Resnet for Blood Sample Detection: A Study on Improving Diagnostic Accuracy
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https://doi.org/10.62486/agsalud2025193Keywords:
Deep learning, Blood cells, ResNet, WBC (white blood cells), RBC(red blood cells), PlateletsAbstract
Automated blood cell analysis plays a crucial role in medical diagnostics, enabling rapid and accurate assessment of a patient's health status. In this paper, we provide a unique technique for detecting and classifying WBCs,RBCs, and platelets inside blood smear pictures using ResNet (Residual Neural Network), a deep learning architecture. Because of its capacity to efficiently train very deep neural networks while minimizing the vanishing gradient problem, the ResNet architecture has exhibited excellent performance in a variety of image recognition applications. Leveraging the power of ResNet, we developed a multi-class classification model capable of distinguishing between WBCs, RBCs, and platelets within microscopic images of blood smears. Our methodology involved preprocessing the blood smear images to enhance contrast and remove noise, followed by image segmentation to isolate individual blood cells and platelets. The segmented images were then used to train and fine-tune a ResNet model, utilizing a large annotated dataset of labeled blood cell images. The trained model exhibited remarkable accuracy in identifying and classifying different blood cell types, even in the presence of overlapping cells or artifacts. We extensively tested our suggested technique, on a range of blood smear images to evaluate its performance. The findings demonstrated that ResNet effectively identifies and categorizes WBCs, (RBCs) and platelets. When compared to methods our approach showcased superior accuracy, robustness and generalization capabilities. After training the model with the Resnet algorithm we got 92% of Accuracy
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