Predicting lung cancer using short-time fourier transform and bidirectional long short-term memory networks
摘要
Proper, precise and early diagnosis of lung diseases is very important for effective treatment and patient outcomes. In this research article, we present a novel approach for lung malignancy prediction utilizing Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) for feature extraction and Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (Bi-LSTM) networks for classification. The proposed methodology leverages the spectral analysis capabilities of STFT to transform lungs image into time–frequency representations, capturing critical patterns associated with various lung malignancy conditions. These features are then fed into a Bi-LSTM network, which excels in modeling temporal dependencies in sequential data, providing a robust framework for predicting lung malignancy. Extensive experiments were conducted on a dataset comprising normal and pathological cases. The findings of the proposed method demonstrate that the given approach outperforms traditional machine learning models and achieves high accuracy in distinguishing between healthy and diseased states. The Bi-LSTM network's ability to learn bidirectional temporal features contributes to improved sensitivity and specificity in detecting subtle anomalies in lungs. This study highlights the potential of combining STFT and Bi-LSTM for developing efficient, non-invasive diagnostic tools, bringing a ray of hope for advancements in healthcare and telemedicine applications.