Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer using a Combination of Genetic Algorithm and Artificial Neural Network in Medical Infrared Thermal Imaging

Document Type : Original Paper

Authors
Hossein Ghayoumi zadeh 1
Javad Haddadnia 2
Maryam Hashemian 3
Kazem Hassanpour 3
1 Biomedical Engineering Department , Hakim Sabzevari University, Sbzevar, Iran
2 Biomedical Engineering Department, Hakim Sabzevari University, Center for Research of Advanced Medical Technologies, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sbzevar, Iran
3 School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
10.22038/ijmp.2013.470
Abstract
Introduction
This study is an effort to diagnose breast cancer by processing the quantitative and qualitative information obtained from medical infrared imaging. The medical infrared imaging is free from any harmful radiation and it is one of the best advantages of the proposed method. By analyzing this information, the best diagnostic parameters among the available parameters are selected and its sensitivity and precision in cancer diagnosis is improved by utilizing genetic algorithm and artificial neural network.
Materials and Methods
In this research, the necessary information is obtained from thermal imaging of 200 people, and 8 diagnostic parameters are extracted from these images by the research team. Then these 8 parameters are used as input of our proposed combinatorial model which is formed using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm.
Results
Our results have revealed that comparison of the breast areas; thermal pattern and kurtosis are the most important parameters in breast cancer diagnosis from proposed medical infrared imaging. The proposed combinatorial model with a 50% sensitivity, 75% specificity and, 70% accuracy shows good precision in cancer diagnosis.
Conclusion
The main goal of this article is to describe the capability of infrared imaging in preliminary diagnosis of breast cancer. This method is beneficial to patients with and without symptoms. The results indicate that the proposed combinatorial model produces optimum and efficacious parameters in comparison to other parameters and can improve the capability and power of globalizing the artificial neural network. This will help physicians in more accurate diagnosis of this type of cancer.
 
Keywords
Artificial neural network
Breast Cancer
Genetic Algorithm
Thermography
Subjects
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Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 9, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
November and December 2012
Pages 265-274

  • Receive Date 12 April 2012
  • Revise Date 16 March 2013
  • Accept Date 26 November 2012