• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
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A Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Brain Tumors Using a Fine-Tuned YOLO-based Model with Transfer Learning

Vol. 14, No. 12, December 31, 2020
10.3837/tiis.2020.12.011, Download Paper (Free):

Abstract

This paper proposes transfer learning and fine-tuning techniques for a deep learning model to detect three distinct brain tumors from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. In this work, the recent YOLOv4 model trained using a collection of 3064 T1-weighted Contrast-Enhanced (CE)-MRI scans that were pre-processed and labeled for the task. This work trained with the partial 29-layer YOLOv4-Tiny and fine-tuned to work optimally and run efficiently in most platforms with reliable performance. With the help of transfer learning, the model had initial leverage to train faster with pre-trained weights from the COCO dataset, generating a robust set of features required for brain tumor detection. The results yielded the highest mean average precision of 93.14%, a 90.34% precision, 88.58% recall, and 89.45% F1-Score outperforming other previous versions of the YOLO detection models and other studies that used bounding box detections for the same task like Faster R-CNN. As concluded, the YOLOv4-Tiny can work efficiently to detect brain tumors automatically at a rapid phase with the help of proper fine-tuning and transfer learning. This work contributes mainly to assist medical experts in the diagnostic process of brain tumors.


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[IEEE Style]
F. J. P. Montalbo, "A Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Brain Tumors Using a Fine-Tuned YOLO-based Model with Transfer Learning," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 4816-4834, 2020. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2020.12.011.

[ACM Style]
Francis Jesmar P. Montalbo. 2020. A Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Brain Tumors Using a Fine-Tuned YOLO-based Model with Transfer Learning. KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, 14, 12, (2020), 4816-4834. DOI: 10.3837/tiis.2020.12.011.

[BibTeX Style]
@article{tiis:24145, title="A Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Brain Tumors Using a Fine-Tuned YOLO-based Model with Transfer Learning", author="Francis Jesmar P. Montalbo and ", journal="KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems", DOI={10.3837/tiis.2020.12.011}, volume={14}, number={12}, year="2020", month={December}, pages={4816-4834}}