Breast tumor detection in ultrasound images using artificial intelligence

Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for categorizing breast tumors as malignant or benign from breast ultrasound images can provide an effective and relatively low-cost method for the diagnosis of breast cancer. Presently, many machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms have been used for early-stage breast cancer detection. AI algorithms have shown promising results in breast cancer detection tasks. The use of deep convolutional neural network approaches has provided solutions for the efficient analysis of breast ultrasound images. Convolutional neural network (CNN) models analyze the image data in multiple layers and extract features which helps in better feature extractions and better performance in comparison to the conventional ML algorithms. Apart from conventional learning algorithms, we use the transfer learning technique which uses knowledge from its previous training in another related problem set. In this chapter, we have demonstrated the use of DL models through transfer learning, deep feature extraction, machine learning models, and comparison of their performances.