How can federated learning be used for image medical analysis with deep neural networks?

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Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a promising approach to enhance medical image analysis using deep neural networks (DNNs) while addressing data privacy and security concerns (Puttagunta & Ravi, 2021). FL allows for the training of a global model using local model parameters without sharing the actual data, which is particularly beneficial in the medical field where data sharing is restricted due to sensitive patient information (Darzidehkalani et al., 2022; Djavanshir et al., 2021). Deep learning techniques, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), have shown great potential in medical imaging tasks such as classification and segmentation, but their performance is highly dependent on the availability of large and diverse datasets (Liu et al., 2021; Nazir & Kaleem, 2023).
Interestingly, while FL offers a solution to the challenge of data scarcity, especially in the context of rare diseases, it also presents unique technical challenges and considerations for real-world implementation (Darzidehkalani et al., 2022; Djavanshir et al., 2021). The integration of FL into medical imaging is instrumental for leveraging the strengths of deep learning without compromising patient privacy, and it is a step towards personalized medicine in a data-driven healthcare environment (Nazir & Kaleem, 2023; Sistaninejhad et al., 2023).
In summary, federated learning is a significant advancement in the application of deep neural networks for medical image analysis, enabling the collaborative development of robust models while maintaining data confidentiality. Future research directions include addressing the technical challenges of FL implementation and validating its effectiveness in clinical practice to support the workflow of healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes (Djavanshir et al., 2021; Puttagunta & Ravi, 2021; Sistaninejhad et al., 2023).

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Advances in Deep Learning-Based Medical Image Analysis

Importance. With the booming growth of artificial intelligence (AI), especially the recent advancements of deep learning, utilizing advanced deep learning-based methods for medical image analysis has become an active research area both in medical industry and academia. This paper reviewed the recent progress of deep learning research in medical image analysis and clinical applications. It also discussed the existing problems in the field and provided possible solutions and future directions.Highlights. This paper reviewed the advancement of convolutional neural network-based techniques in clinical applications. More specifically, state-of-the-art clinical applications include four major human body systems: the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the digestive system, and the skeletal system. Overall, according to the best available evidence, deep learning models performed well in medical image analysis, but what cannot be ignored are the algorithms derived from small-scale medical datasets impeding the clinical applicability. Future direction could include federated learning, benchmark dataset collection, and utilizing domain subject knowledge as priors.Conclusion. Recent advanced deep learning technologies have achieved great success in medical image analysis with high accuracy, efficiency, stability, and scalability. Technological advancements that can alleviate the high demands on high-quality large-scale datasets could be one of the future developments in this area.

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Artifical intelligence technology in cancer imaging: Clinical challenges for detection of lung and breast cancer

Abstract. In the domain of Artificial Intelligence, deep learning is part of a broader family of machine learning methods based on deep neural networks, deep belief networks, recurrent neural networks and convolutional neural networks that have been applied to fields including computer vision, medical image analysis, histopathological diagnosis, with results comparable to and in some cases superior to human experts. This study shows that these methods applied to medical imaging can assist pathologists in the detection of cancer subtype, gene mutations and/or metastases for applying appropriate therapies. Results show that trajectories of AI technology applied in cancer imaging seems to be driven by high rates of mortality of some types of cancer in order to improve detection and characterization of cancer to apply efficiently anticancer therapies. This new technology can generate a technological paradigm shift for diagnostic assessment of any cancer type. However, application of these methods to medical imaging requires further assessment and validation to support the efficiency of the workflow of pathologists in clinical practice and improve overall healthcare sector. Keywords. Artificial intelligence, Diagnostic assessment, Histopathology images, Deep learning algorithms, Cancer, Clinical challenges. JEL. O32, O33.

A Review Paper about Deep Learning for Medical Image Analysis.

Medical imaging refers to the process of obtaining images of internal organs for therapeutic purposes such as discovering or studying diseases. The primary objective of medical image analysis is to improve the efficacy of clinical research and treatment options. Deep learning has revamped medical image analysis, yielding excellent results in image processing tasks such as registration, segmentation, feature extraction, and classification. The prime motivations for this are the availability of computational resources and the resurgence of deep convolutional neural networks. Deep learning techniques are good at observing hidden patterns in images and supporting clinicians in achieving diagnostic perfection. It has proven to be the most effective method for organ segmentation, cancer detection, disease categorization, and computer-assisted diagnosis. Many deep learning approaches have been published to analyze medical images for various diagnostic purposes. In this paper, we review the work exploiting current state-of-the-art deep learning approaches in medical image processing. We begin the survey by providing a synopsis of research works in medical imaging based on convolutional neural networks. Second, we discuss popular pretrained models and general adversarial networks that aid in improving convolutional networks' performance. Finally, to ease direct evaluation, we compile the performance metrics of deep learning models focusing on COVID-19 detection and child bone age prediction.

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An overview of deep learning in medical imaging focusing on MRI

What has happened in machine learning lately, and what does it mean for the future of medical image analysis? Machine learning has witnessed a tremendous amount of attention over the last few years. The current boom started around 2009 when so-called deep artificial neural networks began outperforming other established models on a number of important benchmarks. Deep neural networks are now the state-of-the-art machine learning models across a variety of areas, from image analysis to natural language processing, and widely deployed in academia and industry. These developments have a huge potential for medical imaging technology, medical data analysis, medical diagnostics and healthcare in general, slowly being realized. We provide a short overview of recent advances and some associated challenges in machine learning applied to medical image processing and image analysis. As this has become a very broad and fast expanding field we will not survey the entire landscape of applications, but put particular focus on deep learning in MRI. Our aim is threefold: (i) give a brief introduction to deep learning with pointers to core references; (ii) indicate how deep learning has been applied to the entire MRI processing chain, from acquisition to image retrieval, from segmentation to disease prediction; (iii) provide a starting point for people interested in experimenting and perhaps contributing to the field of machine learning for medical imaging by pointing out good educational resources, state-of-the-art open-source code, and interesting sources of data and problems related medical imaging.