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The development of aberrant brain cells, some of which may turn cancerous, is known as a brain tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are the most common technique for finding brain tumors. Information about the aberrant tissue growth in the brain is discernible from the MRI scans. In numerous research papers, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms are used to detect brain tumors. It takes extremely little time to forecast a brain tumor when these algorithms are applied to MRI pictures, and better accuracy makes it easier to treat patients. The radiologist can make speedy decisions because of this forecast. The proposed work creates a hybrid convolution neural networks (CNN) model using CNN for feature extraction and logistic regression (LR). The pre-trained model visual geometry group 16 (VGG16) is used for the extraction of features. To reduce the complexity and parameters to train we eliminated the last eight layers of VGG16. From this transformed model the features are extracted in the form of a vector array. These features fed into different machine learning classifiers like support vector machine (SVM), naïve bayes (NB), LR, extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), AdaBoost, and random forest for training and testing. The performance of different classifiers is compared. The CNN-LR hybrid combination outperformed the remaining classifiers. The evaluation measures such as recall, precision, F1-score, and accuracy of the proposed CNN-LR model are 94%, 94%, 94%, and 91% respectively.
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The growth of abnormal cells in the brain’s tissue causes brain tumors. Brain tumors are considered one of the most dangerous disorders in children and adults. It develops quickly, and the patient’s survival prospects are slim if not appropriately treated. Proper treatment planning and precise diagnoses are essential to improving a patient’s life expectancy. Brain tumors are mainly diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As part of a convolution neural network (CNN)-based illustration, an architecture containing five convolution layers, five max-pooling layers, a Flatten layer, and two dense layers has been proposed for detecting brain tumors from MRI images. The proposed model includes an automatic feature extractor, modified hidden layer architecture, and activation function. Several test cases were performed, and the proposed model achieved 98.6% accuracy and 97.8% precision score with a low cross-entropy rate. Compared with other approaches such as adjacent feature propagation network (AFPNet), mask region-based CNN (mask RCNN), YOLOv5, and Fourier CNN (FCNN), the proposed model has performed better in detecting brain tumors.
This document presents a model to detect and classify brain tumors using watershed algorithm for image segmentation and convolutional neural networks (CNN). The model takes MRI images as input, pre-processes the images by converting them to grayscale and removing noise, then uses watershed algorithm for image segmentation and CNN for tumor classification. The CNN architecture achieves classification of three tumor types. Previous related works that also used deep learning methods for brain tumor detection and classification are discussed. The proposed system methodology involves inputting MRI images, pre-processing, segmentation using watershed algorithm, and classification of tumorous vs non-tumorous cells using CNN.
This document reviews various automated techniques that have been developed for brain tumor detection. It summarizes research done by several researchers on methods like sequential floating forward selection, color coding schemes using brain atlases, neural networks, region growing segmentation combined with area calculation, symmetry analysis of tumor areas in MRI images, and combining clustering and classification algorithms. The paper concludes that image segmentation plays an important role in medical applications like tumor diagnosis and that more robust techniques are needed for high accuracy and reliability.
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This document summarizes several studies that evaluated various machine learning techniques for detecting brain tumors using medical imaging data. It finds that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) consistently achieved the highest accuracy rates, ranging from 79-97.7%. The document reviews studies applying techniques like K-means clustering, support vector machines, random forests, and CNNs to datasets from sources like the UCI repository and hospitals. Most accurate were CNN models, with some achieving over 90% accuracy at detecting brain tumors in MRI images. The document concludes CNNs have demonstrated great effectiveness in medical applications like bioinformatics and brain tumor detection.
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Deep learning (DL) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) used in several sectors, such as cybersecurity, finance, marketing, automated vehicles, and medicine. Due to the advancement of computer performance, DL has become very successful. In recent years, it has processed large amounts of data, and achieved good results, especially in image analysis such as segmentation and classification. Manual evaluation of tumors, based on medical images, requires expensive human labor and can easily lead to misdiagnosis of tumors. Researchers are interested in using DL algorithms for automatic tumor diagnosis. convolutional neural network (CNN) is one such algorithm. It is suitable for medical image classification tasks. In this paper, we will focus on the development of four sequential CNN models to classify brain tumors in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. We followed two steps, the first being data preprocessing and the second being automatic classification of preprocessed images using CNN. The experiments were conducted on a dataset of 3,000 MRI images, divided into two classes: tumor and normal. We obtained a good accuracy of 98,27%, which outperforms other existing models.
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This document summarizes research on using machine learning algorithms to predict Alzheimer's disease. It discusses collecting data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database and preprocessing MRI images. Feature extraction is performed using techniques like volume and thickness measurements. Machine learning models like CNNs and SVMs are trained on the data and tested to distinguish between patient groups and predict progression. The research aims to more accurately diagnose Alzheimer's at earlier stages by combining clinical assessments with structural neuroimaging data and machine learning. Accuracy of over 90% was achieved in some cases at distinguishing between patient classifications like AD vs normal control.
BRAIN TUMOR DETECTION USING CNN & ML TECHNIQUESIRJET Journal
1) The document proposes two methods for detecting brain tumors using MRI images - one using traditional machine learning classifiers after segmentation with FCM and feature extraction, and one using a convolutional neural network.
2) For the first method, MRI images undergo preprocessing like skull stripping and noise removal before segmentation with Fuzzy C-Means clustering and morphological operations. Features are then extracted and classified with models like KNN, logistic regression, random forest.
3) For the second method, a 5-layer CNN is used to directly classify tumor images. The CNN includes convolutional, max pooling, flatten, and dense layers to reduce parameters and detect tumors with 92.42% accuracy.
Hybrid model for detection of brain tumor using convolution neural networksCSITiaesprime
The development of aberrant brain cells, some of which may turn cancerous, is known as a brain tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are the most common technique for finding brain tumors. Information about the aberrant tissue growth in the brain is discernible from the MRI scans. In numerous research papers, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms are used to detect brain tumors. It takes extremely little time to forecast a brain tumor when these algorithms are applied to MRI pictures, and better accuracy makes it easier to treat patients. The radiologist can make speedy decisions because of this forecast. The proposed work creates a hybrid convolution neural networks (CNN) model using CNN for feature extraction and logistic regression (LR). The pre-trained model visual geometry group 16 (VGG16) is used for the extraction of features. To reduce the complexity and parameters to train we eliminated the last eight layers of VGG16. From this transformed model the features are extracted in the form of a vector array. These features fed into different machine learning classifiers like support vector machine (SVM), naïve bayes (NB), LR, extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), AdaBoost, and random forest for training and testing. The performance of different classifiers is compared. The CNN-LR hybrid combination outperformed the remaining classifiers. The evaluation measures such as recall, precision, F1-score, and accuracy of the proposed CNN-LR model are 94%, 94%, 94%, and 91% respectively.
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This document presents a model to detect and classify brain tumors using watershed algorithm for image segmentation and convolutional neural networks (CNN). The model takes MRI images as input, pre-processes the images by converting them to grayscale and removing noise, then uses watershed algorithm for image segmentation and CNN for tumor classification. The CNN architecture achieves classification of three tumor types. Previous related works that also used deep learning methods for brain tumor detection and classification are discussed. The proposed system methodology involves inputting MRI images, pre-processing, segmentation using watershed algorithm, and classification of tumorous vs non-tumorous cells using CNN.
This document reviews various automated techniques that have been developed for brain tumor detection. It summarizes research done by several researchers on methods like sequential floating forward selection, color coding schemes using brain atlases, neural networks, region growing segmentation combined with area calculation, symmetry analysis of tumor areas in MRI images, and combining clustering and classification algorithms. The paper concludes that image segmentation plays an important role in medical applications like tumor diagnosis and that more robust techniques are needed for high accuracy and reliability.
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This document summarizes several studies that evaluated various machine learning techniques for detecting brain tumors using medical imaging data. It finds that convolutional neural networks (CNNs) consistently achieved the highest accuracy rates, ranging from 79-97.7%. The document reviews studies applying techniques like K-means clustering, support vector machines, random forests, and CNNs to datasets from sources like the UCI repository and hospitals. Most accurate were CNN models, with some achieving over 90% accuracy at detecting brain tumors in MRI images. The document concludes CNNs have demonstrated great effectiveness in medical applications like bioinformatics and brain tumor detection.
Brain tumor classification in magnetic resonance imaging images using convol...IJECEIAES
Deep learning (DL) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) used in several sectors, such as cybersecurity, finance, marketing, automated vehicles, and medicine. Due to the advancement of computer performance, DL has become very successful. In recent years, it has processed large amounts of data, and achieved good results, especially in image analysis such as segmentation and classification. Manual evaluation of tumors, based on medical images, requires expensive human labor and can easily lead to misdiagnosis of tumors. Researchers are interested in using DL algorithms for automatic tumor diagnosis. convolutional neural network (CNN) is one such algorithm. It is suitable for medical image classification tasks. In this paper, we will focus on the development of four sequential CNN models to classify brain tumors in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. We followed two steps, the first being data preprocessing and the second being automatic classification of preprocessed images using CNN. The experiments were conducted on a dataset of 3,000 MRI images, divided into two classes: tumor and normal. We obtained a good accuracy of 98,27%, which outperforms other existing models.
