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Abstract

Introduction

This investigation delves into the diagnosis of COVID-19, using X-ray images generated by way of an effective deep learning model. In terms of assessing the COVID-19 diagnosis learning model, the methods currently employed tend to focus on the accuracy rate level, while neglecting several significant assessment parameters. These parameters, which include precision, sensitivity and specificity, significantly, F1-score, and ROC-AUC influence the performance level of the model. In this paper, we have improved the InceptionResNet and called Enhanced InceptionResNet with restructured parameters termed, “Enhanced InceptionResNet,” which incorporates depth-wise separable convolutions to enhance the efficiency of feature extraction and minimize the consumption of computational resources.

Methods

For this investigation, three residual network (ResNet) models, namely ResNet, InceptionResNet model, and the Enhanced InceptionResNet with restructured parameters, were employed for a medical image classification assignment. The performance of each model was evaluated on a balanced dataset of 2600 X-ray images. The models were subsequently assessed for accuracy and loss, as well subjected to a confusion matrix analysis.

Results

The Enhanced InceptionResNet consistently outperformed ResNet and InceptionResNet in terms of validation and testing accuracy, recall, precision, F1-score, and ROC-AUC demonstrating its superior capacity for identifying pertinent information in the data. In the context of validation and testing accuracy, our Enhanced InceptionResNet repeatedly proved to be more reliable than ResNet, an indication of the former’s capacity for the efficient identification of pertinent information in the data (99.0% and 98.35%, respectively), suggesting enhanced feature extraction capabilities.

Conclusion

The Enhanced InceptionResNet excelled in COVID-19 diagnosis from chest X-rays, surpassing ResNet and Default InceptionResNet in accuracy, precision, and sensitivity. Despite computational demands, it shows promise for medical image classification. Future work should leverage larger datasets, cloud platforms, and hyperparameter optimisation to improve performance, especially for distinguishing normal and pneumonia cases.

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Keywords: X-ray images ; model performance ; AI ; COVID-19 ; Lungs ; machine learning

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