U.S. patent application number 17/354848 was filed with the patent office on 2021-10-14 for deep convolutional neural network with self-transfer learning.
The applicant listed for this patent is General Electric Company. Invention is credited to Gopal Biligeri Avinash, Min Zhang.
Application Number | 20210319559 17/354848 |
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Family ID | 1000005669193 |
Filed Date | 2021-10-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210319559 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Zhang; Min ; et al. |
October 14, 2021 |
DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK WITH SELF-TRANSFER LEARNING
Abstract
Systems and techniques for facilitating a deep convolutional
neural network with self-transfer learning are presented. In one
example, a system includes a machine learning component, a medical
imaging diagnosis component and a visualization component. The
machine learning component generates learned medical imaging output
regarding an anatomical region based on a convolutional neural
network that receives medical imaging data. The machine learning
component also performs a plurality of sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data associated with
convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network. The
medical imaging diagnosis component determines a classification and
an associated localization for a portion of the anatomical region
based on the learned medical imaging output associated with the
convolutional neural network. The visualization component generates
a multi-dimensional visualization associated with the
classification and the localization for the portion of the
anatomical region.
Inventors: |
Zhang; Min; (San Ramon,
CA) ; Avinash; Gopal Biligeri; (San Ramon,
CA) |
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General Electric Company |
Schenectady |
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1000005669193 |
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17/354848 |
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June 22, 2021 |
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G06T 7/0012 20130101;
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20180101; G06K 9/6267 20130101; G06T 2207/30004 20130101; G06T
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Claims
1. A convolutional neural network system, comprising: a processor;
and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when
executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations,
comprising: performing a first convolutional layer process
associated with sequential downsampling of imaging data followed by
a second convolutional layer process associated with sequential
upsampling of the imaging data to facilitate generation of a
learned imaging output, wherein a first convolutional layer of the
first convolutional layer process corresponds to a last
convolutional layer of the second convolutional layer process; and
predicting a condition associated with the learned imaging
output.
2. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
operations further comprise: employing a convolutional neural
network associated with the first convolutional layer process and
the second convolutional layer process to generate the learned
imaging output.
3. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein
performing the first convolutional layer process comprises
performing the first convolutional layer process based on a first
convolutional layer filter that comprises a first size and a second
convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size that is
different than the first size, and wherein performing the second
convolutional layer process comprises performing the second
convolutional layer process based on the first convolutional layer
filter that comprises the first size and the second convolutional
layer filter that comprises the second size.
4. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
operations further comprise: performing the sequential upsampling
of the imaging data in a reverse sampling sequence with respect to
the sequential downsampling of the imaging data.
5. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
generation of the learned imaging output is based on a class
activation mapping process that applies a set of weights to a set
of heat maps associated with the imaging data.
6. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
operations further comprise: determining a classification for the
condition associated with the learned imaging output.
7. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
operations further comprise: determining a localization for at
least a portion of the learned imaging output.
8. The convolutional neural network system of claim 1, wherein the
operations further comprise: generating a multi-dimensional
visualization related to the condition.
9. A method, comprising: performing, by a system comprising a
processor, training a convolutional neural network, using medical
imaging data, to generate a learned medical imaging output
regarding a patient body; and predicting, by the system, a medical
condition associated with a portion of the patient body based on
the learned medical imaging output.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: analyzing the
medical imaging data based on a first filter that comprises a first
size; analyzing the medical imaging data based on a second filter
that comprises a second size that is different than the first size;
and analyzing the medical imaging data based on a third filter that
comprises the first size associated with the first filter.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: generating the
learned medical imaging output based on a first convolutional layer
process associated with the downsampling of the medical imaging
data and a second convolutional layer process associated with the
upsampling of the medical imaging data.
12. The method of claim 9, further comprising: performing the
upsampling of the medical imaging data in a reverse sampling
sequence with respect to the downsampling of the medical imaging
data.
