Deep learning to predict Pulmonary Tuberculosis from Lung Posterior Chest Radiographs
Hanan Sharif
Lahore Garrison University Research Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology · 2023-02
Abstract
Tuberculosis is one of the most dangerous health conditions on the globe. As it affects thehuman body, tuberculosis is an infectious illness. According to the World Health Organization, roughly1.7 million individuals get TB throughout their lifetimes. Pakistan ranks fifth among high-burdennations and is responsible for 61% of the TB burden within the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.Various methods and procedures exist for the early identification of TB. However, all methods andtechniques have their limits. Most currently known approaches for detecting TB rely on model-basedlung segmentation. The primary purpose of the proposed study is to identify pulmonary TB utilisingchest X-ray (Poster Anterior) lung pictures processed using image processing and machine learningmethods. The recommended study introduces a unique model segmentation strategy for TB identification.For classification, CNN and Google Net. Other systems based on deep learning are used. Thebest accuracy attained by the suggested method utilising Google Net on merged datasets was 89.58percent. The recommended study will aid in the detection and accurate diagnosis of TB.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Artificial intelligence
- Deep learning
- Segmentation
- Identification (biology)
- Lung
- Radiography
- Machine learning
- Computer science
- Radiology