Augmenting Clinical Decisions with Deep Learning Lung Cancer Image Abnormality Segmentation
K Venkatraman, Sirigiri Naga Pavan Sathvik Reddy
Abstract
Lung cancer is a major global cause of death, highlighting the critical need for quick and accurate detection methods. The exploration of computational alternatives arose from the standard way of manually processing CT images, which is time-consuming and error-prone. In this work, we combine the advantages of Support Vector Machine (SVM) and VGG16 classifiers to provide a novel method for enhancing lung cancer diagnosis. By analyzing the “IQ-OTH/NCCD” dataset, our hybrid model-which combines the VGG 16 and SVM algorithms-performs admirably in differentiating between aggressive, benign, and normal lung cancer cases. This combination of traditional machine learning with deep learning tackles accuracy and efficiency issues, which is a promising development over current diagnostic methods. We conduct a comprehensive comparative analysis with prominent architectures to select the optimal model based on accuracy, efficiency, and resource requirements. In addition to introducing the VGG 16+SVM model, our research provides valuable insights into deep learning architectures, with the ultimate goal of advancing precise and efficient diagnosis of lung cancer, which is crucial in combating this global health challenge in the future.