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This document summarizes research on using machine learning algorithms to predict Alzheimer's disease. It discusses collecting data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative database and preprocessing MRI images. Feature extraction is performed using techniques like volume and thickness measurements. Machine learning models like CNNs and SVMs are trained on the data and tested to distinguish between patient groups and predict progression. The research aims to more accurately diagnose Alzheimer's at earlier stages by combining clinical assessments with structural neuroimaging data and machine learning. Accuracy of over 90% was achieved in some cases at distinguishing between patient classifications like AD vs normal control.
BRAIN TUMOR DETECTION USING CNN & ML TECHNIQUESIRJET Journal
1) The document proposes two methods for detecting brain tumors using MRI images - one using traditional machine learning classifiers after segmentation with FCM and feature extraction, and one using a convolutional neural network.
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3) For the second method, a 5-layer CNN is used to directly classify tumor images. The CNN includes convolutional, max pooling, flatten, and dense layers to reduce parameters and detect tumors with 92.42% accuracy.
Glioblastomas brain tumour segmentation based on convolutional neural network...IJECEIAES
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Brain Tumor Detection and Segmentation using UNETIRJET Journal
This document discusses brain tumor detection and segmentation using the UNET model. It analyzes previous research on brain tumor segmentation techniques and their limitations. The proposed method uses the BraTS 2020 dataset containing 369 MRI images for training and 125 for testing. It develops a 3D UNET model for multimodal brain tumor segmentation. The model generates 3D outputs and achieves 98.5% accuracy in segmenting whole, core and enhancing tumors.
Development of Computational Tool for Lung Cancer Prediction Using Data MiningEditor IJCATR
The requirement for computerization of detection of lung cancer disease arises ever since recent-techniques which involve
manual-examination of the blood smear as the first step toward diagnosis. This is quite time-consuming, and their accurateness depends
upon the ability of operator's. So, prevention of lung cancer is very essential. This paper has surveyed various techniques used by previous
authors like ANN (Artificial Neural Network), image processing, LDA (Linear Dependent Analysis), SOM (Self Organizing Map) etc.
IRJET- A Study on Brain Tumor Detection Algorithms for MRI ImagesIRJET Journal
This document discusses algorithms for detecting brain tumors in MRI images. It begins with an abstract that outlines the key stages of brain tumor detection using image processing techniques: pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, and classification. It then reviews several existing techniques for brain tumor segmentation and classification, noting their advantages and limitations. Specifically, it examines algorithms using Bayesian techniques, neural networks, clustering, and deep learning. The document proposes using a Spearman algorithm for segmentation combined with a convolutional neural network classifier to overcome limitations of other methods and provide more accurate tumor detection.
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Brain tumor detection using Region-based Convolutional Neural Network and PSOIRJET Journal
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2. The study segments tumors from MRI images using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and achieves the highest accuracy by combining PSO with R-CNN.
3. Fourteen related works on brain tumor detection and classification using techniques like convolutional neural networks, Gaussian filters, and clustering algorithms are also summarized.
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This document summarizes a research paper on detecting brain tumors using deep learning techniques. It discusses how convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can be applied to MRI images to detect the presence of brain tumors and classify their types. The paper reviews previous work on brain tumor detection using traditional image processing and machine learning methods. It then describes the methodology used in the proposed research, which involves preprocessing MRI images, extracting features using CNN layers, and classifying tumors. The architecture of the proposed CNN model and the various modules in the brain tumor detection system are outlined. The conclusions discuss the role of image segmentation and data augmentation in medical image analysis for brain tumor detection.
Alzheimer S Disease Brain MRI Classification Challenges And InsightsJoe Andelija
This study examines challenges in classifying Alzheimer's disease from brain MRI scans. The researchers tested different methods for splitting data into training and test sets, including splitting by patient and by visit history. When data was split randomly by MRI, models achieved high accuracy but may have overfit to individual patients. Splitting by patient or visit history led to lower accuracy, suggesting room for improvement in developing models that generalize. The researchers used all available MRI data from the ADNI dataset and explored both 2D and 3D neural networks to classify scans as normal, MCI or Alzheimer's.
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Diagnosis of brain cancer using existing imaging techniques, e.g., Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is shrouded with various degrees of challenges. At present, there are very few significant research models focusing on introducing some novel and unique solutions towards such problems of detection. Moreover, existing techniques are found to have lesser accuracy as compared to other detection schemes. Therefore, the proposed paper presents a framework that introduces a series of simple and computationally cost-effective techniques that have assisted in leveraging the accuracy level to a very higher degree. The proposed framework takes the input image and subjects it to non-conventional segmentation mechanism followed by optimizing the performance using directed acyclic graph, Bayesian Network, and neural network. The study outcome of the proposed system shows the significantly higher degree of accuracy in detection performance as compared to frequently existing approaches.
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IRJET - Detection of Heamorrhage in Brain using Deep LearningIRJET Journal
This document presents a method for detecting hemorrhage in brain CT scans using deep learning. It begins with an introduction to brain hemorrhage and the need for automated detection. Previous related work using various segmentation and classification methods is summarized. Deep learning is identified as a promising technique due to its ability to extract complex features from images. The proposed method uses a convolutional neural network model with several convolutional, max pooling, dropout and dense layers to classify brain CT scans as either normal or hemorrhagic. The model is trained on 180 images and tested on 20 images, achieving an accuracy of 94.4% at predicting hemorrhage. The method provides a fast and automated way to detect hemorrhage in brain CT scans to help
IRJET- Brain Tumor Detection using Convolutional Neural NetworkIRJET Journal
This document summarizes research on using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to detect brain tumors from MRI images. It begins with an abstract describing how earlier tumor detection was done manually by doctors, which took more time and was sometimes inaccurate. CNN models provide quicker and more precise results. The document then reviews several existing techniques for brain tumor segmentation and classification, noting their advantages and limitations. It proposes using a CNN-based classifier to overcome these limitations by comparing trained and test data to get the best results. Key steps in tumor detection using image processing techniques are described as image pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, and classification.
Because of the rapid growth in technology breakthroughs, including
multimedia and cell phones, Telugu character recognition (TCR) has recently
become a popular study area. It is still necessary to construct automated and
intelligent online TCR models, even if many studies have focused on offline
TCR models. The Telugu character dataset construction and validation using
an Inception and ResNet-based model are presented. The collection of 645
letters in the dataset includes 18 Achus, 38 Hallus, 35 Othulu, 34×16
Guninthamulu, and 10 Ankelu. The proposed technique aims to efficiently
recognize and identify distinctive Telugu characters online. This model's main
pre-processing steps to achieve its goals include normalization, smoothing,
and interpolation. Improved recognition performance can be attained by using
stochastic gradient descent (SGD) to optimize the model's hyperparameters.
Scientific workload execution on a distributed computing platform such as a
cloud environment is time-consuming and expensive. The scientific workload
has task dependencies with different service level agreement (SLA)
prerequisites at different levels. Existing workload scheduling (WS) designs
are not efficient in assuring SLA at the task level. Alongside, induces higher
costs as the majority of scheduling mechanisms reduce either time or energy.
In reducing, cost both energy and makespan must be optimized together for
allocating resources. No prior work has considered optimizing energy and
processing time together in meeting task level SLA requirements. This paper
presents task level energy and performance assurance-workload scheduling
(TLEPA-WS) algorithm for the distributed computing environment. The
TLEPA-WS guarantees energy minimization with the performance
requirement of the parallel application under a distributed computational
environment. Experiment results show a significant reduction in using energy
and makespan; thereby reducing the cost of workload execution in comparison
with various standard workload execution models.
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Medical imaging is a technique which is used to expose the interior part of the body, to diagnose the diseases and to treat them as well. Different modalities are used to process the medical images. It helps the human specialists to make diagnosis ailments. In this paper, we surveyed segmentation on the spinal cord images using different techniques such as Data mining, Support vector machine, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm which are applied to find the disorders and syndromes affected in the spinal cord system. As a result, we have gained knowledge in an identified disarrays and ailments affected in lumbar vertebra, thoracolumbar vertebra and spinal canal. Finally how the Disc Similarity Index values are generated in each method is also analysed.
This document outlines a project on brain tumor detection and diagnosis using convolutional neural networks. It discusses the objective of outlining current automatic segmentation techniques using CNNs. It then provides an introduction on the importance of accurate brain tumor segmentation for diagnosis and treatment. The remaining sections cover literature reviews on CNN segmentation methods, the overall architecture and working principles, applications and the future scope of this area of research.
A Review Paper on Automated Brain Tumor DetectionIRJET Journal
This document reviews several studies that used deep learning techniques to detect brain tumors using MRI images. It summarizes key papers that used algorithms like VGG-16, ResNet, Inception, Fast R-CNN and more. VGG-16 achieved accuracies of 75.18-89.45% for detecting glioma, meningioma and pituitary tumors. ResNet-50 and Inception-V3 also performed well with 96% accuracy. Later papers compared methods like AlexNet, GoogleNet and ResNet, with VGG-16 achieving the highest accuracy of 98.69%. More recent multi-channel approaches using DenseNet201, ResNet-50 and SRN obtained 98.31% accuracy. Overall, deep learning has shown good results for brain
A review on detecting brain tumors using deep learning and magnetic resonanc...IJECEIAES
Early detection and treatment in the medical field offer a critical opportunity to survive people. However, the brain has a significant role in human life as it handles most human body activities. Accurate diagnosis of brain tumors dramatically helps speed up the patient's recovery and the cost of treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a commonly used technique due to the massive progress of artificial intelligence in medicine, machine learning, and recently, deep learning has shown significant results in detecting brain tumors. This review paper is a comprehensive article suitable as a starting point for researchers to demonstrate essential aspects of using deep learning in diagnosing brain tumors. More specifically, it has been restricted to only detecting brain tumors (binary classification as normal or tumor) using MRI datasets in 2020 and 2021. In addition, the paper presents the frequently used datasets, convolutional neural network architectures (standard and designed), and transfer learning techniques. The crucial limitations of applying the deep learning approach, including a lack of datasets, overfitting, and vanishing gradient problems, are also discussed. Finally, alternative solutions for these limitations are obtained.
