Equilibrium Optimization-Based Ensemble CNN Framework for Breast Cancer Multiclass Classification Using Histopathological Image.

Diagnostics (Basel)

Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat 60250, Turkey.

Published: October 2024

: Breast cancer is one of the most lethal cancers among women. Early detection and proper treatment reduce mortality rates. Histopathological images provide detailed information for diagnosing and staging breast cancer disease. : The BreakHis dataset, which includes histopathological images, is used in this study. Medical images are prone to problems such as different textural backgrounds and overlapping cell structures, unbalanced class distribution, and insufficiently labeled data. In addition to these, the limitations of deep learning models in overfitting and insufficient feature extraction make it extremely difficult to obtain a high-performance model in this dataset. In this study, 20 state-of-the-art models are trained to diagnose eight types of breast cancer using the fine-tuning method. In addition, a comprehensive experimental study was conducted to determine the most successful new model, with 20 different custom models reported. As a result, we propose a novel model called MultiHisNet. : The most effective new model, which included a pointwise convolution layer, residual link, channel, and spatial attention module, achieved 94.69% accuracy in multi-class breast cancer classification. An ensemble model was created with the best-performing transfer learning and custom models obtained in the study, and model weights were determined with an Equilibrium Optimizer. The proposed ensemble model achieved 96.71% accuracy in eight-class breast cancer detection. : The results show that the proposed model will support pathologists in successfully diagnosing breast cancer.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11475610PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14192253DOI Listing

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