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DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140847
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Enhanced Transfer Learning Strategies for Effective Kidney Tumor Classification with CT Imaging

Author 1: Muneer Majid
Author 2: Yonis Gulzar
Author 3: Shahnawaz Ayoub
Author 4: Farhana Khan
Author 5: Faheem Ahmad Reegu
Author 6: Mohammad Shuaib Mir
Author 7: Wassim Jaziri
Author 8: Arjumand Bano Soomro

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 14 Issue 8, 2023.

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Abstract: Kidney tumours (KTs) rank seventh in global tumour prevalence among both males and females, posing a significant health challenge worldwide. Early detection of KT plays a crucial role in reducing mortality rates, mitigating side effects, and effectively treating the tumor. In this context, computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) offers promising benefits, such as improved test accuracy, cost reduction, and timesaving compared to manual detection, which is known to be laborious and time-consuming. This research investigates the feasibility of employing machine learning (ML) and Fine-tuned Transfer Learning (TL) to improve KT detection. CT images of individuals with and without kidney tumors were utilized to train the models. The study explores three different image dimensions: 32x32, 64x64, and 128x128 pixels, employing the Grey Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) for feature engineering. The GLCM uses pixel pairs' distance (d) and angle (θ) to calculate their occurrence in the image. Various detection approaches, including Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Gradient Boosting (GB), and Light Gradient Boosting Model (LGBM), were applied to identify KTs in CT images for diagnostic purposes. Additionally, the study experimented with fine-tuned ResNet-101 and DenseNet-121 models for more effective computer-assisted diagnosis of KT. Evaluation of the efficient diagnostics of fine-tuned ResNet-101 and DenseNet-121 was conducted by comparing their performance with four ML models (RF, SVM, LGBM, and GB). Notably, ResNet-101 and DenseNet-121 achieved the highest accuracy of 94.09%, precision of 95.10%, recall of 93.5%, and F1-score of 93.95% when using 32x32 input images. These results outperformed other models and even surpassed state-of-the-art methods. This research demonstrates the potential of accurately and efficiently classifying KT in CT kidney scans using ML approaches. The use of fine-tuned ResNet-101 and DenseNet-121 shows promising results and opens up avenues for enhanced computer-assisted diagnosis of kidney tumors.

Keywords: Kidney; kidney tumor; automatic diagnosis; machine learning algorithms; CT imaging; deep learning; transfer learning

Muneer Majid, Yonis Gulzar, Shahnawaz Ayoub, Farhana Khan, Faheem Ahmad Reegu, Mohammad Shuaib Mir, Wassim Jaziri and Arjumand Bano Soomro, “Enhanced Transfer Learning Strategies for Effective Kidney Tumor Classification with CT Imaging” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 14(8), 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140847

@article{Majid2023,
title = {Enhanced Transfer Learning Strategies for Effective Kidney Tumor Classification with CT Imaging},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140847},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140847},
year = {2023},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {14},
number = {8},
author = {Muneer Majid and Yonis Gulzar and Shahnawaz Ayoub and Farhana Khan and Faheem Ahmad Reegu and Mohammad Shuaib Mir and Wassim Jaziri and Arjumand Bano Soomro}
}



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