Chest Disease Detection In X-Ray Images Using Deep Learning Classification Method

In this work, we investigate the performance across multiple classification models to classify chest X-ray images into four categories of COVID-19, pneumonia, tuberculosis (TB), and normal cases. We leveraged transfer learning techniques with state-of-the-art pre-trained Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) models. We fine-tuned these pre-trained architectures on a labeled medical x-ray images. The initial results are promising with high accuracy and strong performance in key classification metrics such as precision, recall, and F1 score. We applied Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) for model interpretability to provide visual explanations for classification decisions, improving trust and transparency in clinical applications.

@article{hazlett2025_2505.22609,
  title={ Chest Disease Detection In X-Ray Images Using Deep Learning Classification Method },
  author={ Alanna Hazlett and Naomi Ohashi and Timothy Rodriguez and Sodiq Adewole },
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.22609},
  year={ 2025 }
}