AI-driven pneumonia diagnosis from chest x-rays

Saaidin, Shuria and Kassim, Murizah (2025) AI-driven pneumonia diagnosis from chest x-rays. International Journal of Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetic Science (IJPNaCS), 8 (Suppl1): 5. pp. 20-22. ISSN 2682-8146

Official URL: http://ijpncs.uitm.edu.my/index.php/en/ijpncs-jour...

Identification Number (DOI): 10.24191/IJPNaCS.v8suppl1.05

Abstract

Pneumonia remains a significant global health issue, especially in areas with limited diagnostic resources. Traditional methods for diagnosing pneumonia from chest X-rays are slow and require expert radiologists. We developed an AI-powered pneumonia detection tool using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with VGG16 and Inception models. These models were trained on chest X-ray datasets and achieved high accuracy in classifying pneumonia. Our app, built with Flask, allows healthcare professionals to uploadX-rays and get real-time predictions with confidence scores. The system supports continuous learning through user feedback, improving its performance. This tool can potentially revolutionise pneumonia diagnosis, especially in lowresource settings.

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Item Type: Article
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Saaidin, Shuria
shuria6809@uitm.edu.my
Kassim, Murizah
UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > Neural Networks (Computer). Artificial intelligence
R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Radiography
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Pharmacy
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetic Science (IJPNaCS)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journals > International Journal of Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetic Science (IJPNaCS)
ISSN: 2682-8146
Volume: 8
Number: Suppl1
Page Range: pp. 20-22
Keywords: Chest X-rays, Convolutional neural networks, Deep learning, Pneumonia diagnosis
Date: July 2025
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/121332
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