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the predicting the medical
condition associated with the portion of the patient body comprises
determining a classification for the medical condition associated
with the portion of the patient body based on the learned medical
imaging output.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the predicting the medical
condition associated with the portion of the patient body comprises
determining a localization for the portion of the patient body
associated with the medical condition based on the learned medical
imaging output.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising: generating, by the
system, a multi-dimensional visualization related to the medical
condition associated with the portion of the patient body.
16. A computer readable storage device comprising instructions
that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a
processor to perform operations, comprising: training a
convolutional neural network, using medical imaging data, to
generate a learned medical imaging output regarding an anatomical
region; and predicting a medical condition associated with an
anatomical region based on learned medical imaging output.
17. The computer readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the
training of the convolutional neural network comprises employing a
first portion of the medical imaging data for training associated
with the convolutional neural network, and wherein the operations
further comprise: employing a second portion of the medical imaging
data for validation associated with the convolutional neural
network; and employing a third portion of the medical imaging data
for testing associated with the convolutional neural network.
18. The computer readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the
operations further comprise: modifying an orientation of a set of
medical images for data augmentation of the medical imaging
data.
19. The computer readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the
modifying of the orientation of the set of medical images comprises
modifying of the orientation of the set of medical images through
an affine transformation for the data augmentation associated with
the medical imaging data.
20. The computer readable storage device of claim 16, wherein the
operations further comprise: determining a location of a disease
associated with the medical condition.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application is a continuation of, and claims priority
to each of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/573,222, filed Sep.
17, 2019, and entitled "DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK WITH
SELF-TRANSFER LEARNING", which is a continuation of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 15/792,698 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,460,440),
filed Oct. 24, 2017, and entitled "DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL
NETWORK WITH SELF-TRANSFER LEARNING", the entireties of which
applications are incorporated by reference herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This disclosure relates generally to artificial
intelligence.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be employed for
classification and/or analysis of digital images. For instance, AI
can be employed for image recognition. In certain technical
applications, AI can be employed to enhance medical imaging
diagnosis. Diseases of a patient can be classified, for example, by
analyzing medical images of the patient using a deep neural
network. In an example, region-of-interest based deep neural
networks can be employed to localize a disease in an anatomical
region of a patient. However, accuracy and/or efficiency of a
classification and/or an analysis of digital images using
conventional artificial techniques is generally difficult to
achieve. Furthermore, conventional artificial techniques for
classification and/or analysis of digital images generally requires
labor-intensive processes such as, for example, pixel annotations,
voxel level annotations, etc. As such, conventional artificial
techniques for classification and/or analysis of digital images can
be improved.
SUMMARY
[0004] The following presents a simplified summary of the
specification in order to provide a basic understanding of some
aspects of the specification. This summary is not an extensive
overview of the specification. It is intended to neither identify
key or critical elements of the specification, nor delineate any
scope of the particular implementations of the specification or any
scope of the claims. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts
of the specification in a simplified form as a prelude to the more
detailed description that is presented later.
[0005] According to an embodiment, a system includes a machine
learning component, a medical imaging diagnosis component and a
visualization component. The machine learning component generates
learned medical imaging output regarding an anatomical region based
on a convolutional neural network that receives medical imaging
data. The machine learning component also performs a plurality of
sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data
associated with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural
network. The medical imaging diagnosis component determines a
classification and an associated localization for a portion of the
anatomical region based on the learned medical imaging output
associated with the convolutional neural network. The visualization
component generates a multi-dimensional visualization associated
with the classification and the localization for the portion of the
anatomical region.
[0006] According to another embodiment, a method is provided. The
method provides for receiving, by a system comprising a processor,
medical imaging data for a patient body. The method also provides
for performing, by the system, iterative sequential downsampling
and upsampling of the medical imaging data associated with
convolutional layers of a convolutional neural network to generate
learned medical imaging output regarding the patient body.
Furthermore, the method provides for classifying, by the system, a
disease for a portion of the patient body based on the learned
medical imaging output associated with the convolutional neural
network. The method also provides for generating, by the system, a
multi-dimensional visualization associated with the classifying of
the disease for the portion of the patient body.
[0007] According to yet another embodiment, a method is provided.
