Diagnosing Tuberculosis with Artificial Neural Networks and BPPC Features

Authors

  • Afonso Ueslei Fonseca Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Juliana Paula Felix Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Gabriel Silva Vieira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Bruno Moraes Rocha Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Emília Alves Nogueira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Carlos Eduardo Egito Araújo Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Deborah Fernandes Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Fabrizzio Soares Universidade Federal de Goiás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59681/2175-4411.v15.iEspecial.2023.1106

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Neural Networks, Pattern Recognition

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a serious and contagious disease that kills millions of people, being a global public health problem. Meanwhile, Artificial Intelligence in radiology has aroused increasing interest from researchers and the industry. Solutions to assist in diagnosis are already a reality, but distant from vulnerable populations and underdeveloped regions. Therefore, accessible solutions are essential for people that are highly dependent on public actions and services. Thus, we propose a method of low computational cost and high efficiency to aid in diagnosing tuberculosis. We used chest radiography images and built an artificial neural network model with BPPC features with and without synthetic data generation. The results comparable to the literature show the solution's exceptional performance and low cost, placing it as a viable alternative solution.

Author Biographies

Afonso Ueslei Fonseca, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Juliana Paula Felix, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Gabriel Silva Vieira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Bruno Moraes Rocha, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Emília Alves Nogueira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Carlos Eduardo Egito Araújo, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Deborah Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Fabrizzio Soares, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Instituto de Informática, Universidade Federal de Goiás

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Published

2023-07-20

How to Cite

Fonseca, A. U., Felix, J. P., Vieira, G. S., Rocha, B. M., Nogueira, E. A., Araújo, C. E. E., … Soares, F. (2023). Diagnosing Tuberculosis with Artificial Neural Networks and BPPC Features. Journal of Health Informatics, 15(Especial). https://doi.org/10.59681/2175-4411.v15.iEspecial.2023.1106

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