Hybrid Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN) and Xtreme Gradient Boost for X-ray Image Augmentation and Detection

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted a widespread influence on a global scale, leading numerous nations to prepare for the endemicity of COVID-19. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test has emerged as the prevailing technique for identifying viral infections within the current pandemic. Following this, the application of chest X-ray imaging in individuals provides an alternate approach for evaluating the existence of viral infection. However, it is imperative to further boost the quality of collected chest pictures via additional data augmentation. The aim of this paper is to provide a technique for the automated analysis of X-ray pictures using server processing with a deep convolutional generative adversarial network (DCGAN). The proposed methodology aims to improve the overall image quality of X-ray scans. The integration of deep learning with Xtreme Gradient Boosting in the DCGAN technique aims to improve the quality of X-ray pictures processed on the server. The training model employed in this work is based on the Inception V3 learning model, which is combined with XGradient Boost. The results obtained from the training procedure were quite interesting: the training model had an accuracy rate of 98.86%, a sensitivity score of 99.1%, and a recall rate of 98.7%.