The method provides for receiving, by a system comprising a
processor, medical imaging data that comprises a set of medical
images. The method also provides for training, by the system, a
convolutional neural network by performing iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data associated
with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network.
Furthermore, the method provides for generating, by the system, a
set of filter values for the convolutional neural network based on
the iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical
imaging data.
[0008] The following description and the annexed drawings set forth
certain illustrative aspects of the specification. These aspects
are indicative, however, of but a few of the various ways in which
the principles of the specification may be employed. Other
advantages and novel features of the specification will become
apparent from the following detailed description of the
specification when considered in conjunction with the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] Numerous aspects, implementations, objects and advantages of
the present invention will be apparent upon consideration of the
following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to
like parts throughout, and in which:
[0010] FIGS. 1-6 illustrate a high-level block diagram of an
example deep learning component, in accordance with various aspects
and implementations described herein;
[0011] FIG. 7 illustrates an example system associated with a
spring self-transfer learning network, in accordance with various
aspects and implementations described herein;
[0012] FIG. 8 illustrates an example system associated with an
inference phase for a spring self-transfer learning network, in
accordance with various aspects and implementations described
herein;
[0013] FIG. 9 illustrates an example system associated with
sequential upsampling and downsampling for a spring self-transfer
learning network, in accordance with various aspects and
implementations described herein;
[0014] FIG. 10 illustrates an example multi-dimensional
visualization, in accordance with various aspects and
implementations described herein;
[0015] FIG. 11 illustrates an example user interface, in accordance
with various aspects and implementations described herein;
[0016] FIG. 12 depicts a flow diagram of an example method for
facilitating a deep convolutional neural network with self-transfer
learning, in accordance with various aspects and implementations
described herein;
[0017] FIG. 13 depicts a flow diagram of an example method for
facilitating training of a deep convolutional neural network with
self-transfer learning, in accordance with various aspects and
implementations described herein;
[0018] FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a suitable
operating environment; and
[0019] FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a sample-computing
environment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] Various aspects of this disclosure are now described with
reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used
to refer to like elements throughout. In the following description,
for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set
forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more
aspects. It should be understood, however, that certain aspects of
this disclosure may be practiced without these specific details, or
with other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances,
well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form
to facilitate describing one or more aspects.
[0021] Systems and techniques for performing self-transfer learning
associated with a deep convolutional network are presented. For
example, as compared to conventional artificial intelligence (AI)
techniques, the subject innovations provide for a novel weakly
supervised AI framework with self-transfer learning. The novel
weakly supervised AI framework can perform machine learning (e.g.,
deep learning) associated with a deep convolutional network by
employing image-level labels to classify and/or localize a disease
over a particular anatomical region associated with medical imaging
data. In an aspect, the novel weakly supervised AI framework can
comprise shared convolutional layers containing sequential down
sampling and/or sequential up sampling. Additionally or
alternatively, the novel weakly supervised AI framework can
comprise fully connected layers and/or class activation maps. As
such, by employing the novel weakly supervised AI framework to
analyze medical imaging data, detection and/or localization of
diseases for a patient associated with the medical imaging data can
be improved. Furthermore, accuracy and/or efficiency for
classification and/or analysis of digital images (e.g., medical
imaging data) can be improved. Moreover, effectiveness of a machine
learning model for classification and/or analysis of digital images
(e.g., medical imaging data) can be improved, performance of one or
more processors that execute a machine learning model for
classification and/or analysis of digital images (e.g., medical
imaging data) can be improved, and/or efficiency of one or more
processors that execute a machine learning model for classification
and/or analysis of digital images (e.g., medical imaging data) can
be improved.
