Towards unbiased skin cancer classification using deep feature fusion
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Abstract
This
paper
introduces
SkinWiseNet
(SWNet),
a
deep
convolutional
neural
network
designed
for
the
detection
and
automatic
classification
of
potentially
malignant
skin
cancer
conditions.
SWNet
optimizes
feature
extraction
through
multiple
pathways,
emphasizing
width
augmentation
to
enhance
efficiency.
The
proposed
model
addresses
potential
biases
associated
with
conditions,
particularly
in
individuals
darker
tones
or
excessive
hair,
by
incorporating
fusion
assimilate
insights
from
diverse
datasets.
Extensive
experiments
were
conducted
using
publicly
accessible
datasets
evaluate
SWNet’s
effectiveness.This
study
utilized
four
datasets-Mnist-HAM10000,
ISIC2019,
ISIC2020,
Melanoma
Skin
Cancer-comprising
images
categorized
into
benign
classes.
Explainable
Artificial
Intelligence
(XAI)
techniques,
specifically
Grad-CAM,
employed
interpretability
model’s
decisions.
Comparative
analysis
was
performed
three
pre-existing
learning
networks-EfficientNet,
MobileNet,
Darknet.
results
demonstrate
superiority,
achieving
an
accuracy
99.86%
F1
score
99.95%,
underscoring
its
efficacy
gradient
propagation
capture
across
various
levels.
research
highlights
significant
advancing
classification,
providing
robust
tool
accurate
early
diagnosis.
integration
enhances
mitigates
hair
tones.
outcomes
this
contribute
improved
patient
healthcare
practices,
showcasing
exceptional
capabilities
classification.
Language: Английский
A Scalable and Generalised Deep Learning Framework for Anomaly Detection in Surveillance Videos
International Journal of Intelligent Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Anomaly
detection
in
videos
is
challenging
due
to
the
complexity,
noise,
and
diverse
nature
of
activities
such
as
violence,
shoplifting,
vandalism.
While
deep
learning
(DL)
has
shown
excellent
performance
this
area,
existing
approaches
have
struggled
apply
DL
models
across
different
anomaly
tasks
without
extensive
retraining.
This
repeated
retraining
time‐consuming,
computationally
intensive,
unfair.
To
address
limitation,
a
new
framework
introduced
study,
consisting
three
key
components:
transfer
enhance
feature
generalization,
model
fusion
improve
representation,
multitask
classification
generalize
classifier
multiple
training
from
scratch
when
task
introduced.
The
framework’s
main
advantage
its
ability
requiring
for
each
task.
Empirical
evaluations
demonstrate
effectiveness,
achieving
an
accuracy
97.99%
on
RLVS
(violence
detection),
83.59%
UCF
dataset
(shoplifting
88.37%
both
datasets
using
single
Additionally,
tested
unseen
dataset,
achieved
87.25%
79.39%
violence
shoplifting
datasets,
respectively.
study
also
utilises
two
explainability
tools
identify
potential
biases,
ensuring
robustness
fairness.
research
represents
first
successful
resolution
generalization
issue
detection,
marking
significant
advancement
field.
Language: Английский