Evaluating the Impact of Image Preprocessing on Deep Learning-Based Fetal Ultrasound Classification Under Class Imbalance

Keywords

• image preprocessing
• class imbalance
• deep learning classification
• prenatal ultrasound
• medical image classification
• prenatal diagnosis

CCDS Authors

Md. Rashedur Rahman, D. Eng.

Md. Rashedur Rahman, D. Eng.

• Co-Director, MIRA & NEST Wings

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Independent University, Bangladesh

Published at

CHI, HCII, Scientific Reports, Cognitive Computation, Neural Computing and Applications

MD Asif Bin Khaled

MD Asif Bin Khaled

• Co-Director, MIRA Wing

Published at

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Ashraful Islam, PhD

Ashraful Islam, PhD

• Center Director, CCDS
• Director, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Published at

CHI, UIST, UbiComp, IJCNN, ICIP, HCII, ICDMW, BLP, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, JMIR, JMIR Human Factors, JMIR Formative Research, IEEE Access, Smart Agricultural Technology, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, PLOS ONE

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, AI for Social Good, AI for Public Health, AI for Impact

Prof. M Ashraful Amin, PhD

Prof. M Ashraful Amin, PhD

• Founder Director, CCDS
• Director, AI/ML, HCI & DS Wings

Professor

+1 more affiliation

Department of Information Sciences and Technology

George Mason University, USA

Published at

ACL, CHI, UbiComp, ECAI, WACV, PAKDD, IJCNN, ICPR, ICIP, HCII, CLEF, BLP, Scientific Reports, JMIR, IEEE Access, Smart Agricultural Technology, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, PLOS ONE

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Cognitive & Vision Science, Cybernetics, Surveillance & Security, ICT in Education, Health, & Agriculture, Human-Computer Interaction, Internet of Things, Robotics

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