11.texture feature based analysis of segmenting soft tissues from brain ct im...Alexander Decker
This document describes a study that used texture feature analysis and a bidirectional associative memory (BAM) type artificial neural network to segment normal and tumor tissues from brain CT images. Gray level co-occurrence matrix features were extracted from 80 CT images of normal, benign and malignant tumors. The most discriminative features were selected using t-tests and used to train the BAM network classifier to segment tissues in the images. The proposed method provided accurate segmentation of normal and tumor regions, especially small tumors, in an efficient and fast manner with less computational time compared to other methods.
Brain tumor detection using Region-based Convolutional Neural Network and PSOIRJET Journal
1. The document describes a study that uses deep learning algorithms like Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (R-CNN) and DenseNet to detect and classify brain tumors in MRI images with high accuracy.
2. The study segments tumors from MRI images using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and achieves the highest accuracy by combining PSO with R-CNN.
3. Fourteen related works on brain tumor detection and classification using techniques like convolutional neural networks, Gaussian filters, and clustering algorithms are also summarized.
Survey on “Brain Tumor Detection Using Deep LearningIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a research paper on detecting brain tumors using deep learning techniques. It discusses how convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can be applied to MRI images to detect the presence of brain tumors and classify their types. The paper reviews previous work on brain tumor detection using traditional image processing and machine learning methods. It then describes the methodology used in the proposed research, which involves preprocessing MRI images, extracting features using CNN layers, and classifying tumors. The architecture of the proposed CNN model and the various modules in the brain tumor detection system are outlined. The conclusions discuss the role of image segmentation and data augmentation in medical image analysis for brain tumor detection.
Alzheimer S Disease Brain MRI Classification Challenges And InsightsJoe Andelija
This study examines challenges in classifying Alzheimer's disease from brain MRI scans. The researchers tested different methods for splitting data into training and test sets, including splitting by patient and by visit history. When data was split randomly by MRI, models achieved high accuracy but may have overfit to individual patients. Splitting by patient or visit history led to lower accuracy, suggesting room for improvement in developing models that generalize. The researchers used all available MRI data from the ADNI dataset and explored both 2D and 3D neural networks to classify scans as normal, MCI or Alzheimer's.
A novel framework for efficient identification of brain cancer region from br...IJECEIAES
Diagnosis of brain cancer using existing imaging techniques, e.g., Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is shrouded with various degrees of challenges. At present, there are very few significant research models focusing on introducing some novel and unique solutions towards such problems of detection. Moreover, existing techniques are found to have lesser accuracy as compared to other detection schemes. Therefore, the proposed paper presents a framework that introduces a series of simple and computationally cost-effective techniques that have assisted in leveraging the accuracy level to a very higher degree. The proposed framework takes the input image and subjects it to non-conventional segmentation mechanism followed by optimizing the performance using directed acyclic graph, Bayesian Network, and neural network. The study outcome of the proposed system shows the significantly higher degree of accuracy in detection performance as compared to frequently existing approaches.
Breast cancer detection using ensemble of convolutional neural networksIJECEIAES
Early detection leading to timely treatment in the initial stages of cancer may decrease the breast cancer death rate. We propose deep learning techniques along with image processing for the detection of tumors. The availability of online datasets and advances in graphical processing units (GPU) have promoted the application of deep learning models for the detection of breast cancer. In this paper, deep learning models using convolutional neural network (CNN) have been built to automatically classify mammograms into benign and malignant. Issues like overfitting and dataset imbalance are overcome. Experimentation has been done on two publicly available datasets, namely mammographic image analysis society (MIAS) database and digital database for screening mammography (DDSM). Robustness of the models is accomplished by merging the datasets. In our experimentation, MatConvNet has achieved an accuracy of 94.2% on the merged dataset, performing the best amongst all the CNN models used individually. Hungarian optimization algorithm is employed for selection of individual CNN models to form an ensemble. Ensemble of CNN models led to an improved performance, resulting in an accuracy of 95.7%.
IRJET - Detection of Heamorrhage in Brain using Deep LearningIRJET Journal
This document presents a method for detecting hemorrhage in brain CT scans using deep learning. It begins with an introduction to brain hemorrhage and the need for automated detection. Previous related work using various segmentation and classification methods is summarized. Deep learning is identified as a promising technique due to its ability to extract complex features from images. The proposed method uses a convolutional neural network model with several convolutional, max pooling, dropout and dense layers to classify brain CT scans as either normal or hemorrhagic. The model is trained on 180 images and tested on 20 images, achieving an accuracy of 94.4% at predicting hemorrhage. The method provides a fast and automated way to detect hemorrhage in brain CT scans to help
IRJET- Brain Tumor Detection using Convolutional Neural NetworkIRJET Journal
This document summarizes research on using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to detect brain tumors from MRI images. It begins with an abstract describing how earlier tumor detection was done manually by doctors, which took more time and was sometimes inaccurate. CNN models provide quicker and more precise results. The document then reviews several existing techniques for brain tumor segmentation and classification, noting their advantages and limitations. It proposes using a CNN-based classifier to overcome these limitations by comparing trained and test data to get the best results. Key steps in tumor detection using image processing techniques are described as image pre-processing, segmentation, feature extraction, and classification.
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Because of the rapid growth in technology breakthroughs, including
multimedia and cell phones, Telugu character recognition (TCR) has recently
become a popular study area. It is still necessary to construct automated and
intelligent online TCR models, even if many studies have focused on offline
TCR models. The Telugu character dataset construction and validation using
an Inception and ResNet-based model are presented. The collection of 645
letters in the dataset includes 18 Achus, 38 Hallus, 35 Othulu, 34×16
Guninthamulu, and 10 Ankelu. The proposed technique aims to efficiently
recognize and identify distinctive Telugu characters online. This model's main
pre-processing steps to achieve its goals include normalization, smoothing,
and interpolation. Improved recognition performance can be attained by using
stochastic gradient descent (SGD) to optimize the model's hyperparameters.
Scientific workload execution on a distributed computing platform such as a
cloud environment is time-consuming and expensive. The scientific workload
has task dependencies with different service level agreement (SLA)
prerequisites at different levels. Existing workload scheduling (WS) designs
are not efficient in assuring SLA at the task level. Alongside, induces higher
costs as the majority of scheduling mechanisms reduce either time or energy.
In reducing, cost both energy and makespan must be optimized together for
allocating resources. No prior work has considered optimizing energy and
processing time together in meeting task level SLA requirements. This paper
presents task level energy and performance assurance-workload scheduling
(TLEPA-WS) algorithm for the distributed computing environment. The
TLEPA-WS guarantees energy minimization with the performance
requirement of the parallel application under a distributed computational
environment. Experiment results show a significant reduction in using energy
and makespan; thereby reducing the cost of workload execution in comparison
with various standard workload execution models.
Investigating human subjects is the goal of predicting human emotions in the
real world scenario. A significant number of psychological effects require
(feelings) to be produced, directly releasing human emotions. The
development of effect theory leads one to believe that one must be aware of
one's sentiments and emotions to forecast one's behavior. The proposed line
of inquiry focuses on developing a reliable model incorporating
neurophysiological data into actual feelings. Any change in emotional affect
will directly elicit a response in the body's physiological systems. This
approach is named after the notion of Gaussian mixture models (GMM). The
statistical reaction following data processing, quantitative findings on emotion
labels, and coincidental responses with training samples all directly impact the
outcomes that are accomplished. In terms of statistical parameters such as
population mean and standard deviation, the suggested method is evaluated
compared to a technique considered to be state-of-the-art. The proposed
system determines an individual's emotional state after a minimum of 6
iterative learning using the Gaussian expectation-maximization (GEM)
statistical model, in which the iterations tend to continue to zero error. Perhaps
each of these improves predictions while simultaneously increasing the
amount of value extracted.
Early diagnosis of cancers is a major requirement for patients and a
complicated job for the oncologist. If it is diagnosed early, it could have made
the patient more likely to live. For a few decades, fuzzy logic emerged as an
emphatic technique in the identification of diseases like different types of
cancers. The recognition of cancer diseases mostly operated with inexactness,
inaccuracy, and vagueness. This paper aims to design the fuzzy expert system
(FES) and its implementation for the detection of prostate cancer. Specifically,
prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate volume (PV), age, and percentage
free PSA (%FPSA) are used to determine prostate cancer risk (PCR), while
PCR serves as an output parameter. Mamdani fuzzy inference method is used
to calculate a range of PCR. The system provides a scale of risk of prostate
cancer and clears the path for the oncologist to determine whether their
patients need a biopsy. This system is fast as it requires minimum calculation
and hence comparatively less time which reduces mortality and morbidity and
is more reliable than other economic systems and can be frequently used by
doctors.
