Histological tissue classification with a novel statistical filter-based convolutional neural network.

Deep networks have been of considerable interest in literature and have enabled the solution of recent real-world applications. Due to filters that offer feature extraction, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is recognized as an accurate, efficient and trustworthy deep learning technique for the solution of image-based challenges. The high-performing CNNs are computationally demanding even if they produce good results in a variety of applications. This is because a large number of parameters limit their ability to be reused on central processing units with low performance. To address these limitations, we suggest a novel statistical filter-based CNN (HistStatCNN) for image classification. The convolution kernels of the designed CNN model were initialized by continuous statistical methods. The performance of the proposed filter initialization approach was evaluated on a novel histological dataset and various histopathological benchmark datasets. To prove the efficiency of statistical filters, three unique parameter sets and a mixed parameter set of statistical filters were applied to the designed CNN model for the classification task. According to the results, the accuracy of GoogleNet, ResNet18, ResNet50 and ResNet101 models were 85.56%, 85.24%, 83.59% and 83.79%, respectively. The accuracy was improved by 87.13% by HistStatCNN for the histological data classification task. Moreover, the performance of the proposed filter generation approach was proved by testing on various histopathological benchmark datasets, increasing average accuracy rates. Experimental results validate that the proposed statistical filters enhance the performance of the network with more simple CNN models.

ERS International Virtual Congress 2021: Highlights from the Turkish Thoracic Society Early Career Members.

This review aimed to highlight some important points derived from the presentations of the European Respiratory Society 2021 Virtual International Congress by a committee formed by the Early Career Task Group of the Turkish Thoracic Society. We summarized a wide range of topics including current developments of respiratory diseases and provided an overview of important and striking topics of the congress. Our primary motivation was to give some up-to-date information and new developments discussed during congress especially for the pulmonologists who did not have a chance to follow the congress. This review also committed an opportunity to get an overview of the newest data in the diverse fields of respiratory medicine such as post-coronavirus disease 2019, some new interventional and technologic developments related to respiratory health, and new treatment strategies.

Multi-Class brain normality and abnormality diagnosis using modified Faster R-CNN.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The detection and analysis of brain disorders through medical imaging techniques are extremely important to get treatment on time and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Disorders cause permanent brain damage and alleviate the lifespan. Moreover, the classification of large volumes of medical image data manually by medicine experts is tiring, time-consuming, and prone to errors. This study aims to diagnose brain normality and abnormalities using a novel ResNet50 modified Faster Regions with Convolutional Neural Network(R-CNN) model. The classification task is performed into multiple classes which are hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, and normal. The proposed model both determines the borders of the normal/abnormal parts and classifies them with the highest accuracy. METHODS: To provide a comprehensive performance analysis in the classification problem, Machine Learning(ML) and Deep Learning(DL) techniques were discussed. Artificial Neural Network(ANN), AdaBoost(AB), Decision Tree(DT), Logistic Regression(LR), Naive Bayes(NB), Random Forest(RF), and Support Vector Machine(SVM) were used as ML models. Besides, various Convolutional Neural Network(CNN) models and proposed ResNet50 modified Faster R-CNN model were used as DL models. Methods were validated using a novel brain dataset that contains both normal and abnormal images. RESULTS: Based on results, LR obtained the highest result among ML methods and DenseNet201 obtained the highest results among CNN models with the accuracy of 84.80% and 85.68% for the classification task, respectively. Besides, the accuracy obtained by the proposed model is 99.75%. CONCLUSIONS: Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model has yielded better performance for detection and classification tasks. This artificial intelligence(AI) framework can be utilized as a computer-aided medical decision support system for medical experts.