Pneumonia Classification using deep learning: a comparative study

Pneumonia is an infectious disease of the lungs, caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi. Pneumonia is distinguished by acute inflammation of the lung tissue, causing the consolidation of the terminal bronchioles and alveoli. According to the WHO (the World Health Organization), this disease causes about 4 million deaths. Among the methods of diagnosing pneumonia uses a chest X-ray. This is widely used to visualize pulmonary abnormalities. This work aims at the detection and characterization of pneumonia by the development of computer-assisted diagnosis systems (DAOC). We use deep learning algorithms and chest X-ray images from a pneumonia database to examine the classification of pneumonia. To improve the accuracy, we compare several deep learning models. This research contributes to meeting the growing demand for medical personnel by addressing the global incidence of chest disorders.