Class imbalance is a pervasive issue in the field of disease classification from
medical images. It is necessary to balance out the class distribution while training a model. However, in the case of rare medical diseases, images from affected
patients are much harder to come by compared to images from non-affected
patients, resulting in unwanted class imbalance. Various processes of tackling
class imbalance issues have been explored so far, each having its fair share of
drawbacks. In this research, we propose an outlier detection based image classification technique which can handle even the most extreme case of class imbalance. We have utilized a dataset of malaria parasitized and uninfected cells. An
autoencoder model titled AnoMalNet is trained with only the uninfected cell images at the beginning and then used to classify both the affected and non-affected
cell images by thresholding a loss value. We have achieved an accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score of 98.49%, 97.07%, 100%, and 98.52% respectively,
performing better than large deep learning models and other published works.
As our proposed approach can provide competitive results without needing the
disease-positive samples during training, it should prove to be useful in binary
disease classification on imbalanced datasets.
Recently, plant identification has become an active trend due to encouraging
results achieved in plant species detection and plant classification fields
among numerous available plants using deep learning methods. Therefore,
plant classification analysis is performed in this work to address the problem
of accurate plant species detection in the presence of multiple leaves together,
flowers, and noise. Thus, a convolutional neural network based deep feature
learning and classification (CNN-DFLC) model is designed to analyze
patterns of plant leaves and perform classification using generated finegrained feature weights. The proposed CNN-DFLC model precisely estimates
which the given image belongs to which plant species. Several layers and
blocks are utilized to design the proposed CNN-DFLC model. Fine-grained
feature weights are obtained using convolutional and pooling layers. The
obtained feature maps in training are utilized to predict labels and model
performance is tested on the Vietnam plant image (VPN-200) dataset. This
dataset consists of a total number of 20,000 images and testing results are
achieved in terms of classification accuracy, precision, recall, and other
performance metrics. The mean classification accuracy obtained using the
proposed CNN-DFLC model is 96.42% considering all 200 classes from the
VPN-200 dataset.
Big data as a service (BDaaS) platform is widely used by various
organizations for handling and processing the high volume of data generated
from different internet of things (IoT) devices. Data generated from these IoT
devices are kept in the form of big data with the help of cloud computing
technology. Researchers are putting efforts into providing a more secure and
protected access environment for the data available on the cloud. In order to
create a safe, distributed, and decentralised environment in the cloud,
blockchain technology has emerged as a useful tool. In this research paper, we
have proposed a system that uses blockchain technology as a tool to regulate
data access that is provided by BDaaS platforms. We are securing the access
policy of data by using a modified form of ciphertext policy-attribute based
encryption (CP-ABE) technique with the help of blockchain technology. For
secure data access in BDaaS, algorithms have been created using a mix of CPABE with blockchain technology. Proposed smart contract algorithms are
implemented using Eclipse 7.0 IDE and the cloud environment has been
simulated on CloudSim tool. Results of key generation time, encryption time,
and decryption time has been calculated and compared with access control
mechanism without blockchain technology.
Internet of things (IoT) has become one of the eminent phenomena in human
life along with its collaboration with wireless sensor networks (WSNs), due
to enormous growth in the domain; there has been a demand to address the
various issues regarding it such as energy consumption, redundancy, and
overhead. Data aggregation (DA) is considered as the basic mechanism to
minimize the energy efficiency and communication overhead; however,
security plays an important role where node security is essential due to the
volatile nature of WSN. Thus, we design and develop proximate node aware
secure data aggregation (PNA-SDA). In the PNA-SDA mechanism, additional
data is used to secure the original data, and further information is shared with
the proximate node; moreover, further security is achieved by updating the
state each time. Moreover, the node that does not have updated information is
considered as the compromised node and discarded. PNA-SDA is evaluated
considering the different parameters like average energy consumption, and
average deceased node; also, comparative analysis is carried out with the
existing model in terms of throughput and correct packet identification.
Drones provide an alternative progression in protection submissions since
they are capable of conducting autonomous seismic investigations. Recent
advancement in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication is an internet
of a drone combined with 5G networks. Because of the quick utilization of
rapidly progressed registering frameworks besides 5G officialdoms, the
information from the user is consistently refreshed and pooled. Thus, safety
or confidentiality is vital among clients, and a proficient substantiation
methodology utilizing a vigorous sanctuary key. Conventional procedures
ensure a few restrictions however taking care of the assault arrangements in
information transmission over the internet of drones (IOD) environmental
frameworks. A unique hyperelliptical curve (HEC) cryptographically based
validation system is proposed to provide protected data facilities among
drones. The proposed method has been compared with the existing methods
in terms of packet loss rate, computational cost, and delay and thereby
provides better insight into efficient and secure communication. Finally, the
simulation results show that our strategy is efficient in both computation and
communication.
Monitoring behavior, numerous actions, or any such information is considered
as surveillance and is done for information gathering, influencing, managing,
or directing purposes. Citizens employ surveillance to safeguard their
communities. Governments do this for the purposes of intelligence collection,
including espionage, crime prevention, the defense of a method, a person, a
group, or an item; or the investigation of criminal activity. Using an internet
of things (IoT) rover, the area will be secured with better secrecy and
efficiency instead of humans, will provide an additional safety step. In this
paper, there is a discussion about an IoT rover for remote surveillance based
around a Raspberry Pi microprocessor which will be able to monitor a
closed/open space. This rover will allow safer survey operations and would
help to reduce the risks involved with it.
In a world where climate change looms large the spotlight often shines on
greenhouse gases, but the shadow of man-made aerosols should not be
underestimated. These tiny particles play a pivotal role in disrupting Earth's
radiative equilibrium, yet many mysteries surround their influence on various
physical aspects of our planet. The root of these mysteries lies in the limited
data we have on aerosol sources, formation processes, conversion dynamics,
and collection methods. Aerosols, composed of particulate matter (PM),
sulfates, and nitrates, hold significant sway across the hemisphere. Accurate
measurement demands the refinement of in-situ, satellite, and ground-based
techniques. As aerosols interact intricately with the environment, their full
impact remains an enigma. Enter a groundbreaking study in Morocco that
dared to compare an internet of thing (IoT) system with satellite-based
atmospheric models, with a focus on fine particles below 10 and 2.5
micrometers in diameter. The initial results, particularly in regions abundant
with extraction pits, shed light on the IoT system's potential to decode
aerosols' role in the grand narrative of climate change. These findings inspire
hope as we confront the formidable global challenge of climate change.
The use of technology has a significant impact to reduce the consequences of
accidents. Sensors, small components that detect interactions experienced by
various components, play a crucial role in this regard. This study focuses on
how the MPU6050 sensor module can be used to detect the movement of
people who are falling, defined as the inability of the lower body, including
the hips and feet, to support the body effectively. An airbag system is
proposed to reduce the impact of a fall. The data processing method in this
study involves the use of a threshold value to identify falling motion. The
results of the study have identified a threshold value for falling motion,
including an acceleration relative (AR) value of less than or equal to 0.38 g,
an angle slope of more than or equal to 40 degrees, and an angular velocity
of more than or equal to 30 °/s. The airbag system is designed to inflate
faster than the time of impact, with a gas flow rate of 0.04876 m3
/s and an
inflating time of 0.05 s. The overall system has a specificity value of 100%,
a sensitivity of 85%, and an accuracy of 94%.
The fundamental principle of the paper is that the soil moisture sensor obtains
the moisture content level of the soil sample. The water pump is automatically
activated if the moisture content is insufficient, which causes water to flow
into the soil. The water pump is immediately turned off when the moisture
content is high enough. Smart home, smart city, smart transportation, and
smart farming are just a few of the new intelligent ideas that internet of things
(IoT) includes. The goal of this method is to increase productivity and
decrease manual labour among farmers. In this paper, we present a system for
monitoring and regulating water flow that employs a soil moisture sensor to
keep track of soil moisture content as well as the land’s water level to keep
track of and regulate the amount of water supplied to the plant. The device
also includes an automated led lighting system.
In order to provide sensing services to low-powered IoT devices, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) organize specialized transducers into networks. Energy usage is one of the most important design concerns in WSN because it is very hard to replace or recharge the batteries in sensor nodes. For an energy-constrained network, the clustering technique is crucial in preserving battery life. By strategically selecting a cluster head (CH), a network's load can be balanced, resulting in decreased energy usage and extended system life. Although clustering has been predominantly used in the literature, the concept of chain-based clustering has not yet been explored. As a result, in this paper, we employ a chain-based clustering architecture for data dissemination in the network. Furthermore, for CH selection, we employ the coati optimisation algorithm, which was recently proposed and has demonstrated significant improvement over other optimization algorithms. In this method, the parameters considered for selecting the CH are energy, node density, distance, and the network’s average energy. The simulation results show tremendous improvement over the competitive cluster-based routing algorithms in the context of network lifetime, stability period (first node dead), transmission rate, and the network's power reserves.