[0022] Referring initially to FIG. 1, there is illustrated an
example system 100 that provides a deep convolutional neural
network with self-transfer learning, according to an aspect of the
subject disclosure. The system 100 can be employed by various
systems, such as, but not limited to medical device systems,
medical imaging systems, medical diagnostic systems, medical
systems, medical modeling systems, enterprise imaging solution
systems, advanced diagnostic tool systems, simulation systems,
image management platform systems, care delivery management
systems, artificial intelligence systems, machine learning systems,
neural network systems, modeling systems, aviation systems, power
systems, distributed power systems, energy management systems,
thermal management systems, transportation systems, oil and gas
systems, mechanical systems, machine systems, device systems,
cloud-based systems, heating systems, HVAC systems, medical
systems, automobile systems, aircraft systems, water craft systems,
water filtration systems, cooling systems, pump systems, engine
systems, prognostics systems, machine design systems, and the like.
In one example, the system 100 can be associated with a viewer
system to facilitate visualization and/or interpretation of medical
imaging data. Moreover, the system 100 and/or the components of the
system 100 can be employed to use hardware and/or software to solve
problems that are highly technical in nature (e.g., related to
processing digital data, related to processing medical imaging
data, related to medical modeling, related to medical imaging,
related to artificial intelligence, etc.), that are not abstract
and that cannot be performed as a set of mental acts by a
human.
[0023] The system 100 can include a deep learning component 102
that can include a machine learning component 104, a medical
imaging diagnosis component 106 and a visualization component 108.
Aspects of the systems, apparatuses or processes explained in this
disclosure can constitute machine-executable component(s) embodied
within machine(s), e.g., embodied in one or more computer readable
mediums (or media) associated with one or more machines. Such
component(s), when executed by the one or more machines, e.g.,
computer(s), computing device(s), virtual machine(s), etc. can
cause the machine(s) to perform the operations described. The
system 100 (e.g., the deep learning component 102) can include
memory 112 for storing computer executable components and
instructions. The system 100 (e.g., the deep learning component
102) can further include a processor 110 to facilitate operation of
the instructions (e.g., computer executable components and
instructions) by the system 100 (e.g., the deep learning component
102).
[0024] The deep learning component 102 (e.g., the machine learning
component 104) can receive medical imaging data (e.g., MEDICAL
IMAGING DATA shown in FIG. 1). The medical imaging data can be
two-dimensional medical imaging data and/or three-dimensional
medical imaging data generated by one or more medical imaging
devices. For instance, the medical imaging data can be
electromagnetic radiation imagery captured via a set of sensors
(e.g., a set of sensors associated with a medical imaging device).
In certain embodiments, the medical imaging data can be a series of
electromagnetic radiation imagery captured via a set of sensors
(e.g., a set of sensors associated with a medical imaging device)
during an interval of time. The medical imaging data can be
received directly from one or more medical imaging devices.
Alternatively, the medical imaging data can be stored in one or
more databases that receives and/or stores the medical imaging data
associated with the one or more medical imaging devices. A medical
imaging device can be, for example, an x-ray device, a computed
tomography (CT) device, another type of medical imaging device,
etc. The machine learning component 104 can perform a machine
learning process (e.g., an artificial intelligence process for
machine learning) based on the medical imaging data. In an aspect,
the machine learning component 104 can perform deep learning to
facilitate classification and/or localization of one or more
diseases associated with the medical imaging data. In another
aspect, the machine learning component 104 can perform deep
learning based on a convolutional neural network that receives the
medical imaging data.
[0025] In an embodiment, the machine learning component 104 can
perform a training phase for the machine learning process. For
example, the medical imaging data can be a set of medical images
(e.g., a set of x-ray images, etc.) stored in a data store.
Furthermore, the machine learning component 104 can perform the
training phase for the machine learning process based on the set of
medical images stored in a data store to train a neural network
model (e.g., a neural network model for the convolutional neural
network). In certain embodiments, the machine learning component
104 can employ a first portion of the medical imaging data for
training associated with the convolutional neural network, a second
portion of the medical imaging data for validation associated with
the convolutional neural network, and a third portion of the
medical imaging data for testing associated with the convolutional
neural network. Additionally or alternatively, the machine learning
component 104 can randomly select a set of medical images from a
training set associated with the medical imaging data for data
augmentation associated with the medical imaging data. In an
aspect, the machine learning component 104 can modify an
orientation of the set of medical images for the data augmentation
associated with the medical imaging data. In one example, the
machine learning component 104 can modify the set of medical images
through at least one affine transformation for the data
augmentation associated with the medical imaging data. In another
embodiment, the machine learning component 104 can perform an
inference phase. For example, the medical imaging data can be a
medical image for an anatomical region of a patient associated with
the medical image. Furthermore, the machine learning component 104
can perform the training phase for the machine learning process
based on the medical image. For an inference phase associated with
the machine learning component 104, the machine learning component
104 can generate learned medical imaging output regarding an
anatomical region based on the convolutional neural network that
receives medical imaging data.
