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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2023

Privacy Preserved Cervical Cancer Detection Using Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Pap Smear Images.

Shtwai Alsubai, Abdullah Alqahtani, Mohemmed Sha, Ahmad Almadhor, Sidra Abbas, Huma Mughal, Michal Gregus

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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Shtwai AlsubaiCollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-7400
Abdullah AlqahtaniCollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-1629
Mohemmed ShaCollege of Computer Engineering and Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6255-9529
Ahmad AlmadhorDepartment of Computer Engineering and Networks, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka 72388, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-1669
Sidra AbbasDepartment of Computer Science, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-4896
Huma MughalDepartment of Computer Science, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1960-179X
Michal GregusInformation Systems Department, Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, 82005 Bratislava 25, Slovakia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8156-8962

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Abstract

Image processing has enabled faster and more accurate image classification. It has been of great benefit to the health industry. Manually examining medical images like MRI and X-rays can be very time-consuming, more prone to human error, and way more costly. One such examination is the Pap smear exam, where the cervical cells are examined in laboratory settings to distinguish healthy cervical cells from abnormal cells, thus indicating early signs of cervical cancer. In this paper, we propose a convolutional neural network- (CNN-) based cervical cell classification using the publicly available SIPaKMeD dataset having five cell categories: superficial-intermediate, parabasal, koilocytotic, metaplastic, and dyskeratotic. CNN distinguishes between healthy cervical cells, cells with precancerous abnormalities, and benign cells. Pap smear images were segmented, and a deep CNN using four convolutional layers was applied to the augmented images of cervical cells obtained from Pap smear slides. A simple yet efficient CNN is proposed that yields an accuracy of 0.9113% and can be successfully used to classify cervical cells. A simple architecture that yields a reasonably good accuracy can increase the speed of diagnosis and decrease the response time, reducing the computation cost. Future researchers can build upon this model to improve the model's accuracy to get a faster and more accurate prediction.

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Papanicolaou TestUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCervix UteriFemaleHumansNeural Networks, ComputerPrivacy

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