Coronavirus disease analysis using chest X-ray images and a novel deep convolutional neural network.

Journal: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The recent emergence of a highly infectious and contagious respiratory viral disease known as COVID-19 has vastly impacted human lives and overloaded the health care system. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a fast and accurate diagnostic system for the timely identification of COVID-19 infected patients and thus to help control its spread.

Authors

  • Saddam Hussain Khan
    Pattern Recognition Lab, Department of Computer & Information Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan; PIEAS Artificial Intelligence Center (PAIC), Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.
  • Anabia Sohail
    Pattern Recognition Lab, DCIS, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Mohsin Zafar
    Pattern Recognition Lab, Department of Computer & Information Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan.
  • Asifullah Khan
    Pattern Recognition Lab, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.