The construction industry is an industry that is always surrounded by
uncertainties and risks. The industry is always associated with a threatindustry which has a complex, tedious layout and techniques characterized by
unpredictable circumstances. It comprises a variety of human talents and the
coordination of different areas and activities associated with it. In this
competitive era of the construction industry, delays and cost overruns of the
project are often common in every project and the causes of that are also
common. One of the problems which we are trying to cater to is the improper
handling of materials at the construction site. In this paper, we propose
developing a system that is capable of tracking construction material on site
that would benefit the contractor and client for better control over inventory
on-site and to minimize loss of material that occurs due to theft and misplacing
of materials.
Today, health monitoring relies heavily on technological advancements. This
study proposes a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) based, multinodal
health monitoring system to monitor vital physiological data. The suggested
system consists of two nodes, an indoor node, and an outdoor node, and the
nodes communicate via long range (LoRa) transceivers. Outdoor nodes use an
MPU6050 module, heart rate, oxygen pulse, temperature, and skin resistance
sensors and transmit sensed values to the indoor node. We transferred the data
received by the master node to the cloud using the Adafruit cloud service. The
system can operate with a coverage of 4.5 km, where the optimal distance
between outdoor sensor nodes and the indoor master node is 4 km. To further
predict fall detection, various machine learning classification techniques have
been applied. Upon comparing various classifier techniques, the decision tree
method achieved an accuracy of 0.99864 with a training and testing ratio of
70:30. By developing accurate prediction models, we can identify high-risk
individuals and implement preventative measures to reduce the likelihood of
a fall occurring. Remote monitoring of the health and physical status of elderly
people has proven to be the most beneficial application of this technology.
The effectiveness of adaptive filters are mainly dependent on the design
techniques and the algorithm of adaptation. The most common adaptation
technique used is least mean square (LMS) due its computational simplicity.
The application depends on the adaptive filter configuration used and are well
known for system identification and real time applications. In this work, a
modified delayed μ-law proportionate normalized least mean square
(DMPNLMS) algorithm has been proposed. It is the improvised version of the
µ-law proportionate normalized least mean square (MPNLMS) algorithm.
The algorithm is realized using Ladner-Fischer type of parallel prefix
logarithmic adder to reduce the silicon area. The simulation and
implementation of very large-scale integration (VLSI) architecture are done
using MATLAB, Vivado suite and complementary metal–oxide–
semiconductor (CMOS) 90 nm technology node using Cadence RTL and
Genus Compiler respectively. The DMPNLMS method exhibits a reduction
in mean square error, a higher rate of convergence, and more stability. The
synthesis results demonstrate that it is area and delay effective, making it
practical for applications where a faster operating speed is required.
The increasing demand for faster, robust, and efficient device development of enabling technology to mass production of industrial research in circuit design deals with challenges like size, efficiency, power, and scalability. This paper, presents a design and analysis of low power high speed full adder using negative capacitance field effecting transistors. A comprehensive study is performed with adiabatic logic and reversable logic. The performance of full adder is studied with metal oxide field effect transistor (MOSFET) and negative capacitance field effecting (NCFET). The NCFET based full adder offers a low power and high speed compared with conventional MOSFET. The complete design and analysis are performed using cadence virtuoso. The adiabatic logic offering low delay of 0.023 ns and reversable logic is offering low power of 7.19 mw.
The global agriculture system faces significant challenges in meeting the
growing demand for food production, particularly given projections that the
world's population will reach 70% by 2050. Hydroponic farming is an
increasingly popular technique in this field, offering a promising solution to
these challenges. This paper will present the improvement of the current
traditional hydroponic method by providing a system that can be used to
monitor and control the important element in order to help the plant grow up
smoothly. This proposed system is quite efficient and user-friendly that can
be used by anyone. This is a combination of a traditional hydroponic system,
an automatic control system and a smartphone. The primary objective is to
develop a smart system capable of monitoring and controlling potential
hydrogen (pH) levels, a key factor that affects hydroponic plant growth.
Ultimately, this paper offers an alternative approach to address the challenges
of the existing agricultural system and promote the production of clean,
disease-free, and healthy food for a better future.
One advantage of the open computing language (OpenCL) software framework is its ability to run on different architectures. Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are a high-speed computing architecture used for computation acceleration. This work develops a set of eight benchmarks (memory synchronization functions, explained in this study) using an OpenCL framework to study the effect of memory access time on overall performance when targeting the general FPGA computing platform. The results indicate the best synchronization mechanism to be adopted to synthesize the proposed design on the FPGA computation architecture. The proposed research results also demonstrate the effectiveness of using a taskparallel model approach to avoid using high-cost synchronization mechanisms within proposed designs that are constructed on the general FPGA computation platform.
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This is achieved through:
Machine Learning Model: Predicts the likelihood of a URL being malicious.
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Deep convolutional neural network framework with multi-modal fusion for Alzheimer’s detection
1. International Journal of Reconfigurable and Embedded Systems (IJRES)
Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2024, pp. 179∼191
ISSN: 2089-4864, DOI: 10.11591/ijres.v13.i1.pp179-191 ❒ 179
Deep convolutional neural network framework with
multi-modal fusion for Alzheimer’s detection
Manoj Kumar Sharma1
, M. Shamim Kaiser2
, Kanad Ray3
1Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Rajasthan, India
2Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Rajasthan, India
Article Info
Article history:
Received Dec 21, 2022
Revised Apr 28, 2023
Accepted May 8, 2023
Keywords:
Alzheimer disease
Convolutional neural network
Magnetic resonance imaging
Nature-inspired
Particle swarm optimization
algorithm
Positron emission tomography
ABSTRACT
The biomedical profession has gained importance due to the rapid and accu-
rate diagnosis of clinical patients using computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) tools.
The diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using complemen-
tary multimodalities can improve the quality of life and mental state of patients.
In this study, we integrated a lightweight custom convolutional neural network
(CNN) model and nature-inspired optimization techniques to enhance the per-
formance, robustness, and stability of progress detection in AD. A multi-modal
fusion database approach was implemented, including positron emission tomog-
raphy (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) datasets, to create a fused
database. We compared the performance of custom and pre-trained deep learn-
ing models with and without optimization and found that employing nature-
inspired algorithms like the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) algo-
rithm significantly improved system performance. The proposed methodology,
which includes a fused multimodality database and optimization strategy, im-
proved performance metrics such as training, validation, test accuracy, preci-
sion, and recall. Furthermore, PSO was found to improve the performance of
pre-trained models by 3-5% and custom models by up to 22%. Combining dif-
ferent medical imaging modalities improved the overall model performance by
2-5%. In conclusion, a customized lightweight CNN model and nature-inspired
optimization techniques can significantly enhance progress detection, leading to
better biomedical research and patient care.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license.
Corresponding Author:
Manoj Kumar Sharma
Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University
SP-1, Kant Kalwar, RIICO Industrial Area, NH-11C, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Email: vmanojsharma@gmail.com
1. INTRODUCTION
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurological brain condition that permanently damages the brain cells
that are responsible for thinking and remembering. In the United States, AD affects around 5.7 million people,
making it the sixth biggest cause of mortality, according to facts and figures from 2018 [1]. The datasets
of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as modality-1 and positron emission tomography (PET) as modality-
2 are used to diagnose AD. These modalities are combined to produce a dataset that is significantly more
varied and trustworthy [2]. The data-fused dataset contributes to the robustness of the deep learning (DL)
models. Although there are several categorization algorithms in use today, DL has captured the attention of all
academics due to its adaptability and ability to generate the best results [3].
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The study also found that the DL network was able to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s in brain
images with high accuracy. These findings suggest that DL networks could be used to develop early detection
and prediction tools for AD [4]. Accuracy increased with a hybrid architecture built on transfer learning. High-
level features like edges, patterns, and other features are easily recognized by pre-trained models [5]. The deep
neural networks (DNN) based models’ performance is highly influenced by their hyper-parameters [6].
The performance of DNNs is heavily dependent on the hyper-parameters, which are values set be-
fore the training process, including the learning rate, batch size, and number of layers. The optimal hyper-
parameters can result in a more efficient and robust model, but it is much harder to identify the optimal values
for the hyper-parameters than it seems. With the advancements in the DNN’s architectures, the need for ef-
fective optimization algorithms to search for optimal values also increased and became more important than
ever. Recently, nature-inspired optimization algorithms are one such algorithm that has helped researchers
immensely in this regard [7]. Therefore, researchers dealing with extensive and intricate datasets in DL mod-
els have come to rely on nature-inspired optimization algorithms as a crucial tool. The rest of the paper is
structured as follows; section 2 includes a review of recent and highly relevant literature; section 3 explains
the suggested approach; section 4 lists the availability of the data and materials used; section 5 describes the
results and discussion; and sections 6 discuss the conclusion, limitations, and future scope of the current work
respectively.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
Islam and Zhang [8] created an extremely deep convolutional model and displayed the outcomes on
the open access series of imaging studies (OASIS) database. Brain MRI dataset is used to detect and classify
AD (critical neurological brain disorder) through the very deep convolutional network (DCN). The proposed
model is based on the pre-trained CNN model named Inception and the parameters i.e., weights were optimized
using a gradient-based optimization algorithm named root-mean-squared-propagation (RMSProp).
