Deep Learning for the classification of pulmonary tissue blocks in High-Resolution Computed Tomography images

  • Aline Dartora UFPR
  • Lucas Ferrari de Oliveira UFPR

Abstract


Interstitial lung disease (ILD) involves several imaging patterns that are observed in high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). The automated tissue characterization is an essential component of a computer aided diagnostic (CAD) system for ILD research. Deep convolutional neural networks learns features directly from training data rather than extracting them manually, avoiding the need for feature extrator optimization. In this context, the present work investigate about a classification method using a deep learning program, in order to improve the performance of CAD systems for the diagnosis of ILDs. Preliminary results achieved a general recognition rate of 74.9 % in the classification of the five classes of ILD refered in this study.

Keywords: High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs), Tissue classification, Neural networks, Deep-learning

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Published
2017-07-02
DARTORA, Aline; DE OLIVEIRA, Lucas Ferrari. Deep Learning for the classification of pulmonary tissue blocks in High-Resolution Computed Tomography images. In: BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTING APPLIED TO HEALTH (SBCAS), 17. , 2017, São Paulo. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2017 . p. 1804-1807. ISSN 2763-8952. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas.2017.3707.