Bacterial Foraging Optimization Algorithm with Deep Learning Method to EnhanceBreast Cancer Detection using Digital Mammography

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This study utilized the Bacterial Foraging Optimization algorithm to automatically tune hyperparameters for deep learning models, enhancing breast cancer detection accuracy on mammograms compared to standard CNN architectures.

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This preprint evaluates deep learning models for early breast cancer detection using digital mammography, comparing VGG19, InceptionV3, and a custom CNN on the DDSM (Digital Database for Screening Mammography) dataset. The study’s main contribution is combining CNNs with automatic hyperparameter optimization via a metaheuristic population-based Bacterial Foraging Optimization (BFO) algorithm, tuning parameters such as filter size, number of filters, and hidden layers. Reported experiments indicate the proposed BFO-CNN achieves higher performance than other state-of-the-art methods by 7.62% for VGG19, 9.16% for InceptionV3, and 1.78% for the custom CNN. A key limitation stated in the context of the publication is that the work is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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AbstractThis study focuses on improving the detection of breast cancer at an early stage. The standard approach for diagnosing breast cancer is mammography, but it is pretty tedious as it is subject to subjective analysis. The study will examine how deep learning-based techniques are used in mammography analysis to improve the screening process in order to overcome these obstacles. Various computer vision models, including Visual Geometry Group (VGG) 19, inceptionV3, and custom 20 Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture, are investigated using the Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM) mammogram dataset. The DDSM is widely used for mammographic image analysis in the research community. In the domain of CNNs, the models have demonstrated considerable promise due to their efficacy in various tasks, such as image recog- nition and classification. It is also seen that the CNN model’s performance is enhanced using hyperparameter optimization. However, manually tuning hyper- parameters is laborious and time-consuming. To overcome this challenge, CNN’s automatic hyperparameter optimization uses metaheuristic approaches based on the population. This automation mitigates the time required for finding optimal hyperparameters and boosts the CNN model’s efficacy. The proposed approach uses the Bacterial Foraging Optimization (BFO) algorithm to optimize CNN to enhance breast cancer detection. BFO is utilized to optimize various hyperparam- eters, such as filter size, number of filters, and hidden layers in the CNN model. It is demonstrated through experiments that the proposed BFO-CNN method achieves better performance than other state-of-the-art methods by 7.62% for the VGG 19, by 9.16% for the inceptionV3, and by 1.78% for the custom CNN- 20 layers. In conclusion, this work aims to leverage deep learning techniques and automatic hyperparameter optimization to enhance breast cancer detec- tion through mammogram analysis. The BFO-CNN model has much potential to improve breast cancer diagnosis accuracy compared to conventional CNN architecture.
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The standard approach for diagnosing breast cancer is mammography, but it is pretty tedious as it is subject to subjective analysis. The study will examine how deep learning-based techniques are used in mammography analysis to improve the screening process in order to overcome these obstacles. Various computer vision models, including Visual Geometry Group (VGG) 19, inceptionV3, and custom 20 Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture, are investigated using the Digital Database for Screening Mammography (DDSM) mammogram dataset. The DDSM is widely used for mammographic image analysis in the research community. In the domain of CNNs, the models have demonstrated considerable promise due to their efficacy in various tasks, such as image recog- nition and classification. It is also seen that the CNN model’s performance is enhanced using hyperparameter optimization. However, manually tuning hyper- parameters is laborious and time-consuming. To overcome this challenge, CNN’s automatic hyperparameter optimization uses metaheuristic approaches based on the population. This automation mitigates the time required for finding optimal hyperparameters and boosts the CNN model’s efficacy. The proposed approach uses the Bacterial Foraging Optimization (BFO) algorithm to optimize CNN to enhance breast cancer detection. BFO is utilized to optimize various hyperparam- eters, such as filter size, number of filters, and hidden layers in the CNN model. It is demonstrated through experiments that the proposed BFO-CNN method achieves better performance than other state-of-the-art methods by 7.62% for the VGG 19, by 9.16% for the inceptionV3, and by 1.78% for the custom CNN- 20 layers. In conclusion, this work aims to leverage deep learning techniques and automatic hyperparameter optimization to enhance breast cancer detec- tion through mammogram analysis. The BFO-CNN model has much potential to improve breast cancer diagnosis accuracy compared to conventional CNN architecture. Breast Cancer Mammography Visual Geometry Group 19 InceptionV3 Convolutional Neural Network and Bacterial Foraging Optimization Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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