Ghoniem [9] proposed a DL approach to diagnosing liver cancer. These are two key contributions of
this method. Firstly, segNet is used to separate the liver from the abdominal scans, U-net model is used for
lesion extraction, and artificial bee colony (ABC) optimization named SegNet+UNet+ABC is used for the
proposed novel hybrid segmentation technique to extract liver lesions. Secondly, a hybrid technique proposed
named LeNet + 5 + ABC is used to extract features and classify the liver lesions. The final result shows
that the SegNet + UNet + ABC technique is better compared to other techniques regarding convergence
time, dice index, correlation coefficient, and jaccard index. The leNet-5/ABC model performs better regarding
computational time, F-1 score, accuracy, and specificity. Ismael et al. [10] proposed an enhanced approach
of residual networks to classify brain tumor types. The proposed model is evaluated on a benchmark dataset
having 3,064 MRI images of three brain tumor types (meningiomas, gliomas, and pituitary). On the same
dataset, the proposed model’s accuracy of 98% was the highest. Joo et al. [11] developed a DL method for
automatic detection and localization of intracranial aneurysms and evaluation of the performance. A three-
dimensional framework (ResNet) related to the DL algorithm is determined by the trained set. The results
gave positive predictive, sensitivity, and specificity of 91.5%, 85.7%, and 98.0% for the external testing set and
92.8%, 87.1%, and 92.0% for the internal testing set, respectively.
Kim et al. [12] developed a computer-assisted detection scheme with the help of a convolutional neu-
ral network (CNN)-based model on an image of 3D digital-subtraction angiography for smaller-size aneurysm
ruptures. A retrospective dataset comprising 368 subjects was utilized as a training cohort for CNNs with
the TensorFlow platform. Six-direction aneurysm image of each patient is attained and region-of-interest is
extracted from each image. Jnawali et al. [13] presented DNN-based to predict brain hemorrhage, based
on the CT imagery data. The presented architecture’s first three-dimensional CNN is used to extract fea-
tures and detect brain hemorrhage using logistic function as the last layer of the network. Finally, proposed
three different 3D CNN algorithms to improve the performance of machine learning (ML) algorithms. Shi
et al. [14] proposed a specific DL based method that has a good understanding of image quality and is vali-
dated with various architectures. Several experiments are conducted in cohorts, externally, and internally, in
which it achieves an improved lesion in terms of enhancement and sensitivity on the subject level. Chen et
al. [15] presented an artificial intelligence technology to improve the performance of the magnetic-induction-
tomography (MIT) inverse problem. Four DL methods, including stacked autoencoders (SAE), deep belief
networks (DBN), denoising autoencoders (DAE), and restricted boltzmann machines (RBM) are used to solve
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the nonlinear recreation problem of MIT, and then the results of the back-projection method and DL methods
are compared. Solorio-Ramı́rez et al. [16] presented a new pattern identification algorithm based on the im-
plementation of minimalist-machine-learning (MML) and a higher relevant attribute selection technique called
dMeans. Afterward, to conduct the identification through CT brain images the proposed algorithm performance
is examined and compared with k-nearest neighbors (KNN), multilayer perceptron (MLP), Naı̈ve Bayes (NB),
AdaBoost, random forests (RF), and support vector machine (SVM) classifiers. Phan et al. [17] presented a
new method based on the DL algorithm and hounsfield unit system. The proposed method not only describes
the level and duration of hemorrhage but also classifies the brain hemorrhagic region on the MRI image. To
select the most suitable method for classification three neural network systems are compared and evaluated.
Due to its importance in medical diagnostics, computer vision, and the internet of things, multimodal medical
imaging has become a hot research area in the scientific community in recent years [18]-[20]. In order to detect
AD progression based on the late fusion of MRI, demographics, neuropsychological, and apolipoprotein E4
(APOe4) genetic data, Spasov et al. [21] suggested a multimodal single-task classification model based on
a CNN. Kumar et al. [22] integration of anatomical and functional modalities for the early identification of
malignant tissue is one of the significant clinical applications of medical imaging fusion.
3. PROPOSED METHOD
In this section, the proposed method framework for AD detection was provided by the author. The
multi-modal datasets were downloaded from the website and stored on the hard drive. These stored Alzheimer’s
databases were manually separated into two modalities MRI and PET scan on the basis of patients with and
without AD. Then these images are pre-processed with format changing, image registration, segmentation, and
resizing done through MATLAB code. After pre-processing, the fusion process was implemented and the fused
data were stored in a MATLAB drive. Using this augmented datastore of fused images, the DCNN custom and
pre-trained networks are trained, validated, and evaluated. To achieve the best outcomes, the nature-inspired
particle swarm optimization (PSO) and Bayesian algorithm are used with custom and pre-trained models for
hyper-parameter tuning. Results were eventually gathered and evaluated. The multi-modal data fusion process
and optimization workflow of the system is shown in Figure 1 and can be observed from top to bottom. In
this paper, the author has used two databases Alzheimer’s disease neuroimaging initiative (ADNI) and Kaggle.
The pre-processing was done on MRI and PET.dicom images that were converted into the .jpg format using
the MATLAB program. Images that have been converted to JPEG format can be analyzed and stored more
effectively, which raises diagnostic accuracy [23]. Relying less on specialized DICOM image viewer tools to
see medical images [24]. The workflow of the suggested technique is briefly outlined. The MRI and PET
images were initially pre-processed and converted to JPEG format before being used in the multi-modal data
fusion technique. After that, nature-inspired optimization techniques and conventional optimization techniques
were utilized to optimize the hyper-parameters. After that, the custom and pre-trained models were trained
with and without optimized hyper-parameters on the fused datasets. Finally, these trained models were tested
and the outcomes of each model can be compared and evaluated to determine the most effective approach.
This workflow has the potential to improve the accuracy and reliability of ML models in medical imaging
applications, allowing for more precise diagnoses and treatment planning.
MRI scans provide a detailed description of the brain, including gray and white matter, and PET scans
measure levels of certain metabolites in the brain. Combining these two data sources provides a powerful tool
for accurately diagnosing and predicting AD [25]. Then these two multi-modal images were undergone through
the fusion process and the fused database was created. The use of multiple modalities in data collection helps
to mitigate the impact of any inherent biases that may exist in a single modality. By merging different sources
of data, a more holistic perspective of the subject matter can be attained, resulting in a more thorough compre-
hension of it. Figure 2 is a pictorial representation of the steps followed from data collection to categorizing
the fused datasets in train and test folders for both ADNI and Kaggle fused datasets. An interactive and simple
fusion process is implemented in MATLAB, as demonstrated in Figure 3. This graphical user interface (GUI)
in MATLAB, which was made using the MATLAB app designer named data fusion, is used to achieve the
fusion process. These fused datasets were utilized to train the pre-trained deep convolutional neural networks
(DCNN) like custom CNN, AlexNet, MobileNetV2, and GoogLeNet using a DL toolbox in MATLAB. Addi-
tionally, the use of a GUI for data fusion can help reduce the time and effort required for data preprocessing,
enabling more efficient experimentation and analysis of multi-modal data.
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Multi-modal
Alzheimer
Datastore
Modality-1 Modality-2
Pre-processing
and cleaning of
the data
Fusion Process
done by the Matlab App
Designed
Fused
Dataset
Pre-trained
Model
Hyper Parameters Tunning
Nature Inspired
Optimization
Algorithms
PSO, GA
Custom Model
Pre-trained
Model
Custom Model
Training and Validation
Optimized Pre-
trained Model
Optimized
Custom Model
Training and Validation
Vertical Container
Results of both optimized and
without optimization
of Custom CNN and Pretrained Models
were obtained
Testing of the
trained Models
to Predict
Alzheimer
Testing of the
optimized trained Models
to Predict
Alzheimer
Multi-
Modal Data Fusion Process
Optimized
deep CNN
Process
Figure 1. The multi-modal data fusion process and nature-inspired hyper-parameters optimization workflow
of our proposed framework for diagnosing AD
ADNI/Kaggle
Database
NC
AD
PET
MRI
PET
MRI
Data
Preparation
AD
Fused
Data
NC
Fused
Data
Train Data
set
Test Data
set
Train data
set
Test data
set
Image Fusion
Figure 2. Steps to achieve multi-modal fusion with ADNI and Kaggle databases
Figure 3. A fusion MATLAB app interface is shown to achieve multi-modal fusion with ADNI and Kaggle
databases
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The procedures for training and testing the optimized pre-trained models are shown in Figure 4. Before
training the pre-trained CNN models, they are optimized using a nature-inspired algorithm. Then a test dataset
was used to test whether the trained model was performing well or not. If not, then further iterations were
required to optimize the hyper-parameters of the selected DCNN network.
The concept of the transfer learning approach is illustrated in Figure 5. In transfer learning, pre-
trained weights are transferred to predict a new, similar task with some changes in the last layers. This was
accomplished with MATLAB to speed up the training and testing process using transfer learning.