[0026] In an aspect, the machine learning component 104 can employ
a spring network of convolutional layers. The machine learning
component 104 can employ the spring network of convolutional layers
to generate the learned medical imaging output based on the medical
imaging data. In an aspect, the machine learning component 104 can
generate the learned medical imaging output based on a first
convolutional layer process associated with sequential downsampling
of the medical imaging data and a second convolutional layer
process associated with sequential upsampling of the medical
imaging data. The spring network of convolutional layers can
include the first convolutional layer process associated with the
sequential downsampling and the second convolutional layer process
associated with sequential upsampling. In one example, the machine
learning component 104 can perform a plurality of sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data associated
with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network. The
spring network of convolutional layers employed by the machine
learning component 104 can alter convolutional layer filters
similar to functionality of a spring. For instance, the machine
learning component 104 can analyze the medical imaging data based
on a first convolutional layer filter that comprises a first size,
a second convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size
that is different than the first size, and a third convolutional
layer filter that comprises the first size associated with the
first convolutional layer filter.
[0027] In certain embodiments, the machine learning component 104
can extract information that is indicative of correlations,
inferences and/or expressions from the medical imaging data based
on the spring network of convolutional layers. The machine learning
component 104 can generate the learned medical imaging output based
on the execution of at least one machine learning model associated
with the spring network of convolutional layers. The learned
medical imaging output generated by the machine learning component
104 can include, for example, learning, correlations, inferences
and/or expressions associated with the medical imaging data. In an
aspect, the machine learning component 104 can perform learning
with respect to the medical imaging data explicitly or implicitly
using the spring network of convolutional layers. The machine
learning component 104 can also employ an automatic classification
system and/or an automatic classification process to facilitate
analysis of the medical imaging data. For example, the machine
learning component 104 can employ a probabilistic and/or
statistical-based analysis (e.g., factoring into the analysis
utilities and costs) to learn and/or generate inferences with
respect to the medical imaging data. The machine learning component
104 can employ, for example, a support vector machine (SVM)
classifier to learn and/or generate inferences for medical imaging
data. Additionally or alternatively, the machine learning component
104 can employ other classification techniques associated with
Bayesian networks, decision trees and/or probabilistic
classification models. Classifiers employed by the machine learning
component 104 can be explicitly trained (e.g., via a generic
training data) as well as implicitly trained (e.g., via receiving
extrinsic information). For example, with respect to SVM's, SVM's
can be configured via a learning or training phase within a
classifier constructor and feature selection module. A classifier
can be a function that maps an input attribute vector, x=(x1, x2,
x3, x4, xn), to a confidence that the input belongs to a
class--that is, f(x)=confidence(class).
[0028] To facilitate localization of one or more diseases
associated with the medical imaging data, the machine learning
component 104 can perform a local pooling process for an activation
map associated with a convolutional layer of the convolutional
neural network prior to performing a global pooling process
associated with the convolutional neural network. Additionally or
alternatively, the machine learning component 104 can generate the
learned medical imaging output based on a class activation mapping
process that applies a set of weights to a set of heat maps
associated with the medical imaging data. Additionally or
alternatively, the machine learning component 104 can process the
medical imaging data based on one or more regularization techniques
to classify one or more portions of the medical imaging data. In an
aspect, the machine learning component 104 can also merge a set of
classifier layers associated with the convolutional neural network
and a set of activation maps associated with the convolutional
neural network to generate the learned medical imaging output.
