Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Humans can carry various diseases, some of which are poorly understood and lack comprehensive solutions. Such a disease can exists in human eye that can affect one or both eyes is diabetic retinopathy (DR) which can impair function, vision, and eventually result in permanent blindness. It is one of...
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| author | Kazi Ahnaf Alavee Mehedi Hasan Abu Hasnayen Zillanee Moin Mostakim Jia Uddin Eduardo Silva Alvarado Isabel de la Torre Diez Imran Ashraf Md Abdus Samad |
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| description | Humans can carry various diseases, some of which are poorly understood and lack comprehensive solutions. Such a disease can exists in human eye that can affect one or both eyes is diabetic retinopathy (DR) which can impair function, vision, and eventually result in permanent blindness. It is one of those complex complexities. Therefore, early detection of DR can significantly reduce the risk of vision impairment by appropriate treatment and necessary precautions. The primary aim of this study is to leverage cutting-edge models trained on diverse image datasets and propose a CNN model that demonstrates comparable performance. Specifically, we employ transfer learning models such as DenseNet121, Xception, Resnet50, VGG16, VGG19, and InceptionV3, and machine learning models such as SVM, and neural network models like (RNN) for binary and multi-class classification. It has been shown that the proposed approach of multi-label classification with softmax functions and categorical cross-entropy works more effectively, yielding perfect accuracy, precision, and recall values. In particular, Xception achieved an impressive 82% accuracy among all the transfer learning models, setting a new benchmark for the dataset used. However, our proposed CNN model shows superior performance, achieving an accuracy of 95.27% on this dataset, surpassing the state-of-the-art Xception model. Moreover, for single-label (binary classifications), our proposed model achieved perfect accuracy as well. Through exploration of these advances, our objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the leading methods for the early detection of DR. The aim is to discuss the challenges associated with these methods and highlight potential enhancements. In essence, this paper provides a high-level perspective on the integration of deep learning techniques and machine learning models, coupled with explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and gradient-weighted class activation mapping (Grad-CAM). We present insights into their respective accuracy and the challenges they face. We anticipate that these insights will prove valuable to researchers and practitioners in the field. Our ambition is that this in-depth study and comparison of models will inform and inspire future research endeavors, ultimately leading to enhanced disease detection in medical imaging and thereby assisting healthcare professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4724fe80282d4635b1c8cd53eb1a236f2025-08-22T23:13:11ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112739507396910.1109/ACCESS.2024.340557010539012Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial IntelligenceKazi Ahnaf Alavee0Mehedi Hasan1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-1025Abu Hasnayen Zillanee2Moin Mostakim3Jia Uddin4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-4095Eduardo Silva Alvarado5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4011-9391Isabel de la Torre Diez6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3134-7720Imran Ashraf7https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4598-1482Md Abdus Samad8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-6924Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University, Dhaka, BangladeshAI and Big Data Department, Endicott College, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaUniversidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander, SpainDepartment of Signal Theory, Communications and Telematics Engineering. University of Valladolid, Valladolid, SpainDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Republic of KoreaHumans can carry various diseases, some of which are poorly understood and lack comprehensive solutions. Such a disease can exists in human eye that can affect one or both eyes is diabetic retinopathy (DR) which can impair function, vision, and eventually result in permanent blindness. It is one of those complex complexities. Therefore, early detection of DR can significantly reduce the risk of vision impairment by appropriate treatment and necessary precautions. The primary aim of this study is to leverage cutting-edge models trained on diverse image datasets and propose a CNN model that demonstrates comparable performance. Specifically, we employ transfer learning models such as DenseNet121, Xception, Resnet50, VGG16, VGG19, and InceptionV3, and machine learning models such as SVM, and neural network models like (RNN) for binary and multi-class classification. It has been shown that the proposed approach of multi-label classification with softmax functions and categorical cross-entropy works more effectively, yielding perfect accuracy, precision, and recall values. In particular, Xception achieved an impressive 82% accuracy among all the transfer learning models, setting a new benchmark for the dataset used. However, our proposed CNN model shows superior performance, achieving an accuracy of 95.27% on this dataset, surpassing the state-of-the-art Xception model. Moreover, for single-label (binary classifications), our proposed model achieved perfect accuracy as well. Through exploration of these advances, our objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the leading methods for the early detection of DR. The aim is to discuss the challenges associated with these methods and highlight potential enhancements. In essence, this paper provides a high-level perspective on the integration of deep learning techniques and machine learning models, coupled with explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and gradient-weighted class activation mapping (Grad-CAM). We present insights into their respective accuracy and the challenges they face. We anticipate that these insights will prove valuable to researchers and practitioners in the field. Our ambition is that this in-depth study and comparison of models will inform and inspire future research endeavors, ultimately leading to enhanced disease detection in medical imaging and thereby assisting healthcare professionals.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10539012/Diabetic retinopathytransfer learningCNNXceptioninceptionGrad-CAM |
| spellingShingle | Kazi Ahnaf Alavee Mehedi Hasan Abu Hasnayen Zillanee Moin Mostakim Jia Uddin Eduardo Silva Alvarado Isabel de la Torre Diez Imran Ashraf Md Abdus Samad Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence IEEE Access Diabetic retinopathy transfer learning CNN Xception inception Grad-CAM |
| title | Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence |
| title_full | Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence |
| title_short | Enhancing Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through the Integration of Deep Learning Models and Explainable Artificial Intelligence |
| title_sort | enhancing early detection of diabetic retinopathy through the integration of deep learning models and explainable artificial intelligence |
| topic | Diabetic retinopathy transfer learning CNN Xception inception Grad-CAM |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10539012/ |
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