Train dataset
Test Dataset
Transfer Learning
MobileNet-V2 AlexNet GoogleNet
Models
Results Stored
Test the
selected Model
Training With
pretrained Deep
Neural Networks
Best Model Selected
based onAccuracy,
Performance Matrix,
Recall
&
Precision
Result
display
Hyper parameter
Tuning {Nature Inspired
Optimization
Algorithms
PSO & GA}
Result
Model
Performance
Stored
YES
NO
Multi-Modal
Fused Dataset
Figure 4. The transfer learning approach used on to the DCNN with hyper-parameter optimization techniques
with multi-modal fused datasets
Multi-Modal
Fused database
Classify
2 classes
Edit final layers
Dense Layer
Transfer Learning
s
ImageNET
database
>1 million Images
Classify
1000 classes
Dense Layer
Trained Network
Convolution Layers
Convolution Layers
Figure 5. The transfer learning approach used to increase the performance of selected DCNN
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3.1. Pre-trained models architectures
3.1.1. AlexNet
AlexNet was the winner of ILSRVRC’2012 challenge [26]. It has an 8-layer deep architecture, which
consists of five convolutional layers and three max pooling layers after the first, second, and fifth layers respec-
tively, and ReLu is used as an activation function. The max pooling layers are overlapped with strides 2 and a
filter size of 3×3 to reduce the error. These layers are followed by two dense layers with softmax to perform
the predictions. The AlexNet architecture has been used for image classification, scene recognition, and object
detection [27]-[29].
3.1.2. GoogLeNet
ILSRVRC’2014 was won by Google architecture, which had fewer errors than the runner-up VGG,
and the previous winner AlexNet. The architecture of GoogLeNet consists of 22 layers [30]. The architecture is
a combination of 1×1 convolutional layers, an inception module, global average pooling layers, and auxiliary
classifiers. The concept of 1×1 was used to minimize the parameters, i.e., weights and biases, to lower the
computational cost with a much deeper network. The inception module consists of different sizes of CNN
layers, i.e., 1×1, 3×3, and 5×5, and a max pooling layer of size 3×3, working in parallel to extract deep
features from the objects of different sizes on a larger scale. The auxiliary classifiers are used by the inception
architecture to calculate the loss at different stages during the training and add them to the final loss with weights
valued at 0.3 to generate the overall loss. The auxiliary classifiers assist in overcoming the gradient vanishing
problem and in regularization. Google has been widely used in object detection and face recognition [31], [32].
3.1.3. MobileNetV2
MobileNetV2 is also known as the “lightweight” model, which has a comparatively much lower com-
plexity cost that makes it suitable for mobile devices. The architecture consists of depth-wise convolution
and point-wise convolution. In the depth-wise convolution, a single convolutional filter is applied to each in-
put signal to perform lightweight filtering, whereas, in the point-wise convolution, 1×1 convolution-based is
performed to extract deep features by computing linear combinations between the input channels. Table 1 sum-
marizes and the pre-trained CNN architectures are compared. That was already utilized for object detection
and recognition across vast numbers of classes [33].
Table 1. Comparison of the pre-trained CNN architectures
Pre-trained CNN models Depth Size (MB) Parameters (Million) Input size layers
AlexNet 8 227 61 227×227×3 25
GoogLeNet 22 27 7 224×224×3 144
ResNet-18 18 44 11.7 224×224×3 71
MobileNetV2 53 13 3.5 224×224×3 154
3.2. Custom convolutional neural network model
A traditional CNN model consists of convolutional layers followed by pooling layers to extract the
deep features. The multi-dimensional features are then flattened into 1-dimensional features, followed by fully
connected layers to perform classification. A block diagram for a typical CNN is shown in Figure 6. In this
paper, the customized CNN model consists of three convolutional layers, with a max-pooling layer coming
after each. The initial CNN layer contains 32 kernels of 5×5 size with an l2 regularizer; the subsequent layers
contain 8 filters of the same size. The sigmoid is used as an activation function in each layer.
Figure 6. CNN block diagram
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3.3. Optimization algorithms
Optimization algorithms are an essential component of DL model development. They help to search
for the optimal values for the hyper-parameters of the DNNs, such as l1 regularization, l2 regularization, learn-
ing rate, and the number of filters. The choice of the optimization algorithm can significantly impact the
model’s performance, and researchers have developed various algorithms to optimize the hyper-parameters. In
this study, we will focus on two popular optimization algorithms: PSO and the Bayesian optimization algo-
rithm.
3.3.1. Particle swarm optimization
PSO is inspired by the movement of a flock of birds or a group of fish, where all of the individuals can
benefit from the discovery of one of the fish or birds. PSO doesn’t require a gradient, unlike other statistical
optimization algorithms, which means the differentials are also not needed, which makes it simple and compu-
tationally cheap. In the PSO algorithm, a position vector of a it
h particle at iteration t i.e., Xi
(t)=(xi
(t), yi
(t)),
which has the coordinates and the velocity of each particle i.e., V i
(t)=(vi
x(t), vi
y(t)) are used to locate and up-
date the position of particle after each iteration as shown in (1) and (2), until the optimal value, is not achieved
or the global minimum of some function f(x, y) is not found. The pseudocode for the algorithm is shown in
Figure 7.
Xi
(t + 1)=Xi
(t) + V i
(t + 1) (1)
V i
(t + 1)=wV i
(t) + c1r1(pbesti
− Xi
(t)) + c2r2(gbesti
− Xi
(t)) (2)
In 2, the pbesti
and gbesti
the ideal nearby location discovered by a it
h particle and global best position by all
the particles in the swarm.
Figure 7. PSO pseudocode
3.3.2. Bayesian optimization
Bayesian optimization works on Bayes theorem as in (3) to direct search for the optimal solutions.
This algorithm uses the acquisition function, i.e., expected improvement, to select a sample from the space
and the objective function, i.e., Gaussian process regression, to compute the cost or root mean squared error
(RMSE). After the cost calculation, the data is updated, and the process is repeated until the global maximum
is not reached.
P(A/B)=
P(B/A) ∗ P(A)
P(B)
(3)
After the simplification, by removing the normalizing factor i.e., P(B), to make it a proportional quantity, and
also the object is to optimize the quantity, not to calculate the individual probability, the (3) becomes (4).
P(A/B)=P(B/A) ∗ P(A) (4)
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3.3.3. Hyper-parameters optimization
Hyper-parameters are essential factors that influence the performance of DL models. To achieve
optimal values for these hyper-parameters, optimization algorithms are applied. This study employs two opti-
mization algorithms, PSO, and Bayesian optimization algorithm, for the purpose. Two types of models, custom
models, and pre-trained models were tested and trained. For a CNN, the initial values, and acceptable range of
values for the hyper-parameters depend on the specific network architecture, data, and task.
The study conducted fine-tuning experiments on both custom models and pre-trained models, using
various hyper-parameters. For the custom models, the hyper-parameters included the number of convolutional
layers, the learning rate, the number of kernels or filters, and the L2 regularization parameter. The initial range
for these hyper-parameters was as follows: i) the number of convolutional layers ranged from 1 to 8, ii) the
learning rate ranged from 1e−
2 to 1, iii) the number of kernels or filters ranged from 1 to 32, and iv) the L2
regularization parameter ranged from 1e−
10 to 1e−
2.
On the other hand, for the pre-trained models (GoogLeNet, MobileNetV2, and AlexNet), the hyper-
parameters used for fine-tuning were the number of filters and convolutional layers, the learning rate, and
the L2 regularization parameter. Specifically, the number of filters and convolutional layers were determined
based on Table 1, while: i) the learning rate ranged from 1e−
2 to 1, and ii) the L2 regularization parameter
ranged from 1e−
10 to 1e−
2. After applying PSO optimization to the obtained optimal hyper-parameter values
with 0.922 initial learning rate, 1.0779 convolutional layers, and 0.0035 L2 regularisation, the model produced
the best results. In terms of computational time, the performance of PSO and Bayesian optimization was
compared on several test functions. While results varied across the experiments, it was generally observed that
PSO converged to the global optimum in an average of 10-20 iterations, while Bayesian optimization required
around 50-100 iterations.
4. ACCESS TO DATA AND MATERIALS
Our study developed an optimized DCNN with a multi-modal fusion approach for detecting AD, using
two datasets: the ADNI dataset [34] and the Alzheimer’s dataset on Kaggle [35]. Figure 8 illustrates the age
distribution of participants based on gender and group. Specifically, Figure 8(a) shows the age distribution
of male and female participants with AD, while Figure 8(b) shows the age distribution of male and female
participants in the normal control (NC) group.
The Kaggle database is made up of training and testing folders with around 5,000+ photos each,
which are divided into four classes according to the severity of Alzheimer’s: i) MildDemented, ii) VeryMild-
Demented, iii) NonDemented, and iv) ModerateDemeneted. Except for NonDemented, which was maintained
in a different folder for NC categories, all the images were kept in one folder for AD categories. The PET scans
of ADNI AD and NC were then combined with these two distinct Kaggle datasets. These fused databases were
stored for later processing in the test and train folders. The ADNI dataset was split and processed into distinct
databases, and multi-modal fusion pre-processing was performed on the ADNI dataset to create fused databases
for AD and NC categories. Figure 9 shows montages of samples taken from these databases, with Figure 9(a)
displaying samples from the AD category and Figure 9(b) displaying samples from the NC category.