[0029] The medical imaging diagnosis component 106 can employ
information provided by the machine learning component 104 (e.g.,
the learned medical imaging output) to classify and/or localize a
disease associated with the medical imaging data. In an embodiment,
the medical imaging diagnosis component 106 can determine a
classification and an associated localization for a portion of the
anatomical region based on the learned medical imaging output
associated with the convolutional neural network. In certain
embodiments, the medical imaging diagnosis component 106 can
determine one or more confidence scores for the classification
and/or the localization. For example, a first portion of the
anatomical region with a greatest likelihood of a disease can be
assigned a first confidence score, a second portion of the
anatomical region with a lesser degree of likelihood of a disease
can be assigned a second confidence score, etc. A disease
classified and/or localized by the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106 can include, for example, a lung disease, a heart
disease, a tissue disease, a bone disease, a tumor, a cancer,
tuberculosis, cardiomegaly, hypoinflation of a lung, opacity of a
lung, hyperdistension, a spine degenerative disease, calcinosis, or
another type of disease associated with an anatomical region of a
patient body. In an aspect, the medical imaging diagnosis component
106 can determine a prediction for a disease associated with the
medical imaging data. For example, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106 can determine a probability score for a disease
associated with the medical imaging data (e.g., a first percentage
value representing likelihood of a negative prognosis for the
disease and a second value representing a likelihood of a positive
prognosis for the disease).
[0030] The visualization component 108 can generate deep learning
data (e.g., DEEP LEARNING DATA shown in FIG. 1) based on the
classification and/or the localization for the portion of the
anatomical region. In an embodiment, the deep learning data can
include a classification and/or a location for one or more diseases
located in the medical imaging data. In certain embodiments, the
deep learning data can include probability data indicative of a
probability for one or more diseases being located in the medical
imaging data. The probability data can be, for example, a
probability array of data values for one or more diseases being
located in the medical imaging data. In another embodiment, the
visualization component 108 can generate a multi-dimensional
visualization associated with the classification and/or the
localization for the portion of the anatomical region. The
multi-dimensional visualization can be a graphical representation
of the medical imaging data that shows a classification and/or a
location of one or more diseases with respect to a patient body.
The visualization component 108 can also generate a display of the
multi-dimensional visualization of the diagnosis provided by the
medical imaging diagnosis component 106. For example, the
visualization component 108 can render a 2D visualization of the
portion of the anatomical region on a user interface associated
with a display of a user device such as, but not limited to, a
computing device, a computer, a desktop computer, a laptop
computer, a monitor device, a smart device, a smart phone, a mobile
device, a handheld device, a tablet, a portable computing device or
another type of user device associated with a display. In an
aspect, the multi-dimensional visualization can include the deep
learning data. The deep learning data associated with the
multi-dimensional visualization can be indicative of a visual
representation of the classification and/or the localization for
the portion of the anatomical region. The deep learning data can
also be rendered on the 3D model as one or more dynamic visual
elements. In an aspect, the visualization component 108 can alter
visual characteristics (e.g., color, size, hues, shading, etc.) of
at least a portion of the deep learning data associated with the
multi-dimensional visualization based on the classification and/or
the localization for the portion of the anatomical region. For
example, the classification and/or the localization for the portion
of the anatomical region can be presented as different visual
characteristics (e.g., colors, sizes, hues or shades, etc.), based
on a result of deep learning and/or medical imaging diagnosis by
the machine learning component 104 and/or the medical imaging
diagnosis component 106. In another aspect, the visualization
component 108 can allow a user to zoom into or out with respect to
the deep learning data associated with the multi-dimensional
visualization. For example, the visualization component 108 can
allow a user to zoom into or out with respect to a classification
and/or a location of one or more diseases identified in the
anatomical region of the patient body. As such, a user can view,
analyze and/or interact with the deep learning data associated with
the multi-dimensional visualization.
