Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images

Renal impairment poses a risk across all ages. With the global nephrologist shortage, the rising public health concerns over kidney failure, and advancements in technology, there is a growing need for an AI system capable of identifying kidney anomalies automatically. Chronic kidney disease is marke...

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Main Authors: Waleed Obaid, Abir Hussain, Tamer Rabie, Dhafar Hamed Abd, Wathiq Mansoor
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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author Waleed Obaid
Abir Hussain
Tamer Rabie
Dhafar Hamed Abd
Wathiq Mansoor
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description Renal impairment poses a risk across all ages. With the global nephrologist shortage, the rising public health concerns over kidney failure, and advancements in technology, there is a growing need for an AI system capable of identifying kidney anomalies automatically. Chronic kidney disease is marked by a gradual failure in kidney function due to various factors, such as stones, cysts, and tumors. Chronic kidney disease often presents without noticeable symptoms initially, leading to cases remaining untreated until advanced stages. Tumors, which are dense tissue masses, can directly harm organs, including glands and spinal cells. Kidney stone disease, or urolithiasis, occurs when many solids accumulate in the urinary tract, leading to stone formation. This research paper leveraged a deep learning approach to address the worldwide shortage of urologists by facilitating the detection of kidney diseases. A novel deep learning technique is proposed using Darknet53 for the classification of kidney diseases using a large dataset gathered from five resources. The total number of images is 27,145 scans of the entire abdomen and urogram, focusing on common kidney conditions, including stones, cysts, and tumors. The data was grouped into four classes: normal, cyst, tumor, and stone. The proposed technique involves the use of 16 deep-learning models to obtain enhanced performance based on accuracy, recall, specificity, and precision, offering new potential for detecting kidney abnormalities. Model performance was evaluated, achieving 99.69 %, 0.31 %, 99.66 %, 99.88 %, 99.77 %, 0.12 %, 99.71 %, 99.60 %, and 99.17 % for accuracy, error, recall, specificity, precision, false positive rate, F1_score, Matthews Correlation Coefficient, and Kappa, respectively. Our simulation results using the Fuzzy Decision by Opinion Score Method indicated that the Darknet53 generated the best results for detecting kidney abnormalities.
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spelling doaj-art-7c2f66d8bd8c402482aa817f46aab0802025-08-20T03:21:51ZengElsevierInformatics in Medicine Unlocked2352-91482025-01-015710166310.1016/j.imu.2025.101663Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical imagesWaleed Obaid0Abir Hussain1Tamer Rabie2Dhafar Hamed Abd3Wathiq Mansoor4EE Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.EE Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.CE Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesUniversity of Anbar College, Alanbar, IraqCEIT Department, University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesRenal impairment poses a risk across all ages. With the global nephrologist shortage, the rising public health concerns over kidney failure, and advancements in technology, there is a growing need for an AI system capable of identifying kidney anomalies automatically. Chronic kidney disease is marked by a gradual failure in kidney function due to various factors, such as stones, cysts, and tumors. Chronic kidney disease often presents without noticeable symptoms initially, leading to cases remaining untreated until advanced stages. Tumors, which are dense tissue masses, can directly harm organs, including glands and spinal cells. Kidney stone disease, or urolithiasis, occurs when many solids accumulate in the urinary tract, leading to stone formation. This research paper leveraged a deep learning approach to address the worldwide shortage of urologists by facilitating the detection of kidney diseases. A novel deep learning technique is proposed using Darknet53 for the classification of kidney diseases using a large dataset gathered from five resources. The total number of images is 27,145 scans of the entire abdomen and urogram, focusing on common kidney conditions, including stones, cysts, and tumors. The data was grouped into four classes: normal, cyst, tumor, and stone. The proposed technique involves the use of 16 deep-learning models to obtain enhanced performance based on accuracy, recall, specificity, and precision, offering new potential for detecting kidney abnormalities. Model performance was evaluated, achieving 99.69 %, 0.31 %, 99.66 %, 99.88 %, 99.77 %, 0.12 %, 99.71 %, 99.60 %, and 99.17 % for accuracy, error, recall, specificity, precision, false positive rate, F1_score, Matthews Correlation Coefficient, and Kappa, respectively. Our simulation results using the Fuzzy Decision by Opinion Score Method indicated that the Darknet53 generated the best results for detecting kidney abnormalities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914825000516Kidney diseasesMedical image scansAutomatic detectionMultiple datasetsData balancingMultiple models
spellingShingle Waleed Obaid
Abir Hussain
Tamer Rabie
Dhafar Hamed Abd
Wathiq Mansoor
Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
Kidney diseases
Medical image scans
Automatic detection
Multiple datasets
Data balancing
Multiple models
title Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
title_full Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
title_fullStr Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
title_full_unstemmed Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
title_short Multi-model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
title_sort multi model deep learning approach for the classification of kidney diseases using medical images
topic Kidney diseases
Medical image scans
Automatic detection
Multiple datasets
Data balancing
Multiple models
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914825000516
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