(a) (b)
Figure 8. Distribution of participants based on gender and age (a) with AD and (b) in the NC group
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(a)
(b)
Figure 9. Montages of MRI and PET fused images for both AD and NC categories sample of
(a) PET MRI AD FUSED IMG image and (b) PET MRI NC FUSED IMG image
5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this section, the obtained results from numerous and divergent experimentation’s are discussed. As
the pre-trained models have large architectures and some layers need to be frozen down in order to have fast
and effective training. And, also the pre-trained weights to be loaded as the retraining of the model having
complicated architecture on larger datasets like ImageNet comprising millions of images with 1,000 different
classes, requires a lot of computation. Thus it is not suitable for smaller datasets to use larger architectures,
that’s why pre-trained weights are loaded, and then transfer learning is performed to make the architecture
suitable for a custom dataset. So, initially three famous pre-trained architectures i.e., AlexNet, GoogLeNet,
and MobileNetV2 are trained and tested on both ADNI and Kaggle datasets and results are reported. Secondly,
a custom model, with comparatively fewer complications, is also trained on a custom dataset and the obtained
results are documented. Thirdly, optimization algorithms i.e. Bayesian, PSO, and GA are applied to custom
models to optimize their hyper-parameters. In general, it is observed that the optimization algorithm results in
improvement from 2 to 7%. Secondly, in the case of the custom model, which is at least 4 to 6 times lighter
than pre-trained models, over 20% of improvement was observed i.e., test accuracy of 67% was improved to
91.02%, which was higher than AlexNet and MobileNetV2 by over 3 to 5%, as illustrated in Table 2. Table 3
is giving performance metrics results on ADNI fused dataset.
Similarly, considering the datasets, it is observed that the fused dataset of MRI and PET results in an
improvement of 2 to 5% as shown in Table 4. According to Shanmugam et al. [36], GoogLeNet, AlexNet,
and ResNet-18 have achieved 96.39%, 94.08%, and 97.51% accuracy in detecting AD using Uni-Modal (MRI)
images. The multi-modal fusion-based approach using GoogLeNet and AlexNet improves the results by 0.92%
and 5.6% respectively.
Stochastic gradient descent with momentum (SGDM) is more suitable for this problem than adaptive
moment estimation (Adam), as shown in Table 5. The ADNI fused dataset resulted in an average increase of
3% accuracy in all four pre-trained models. Using the PSO optimization algorithm with the ADNI and Kaggle
fused datasets improved results by over 23% and 16%, respectively Table 6. The GoogLeNet and AlexNet
multi-modal fusion approach improved results by 0.92% and 5.6%, respectively.
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The performance comparison of custom and pre-trained DL models on the ADNI fusion dataset
is shown in Figure 10. Figures 10(a) to 10(d) respectively depict the performance of the custom model,
GoogLeNet model, MobileNetV2 model, and AlexNet model. The use of the PSO optimization algorithm
improves the performance of all four models, as observed in the figures. Specifically, the PSO algorithm im-
proves the performance of the custom model in Figure 10(a), GoogLeNet model in Figure 10(b), MobileNetV2
model in Figure 10(c), and AlexNet model in Figure 10(d).
Table 2. Obtained results on ADNI fused dataset
Parameter Model name Training Validation Test Optimizer Optimization
accuracy (%) accuracy (%) accuracy (%) algorithm
Before optimization GoogLeNet 97.19 95.61 96.09 SGDM
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96.33 95.6 92.96 Adam
AlexNet 92 90.12 90.23 Adam
99.87 97.56 97.26 SGDM
MobileNetV2 62.64 60 62.89 Adam
Custom model 77.12 59 67 Adam
70 67 67.45 SGDM
After optimization GoogLeNet 97.77 97.98 96.88 Adam Bayesian
AlexNet 100 100 68.7912 Adam PSO
MobileNetV2 65.62 62 63.12 PSO
Custom model 93.28 89.76 91.02 Adam PSO
72 65.37 65.51 Adam Bayesian
Table 3. Performance metrics results on ADNI fused dataset
Parameter Model name Precision Recall Optimizer Optimization algorithm
Before optimization GoogLeNet 0.9775 0.9158 SGDM
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1 0.8317 Adam
AlexNet 0.9325 0.9111 Adam
0.9213 1 SGDM
MobileNetV2 0.0112 0.125 Adam
Custom model 0.55 0.62 Adam
0.64 0.66 SGDM
After optimization GoogLeNet - - - -
AlexNet - - Adam PSO
MobileNetV2 1 0.3435 PSO
Custom model 0.89 0.92 Adam PSO
0.71 0.73 Adam Bayesian
Table 4. Comparative results of using uni-modal and multi-modal datasets in diagnosing Alzheimer
DCNN models Uni-modal (MRI) Multi-modal fused (MRI+PET)
average accuracy (%) average accuracy (%)
GoogLeNet 96.3 97.19
AlexNet 94.39 99.98
ResNet-18 97.51 75.4
MobileNetV2 - 61.84
Custom model - 68.15
Table 5. Results on the basis of optimizer on multi-modal ADNI fused dataset
DCNN models SGDM Adam
average accuracy (%) average accuracy (%)
GoogLeNet 96.296 94.96
AlexNet 98.23 90.78
MobileNetV2 62.34 61.84
Custom model 68.15 67.706
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Table 6. PSO optimization on the custom model compared with ADNI and Kaggle fused datasets
Model name ADNI fused Kaggle fused Optimization
Average accuracy (%) Average accuracy (%) algorithm
Custom model 68.15 67.706 Without PSO
91.35 83.77 With PSO
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
Figure 10. A comparison of the performance of custom and pre-trained deep learning models on the ADNI
fusion dataset with and without the use of the optimization algorithm (a) the custom model,
(b) the GoogLeNet model, (c) the mobilenetv2 model, and (d) the AlexNet model
6. CONCLUSIONS
In this article, optimized DL models based on an automatic computer-aided AD detection approach
are proposed. The different pre-trained models, including AlexNet, GooLeNet, MobileNetV2, and a custom
model, are assessed using the ADNI and Kaggle datasets. Two optimization algorithms, Bayesian and PSO
are used to optimize the hyper-parameters of the models and the results before and after the optimization
are reported. The performance is evaluated in terms of training accuracy, testing accuracy, validation accuracy,
precision, and recall. It is found that the nature-inspired optimization algorithm i.e., PSO provides better results
on some of the pre-trained models. But when the PSO is applied to the very light custom model can outperform
in comparison to larger pre-trained architectures. This shows that for mobile application development, lighter
customized models should be utilized. The PSO and Bayesian are found to have improved the results by 15%
on average i.e., 2 to 5% in the case of pre-trained models and up to 22% for a custom model. Similarly, the
fused dataset of PET and MRI also contributed to the improvement of overall performance by up to 5%.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We also acknowledge the support of the ADNI data and other open-source databases for approving
the access request. We are assisted in our research effort by software and relevant MATLAB webinars. We are
grateful to MIT, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for offering some of the research
linked to our work that is open-access.
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BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS
Manoj Kumar Sharma is working as an assistant professor at the Vidya College of
Engineering, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. After completion of the masters in VLSI engineering at
the Shobhit University, Meerut. He worked in industries for more than 2 years. In the year 2013,
he joined the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vidya College of Engi-
neering, Meerut. He has supervised various post-graduate theses. He is also mentoring a startup
embedded company named Inst!ller in Meerut with his student. In the year 2015 again, he started
a journey as a researcher in the field of neuroscience and try to build an AI-based disease diagno-
sis medical system to provide better living conditions for people. He can be contacted at email:
vmanojsharma@gmail.com.
Dr. M. Shamim Kaiser is currently serving as a professor at the Institute of Infor-
mation Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in applied physics electronics and communication engineering from the University of Dhaka,
Bangladesh in 2002 and 2004 respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in telecommunication engineer-
ing from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Pathumthani, Thailand, in 2010. He has also worked
as a postdoc fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, UK in 2017-2018 and as a special research student at
Tohoku University, Japan in 2008. His interests include various areas such as data analytics, machine
learning, wireless networks and signal processing, cognitive radio networks, big IoT data, health-
care, neuroinformatics, and cyber security. He has published over 150 papers in different journals
and conferences. He is also actively involved in various professional organizations, including being
an academic editor of Plos One Journal and an associate editor of the IEEE Access and Cognitive
Computation Journal. He is a life member of the Bangladesh Electronic Society, the Bangladesh
Physical Society, and NOAMI, and a senior member of IEEE, USA, and IEICE, Japan. Additionally,
he volunteers for the IEEE Bangladesh Section and founded the IEEE Bangladesh Section Computer
Society Chapter. He can be contacted at email: mskaiser@juniv.edu.
Dr. Kanad Ray is a professor and head of physics at the Amity School of Applied Sci-
ences Physics Amity University Rajasthan (AUR), Jaipur, India. He has obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degrees in physics from Calcutta University and Jadavpur University, West Bengal, India. In an
academic career spanning over 22 years, he has published and presented research papers in several
national and international journals and conferences in India and abroad. He has authored a book
on the Electromagnetic Field Theory. He current research areas of interest include cognition, com-
munication, electromagnetic field theory, antenna and wave propagation, microwave, computational
biology, and applied physics. Presently he is guiding 8 Ph.D. scholars in various interdisciplinary
fields. He has served as editor of the Springer Book Series. Presently he is an associated editor of
the Journal of Integrative Neuroscience published by IOS Press, Netherlands. He has traveled to
more than a dozen countries on different academic missions. He has established an MOU between
his University and the University of Montreal, Canada for various joint research activities. He has
also established collaboration with National Institute for Materials Science(NIMS), Japan for joint
research activities and visits NIMS as a visiting scientist. He organizes international conference se-
ries such as SoCTA and ICOEVCI as general chair. He is currently an IEEE Executive Committee
member of the Rajasthan Subsection. He can be contacted at email: kray@jpr.amity.edu.
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