  
Stefan Jaeger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Test Accuracy ◽  
Pulmonary Infections ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Independent Test ◽  
Comparable Performance

Background: Accurate and rapid diagnosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is crucial for timely quarantine and treatment. Purpose: In this study, a deep learning algorithm-based AI model using ResUNet network was developed to evaluate the performance of radiologists with and without AI assistance in distinguishing COVID-19 infected pneumonia patients from other pulmonary infections on CT scans. Methods: For model development and validation, a total number of 694 cases with 111,066 CT slides were retrospectively collected as training data and independent test data in the study. Among them, 118 are confirmed COVID-19 infected pneumonia cases and 576 are other pulmonary infections cases (e.g. tuberculosis cases, common pneumonia cases and non-COVID-19 viral pneumonia cases). The cases were divided into training and testing datasets. The independent test was performed by evaluating and comparing the performance of three radiologists with different years of practice experience in distinguishing COVID-19 infected pneumonia cases with and without the AI assistance. Results: Our final model achieved an overall test accuracy of 0.914 with an area of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of 0.903 in which the sensitivity and specificity are 0.918 and 0.909, respectively. The deep learning-based model then achieved a comparable performance by improving the radiologists’ performance in distinguish COVOD-19 from other pulmonary infections, yielding better average accuracy and sensitivity, from 0.941 to 0.951 and from 0.895 to 0.942, respectively, when compared to radiologists without using AI assistance. Conclusion: A deep learning algorithm-based AI model developed in this study successfully improved radiologists’ performance in distinguishing COVID-19 from other pulmonary infections using chest CT images.

scholarly journals Indoor and Outdoor Fire Localization Using YOLO Algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 2114 (1) ◽  
pp. 012067
Author(s):  
Ruba R. Nori ◽  
Rabah N. Farhan ◽  
Safaa Hussein Abed
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Fire Detection ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Positive Elements ◽  
Image Dataset

Abstract Novel algorithm for fire detection has been introduced. CNN based System localization of fire for real time applications was proposed. Deep learning algorithms shows excellent results in a way that it accuracy reaches very high accuracy for fire image dataset. Yolo is a superior deep learning algorithm that is capable of detect and localize fires in real time. The luck of image dataset force us to limit the system in binary classification test. Proposed model was tested on dataset gathered from the internet. In this article, we built an automated alert system integrating multiple sensors and state-of-the art deep learning algorithms, which have a limited number of false positive elements and which provide our prototype robot with reasonable accuracy in real-time data and as little as possible to track and record fire events as soon as possible.

scholarly journals Automatic Assessment of ASPECTS Using Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using Recurrent Residual Convolutional Neural Network

Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 803
Author(s):  
Luu-Ngoc Do ◽  
Byung Hyun Baek ◽  
Seul Kee Kim ◽  
Hyung-Jeong Yang ◽  
Ilwoo Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
Automatic Assessment ◽  
Anterior Circulation ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Diffusion Weighted

The early detection and rapid quantification of acute ischemic lesions play pivotal roles in stroke management. We developed a deep learning algorithm for the automatic binary classification of the Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomographic Score (ASPECTS) using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in acute stroke patients. Three hundred and ninety DWI datasets with acute anterior circulation stroke were included. A classifier algorithm utilizing a recurrent residual convolutional neural network (RRCNN) was developed for classification between low (1–6) and high (7–10) DWI-ASPECTS groups. The model performance was compared with a pre-trained VGG16, Inception V3, and a 3D convolutional neural network (3DCNN). The proposed RRCNN model demonstrated higher performance than the pre-trained models and 3DCNN with an accuracy of 87.3%, AUC of 0.941, and F1-score of 0.888 for classification between the low and high DWI-ASPECTS groups. These results suggest that the deep learning algorithm developed in this study can provide a rapid assessment of DWI-ASPECTS and may serve as an ancillary tool that can assist physicians in making urgent clinical decisions.

scholarly journals Explainable COVID-19 Detection on Chest X-rays Using an End-to-End Deep Convolutional Neural Network Architecture

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Mohamed Chetoui ◽  
Moulay A. Akhloufi ◽  
Bardia Yousefi ◽  
El Mostafa Bouattane
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Learning Algorithm ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Deep Learning Algorithm ◽  
Binary Model ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Multi Class Classification

The coronavirus pandemic is spreading around the world. Medical imaging modalities such as radiography play an important role in the fight against COVID-19. Deep learning (DL) techniques have been able to improve medical imaging tools and help radiologists to make clinical decisions for the diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis of different diseases. Computer-Aided Diagnostic (CAD) systems can improve work efficiency by precisely delineating infections in chest X-ray (CXR) images, thus facilitating subsequent quantification. CAD can also help automate the scanning process and reshape the workflow with minimal patient contact, providing the best protection for imaging technicians. The objective of this study is to develop a deep learning algorithm to detect COVID-19, pneumonia and normal cases on CXR images. We propose two classifications problems, (i) a binary classification to classify COVID-19 and normal cases and (ii) a multiclass classification for COVID-19, pneumonia and normal. Nine datasets and more than 3200 COVID-19 CXR images are used to assess the efficiency of the proposed technique. The model is trained on a subset of the National Institute of Health (NIH) dataset using swish activation, thus improving the training accuracy to detect COVID-19 and other pneumonia. The models are tested on eight merged datasets and on individual test sets in order to confirm the degree of generalization of the proposed algorithms. An explainability algorithm is also developed to visually show the location of the lung-infected areas detected by the model. Moreover, we provide a detailed analysis of the misclassified images. The obtained results achieve high performances with an Area Under Curve (AUC) of 0.97 for multi-class classification (COVID-19 vs. other pneumonia vs. normal) and 0.98 for the binary model (COVID-19 vs. normal). The average sensitivity and specificity are 0.97 and 0.98, respectively. The sensitivity of the COVID-19 class achieves 0.99. The results outperformed the comparable state-of-the-art models for the detection of COVID-19 on CXR images. The explainability model shows that our model is able to efficiently identify the signs of COVID-19.

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