Deep Learning Models May Spuriously Classify Covid-19 from X-ray Images Based on Confounders

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2102.04300v1
• Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2021 21:33:06 GMT
• Title: Deep Learning Models May Spuriously Classify Covid-19 from X-ray Images Based on Confounders
• Authors: Kaoutar Ben Ahmed, Lawrence O. Hall, Dmitry B. Goldgof, Gregory M. Goldgof, Rahul Paul
• Abstract summary: Recent studies claim it may be possible to build highly accurate models, using deep learning, to detect Covid-19 from chest X-ray images. This paper explores the robustness and generalization ability of convolutional neural network models in diagnosing Covid-19 disease from frontal-view.
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• Abstract: Identifying who is infected with the Covid-19 virus is critical for controlling its spread. X-ray machines are widely available worldwide and can quickly provide images that can be used for diagnosis. A number of recent studies claim it may be possible to build highly accurate models, using deep learning, to detect Covid-19 from chest X-ray images. This paper explores the robustness and generalization ability of convolutional neural network models in diagnosing Covid-19 disease from frontal-view (AP/PA), raw chest X-ray images that were lung field cropped. Some concerning observations are made about high performing models that have learned to rely on confounding features related to the data source, rather than the patient's lung pathology, when differentiating between Covid-19 positive and negative labels. Specifically, these models likely made diagnoses based on confounding factors such as patient age or image processing artifacts, rather than medically relevant information.

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