Avanzato, R.; Beritelli, F.; Lombardo, A.; Ricci, C. Lung-DT: An AI-Powered Digital Twin Framework for Thoracic Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. Sensors2024, 24, 958.
Avanzato, R.; Beritelli, F.; Lombardo, A.; Ricci, C. Lung-DT: An AI-Powered Digital Twin Framework for Thoracic Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. Sensors 2024, 24, 958.
Avanzato, R.; Beritelli, F.; Lombardo, A.; Ricci, C. Lung-DT: An AI-Powered Digital Twin Framework for Thoracic Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. Sensors2024, 24, 958.
Avanzato, R.; Beritelli, F.; Lombardo, A.; Ricci, C. Lung-DT: An AI-Powered Digital Twin Framework for Thoracic Health Monitoring and Diagnosis. Sensors 2024, 24, 958.
Abstract
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Digital Twins (DTs) has emerged as a promising approach to revolutionize healthcare, particularly in the diagnosis and management of thoracic disorders. This study proposes a comprehensive framework, named Lung-DT, which leverages IoT sensors and AI algorithms to establish a digital representation of a patient’s respiratory health. Using the YOLOv8 neural network, the Lung-DT system accurately classifies chest X-Rays into five distinct categories of lung diseases, including "Normal," "Covid," "Lung Opacity," "Pneumonia," and "Tuberculosis". The system’s performance was evaluated on a chest X-Ray dataset, demonstrating an impressive average accuracy of 96.6% across all classes. Further tests (prediction) were conducted on the trained network using a third dataset available in the literature and completely unknown to the network, yielding an average accuracy of 98% across three classes. The proposed Lung-DT framework offers several advantages over conventional diagnostic methods. Firstly, it enables real-time monitoring of lung health through continuous data acquisition from IoT sensors, facilitating early diagnosis and intervention. Secondly, the AI-powered classification module provides automated and objective assessments of chest X-Rays, reducing dependence on subjective human interpretation. Thirdly, the twin digital representation of the patient’s respiratory health allows for comprehensive analysis and correlation of multiple data streams, providing valuable insights for personalized treatment plans. The integration of IoT sensors, AI algorithms, and DT technology within the Lung-DT system demonstrates a significant step towards improving thoracic healthcare. By enabling continuous monitoring, automated diagnosis, and comprehensive data analysis, the Lung-DT framework has enormous potential to enhance patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and optimize resource allocation.
Keywords
Digital twin; IoT sensors; image processing; lung healthcare; smart healthcare; convolutional neural network; deep learning
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Signal Processing
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