Application of a novel deep learning technique using CT images for COVID-19 diagnosis on embedded systems

Problem: A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created a worldwide pneumonia epidemic, and it's important to make a computer-aided way for doctors to use computed tomography (CT) images to find people with COVID-19 as soon as possible. Aim: A fully automated, novel deep-learning method for diagnosis and prognostic analysis of COVID-19 on the embedded system is presented.Methods: In this study, CT scans are utilized to identify individuals with COVID-19, pneumonia, or normal class. To achieve classification two pre-trained CNN models, namely ResNet50 and Mobile-Netv2, which are commonly used for image classification tasks. Additionally, a novel CNN architecture called CovidxNet-CT is introduced specifically designed for COVID-19 diagnosis using three classes of CT scans. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method, k-fold cross-validation is employed, which is a common approach to estimate the performance of deep learning. The study is also evaluated the proposed method on two embedded system platforms, Jetson Nano and Tx2, to demonstrate its fea-sibility for deployment in resource-constrained environments.Results: With an average accuracy of %98.83 and an AUC of 0.988, the system is trained and verified using a 4 fold cross-validation approach.Conclusion: The optimistic outcomes from the investigation propose that CovidxNet-CT has the capacity to support radiologists and contribute towards the efforts to combat COVID-19. This study proposes a fully automated, deep-learning-based method for COVID-19 diagnosis and prognostic anal-ysis that is specifically designed for use on embedded systems. & COPY; 2023 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).

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This study presents a fully automated deep-learning method specifically designed for COVID-19 diagnosis and prognostic analysis on embedded systems. The proposed method achieves high accuracy and demonstrates feasibility through CT scan classification and evaluation. The results suggest that this method has potential in diagnosing COVID-19 and supporting radiologists.