Affiliation:
1. University of Illinois Chicago
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Reliable differentiation of uveal melanoma and choroidal nevi is crucial to guide appropriate treatment, preventing unnecessary procedures for benign lesions and ensuring timely treatment for potentially malignant cases. The purpose of this study is to validate deep learning classification of uveal melanoma and choroidal nevi, and to evaluate the effect of color fusion options on the classification performance.
Methods: A total of 798 ultra-widefield retinal images of 438 patients were included in this retrospective study, comprising 157 patients diagnosed with UM and 281 patients diagnosed with choroidal nevus. Color fusion options, including early fusion, intermediate fusion and late fusion, were tested for deep learning image classification with a convolutional neural network (CNN). Specificity, sensitivity, F1-score, accuracy, and the area under the curve (AUC) of a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) were used to evaluate the classification performance. The saliency map visualization technique was used to understand the areas in the image that had the most influence on classification decisions of the CNN.
Results: Color fusion options were observed to affect the deep learning performance significantly. For single-color learning, the red color image was observed to have superior performance compared to green and blue channels. For multi-color learning, the intermediate fusion is better than early and late fusion options.
Conclusion: Deep learning is a promising approach for automated classification of uveal melanoma and choroidal nevi, and color fusion options can significantly affect the classification performance.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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