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Breast Cancer Classification from Ultrasound Images Using Probability-Based Optimal Deep Learning Feature Fusion

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Jabeen, Kiran, Khan, Muhammad Attique, Alhaisoni, Majed, Tariq, Usman, Zhang, Yu-Dong, Hamza, Ameer, Mickus, Artūras, Damaševičius, Robertas·2022·Sensors

Abstract

After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women. If breast cancer is detected early, mortality rates in women can be reduced. Because manual breast cancer diagnosis takes a long time, an automated system is required for early cancer detection. This paper proposes a new framework for breast cancer classification from ultrasound images that employs deep learning and the fusion of the best selected features. The proposed framework is divided into five major steps: (i) data augmentation is performed to increase the size of the original dataset for better learning of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models; (ii) a pre-trained DarkNet-53 model is considered and the output layer is modified based on the augmented dataset classes; (iii) the modified model is trained using transfer learning and features are extracted from the global average pooling layer; (iv) the best features are selected using two improved optimization algorithms known as reformed differential evaluation (RDE) and reformed gray wolf (RGW); and (v) the best selected features are fused using a new probability-based serial approach and classified using machine learning algorithms. The experiment was conducted on an augmented Breast Ultrasound Images (BUSI) dataset, and the best accuracy was 99.1%. When compared with recent techniques, the proposed framework outperforms them.

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Authors
Jabeen, K., Khan, M. A., Alhaisoni, M., Tariq, U., Zhang, Y.-D., Hamza, A., Mickus, A., & Damaševičius, R.
Affiliations
  • HITEC University (PK)
  • University of Ha'il (SA)
  • Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
  • Department of Informatics, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
  • Vytautas Magnus University (LT)
Corresponding author
Damaševičius, Robertas
Venue
Sensors
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2022-01-21
Volume
22
Issue
3
Pages
807
ISSN
1424-8220 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4207017358
Cited by
314
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 76 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 43
FWCI
21.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Sensors (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Vytautas Magnus University (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Keywords
breast cancer classification, breast ultrasound images, feature fusion, feature selection, transfer learning, Darknet-53, data augmentation, BUSI dataset, early cancer detection
MeSH terms
Deep Learning, Breast, Breast Neoplasms, Female, Humans, Probability, Ultrasonography, Mammary

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