[0031] It is to be appreciated that technical features of the deep
learning component 102 are highly technical in nature and not
abstract ideas. Processing threads of the deep learning component
102 that process and/or analyze the medical imaging data, determine
deep learning data, etc. cannot be performed by a human (e.g., are
greater than the capability of a single human mind). For example,
the amount of the medical imaging data processed, the speed of
processing of the medical imaging data and/or the data types of the
medical imaging data processed by the deep learning component 102
over a certain period of time can be respectively greater, faster
and different than the amount, speed and data type that can be
processed by a single human mind over the same period of time.
Furthermore, the medical imaging data processed by the deep
learning component 102 can be one or more medical images generated
by sensors of a medical imaging device. Moreover, the deep learning
component 102 can be fully operational towards performing one or
more other functions (e.g., fully powered on, fully executed, etc.)
while also processing the medical imaging data.
[0032] Referring now to FIG. 2, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 200 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 200 can include the deep
learning component 102, and the deep learning can include the
machine learning component 104, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106, the visualization component 108, the processor 110
and/or the memory 112. The machine learning component 104 can
include a spring self-transfer learning (STL) network component
202.
[0033] The spring STL network component 202 can provide a weakly
supervised framework with self-transfer learning. For instance, a
convolutional neural network model employed by the spring STL
network component 202 can be pre-trained using a set of medical
images formatted as image-level labels (e.g., weak-labeled images)
without location information with respect to localization of one or
more features of the set of medical images. The convolutional
neural network model employed by the spring STL network component
202 can employ a plurality of sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data received by the spring STL
network component 202. For example, the plurality of sequential
downsampling and upsampling can be performed by shared spring
convolutional layers that behave in a spring-like manner. The
shared spring convolutional layers can include convolutional layer
filters with various sizes. Furthermore, one or more convolutional
layer filters from the shared spring convolutional layers can be
repeated. In an aspect, the spring STL network component 202 can
generate learned medical imaging output associated with the medical
imaging data based on the shared spring convolutional layers. The
spring STL network component 202 can additionally employ
classification layers and/or localization layers to generate the
learned medical imaging output. For instance, the learned medical
imaging output generated by the spring STL network component 202
can include one or more classifications for the medical imaging
data that is determined based on the shared spring convolutional
layers and the classification layers. Additionally or
alternatively, the learned medical imaging output generated by the
spring STL network component 202 can include one or more
localizations for the medical imaging data that is determined based
on the shared spring convolutional layers and the localization
layers.
[0034] Referring now to FIG. 3, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 300 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 300 can include the deep
learning component 102, and the deep learning can include the
machine learning component 104, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106, the visualization component 108, the processor 110
and/or the memory 112. The machine learning component 104 can
include the spring STL network component 202. The spring STL
network component 202 can include a spring convolutional layers
component 302.
[0035] The spring convolutional layers component 302 can execute
the shared spring convolutional layers. The shared spring
convolutional layers can be associated with a machine learning
convolutional layer process. The shared spring convolutional layers
executed by the spring convolutional layers component 302 can
behave in a spring-like manner. For example, the shared spring
convolutional layers executed by the spring convolutional layers
component 302 can include convolutional layer filters with various
sizes. Furthermore, one or more convolutional layer filters from
the shared spring convolutional layers executed by the spring
convolutional layers component 302 can be repeated. For instance,
shared spring convolutional layers executed by the spring
convolutional layers component 302 can include a first
convolutional layer filter that comprises a first size, a second
convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size that is
different than the first size, a third convolutional layer filter
that comprises the first size associated with the first
convolutional layer filter, etc. In an aspect, spring convolutional
layers component 302 can extract feature information from the
medical imaging data using the shared spring convolutional layers.
The feature information can include, for example, a set of data
matrices (e.g., a set of feature maps) extracted from the medical
imaging data. A size of the set of data matrices can be smaller
than a size of a data matrix associated with the medical imaging
data.
[0036] Referring now to FIG. 4, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 400 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 400 can include the deep
learning component 102, and the deep learning can include the
machine learning component 104, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106, the visualization component 108, the processor 110
and/or the memory 112. The machine learning component 104 can
include the spring STL network component 202. The spring STL
network component 202 can include the spring convolutional layers
component 302 and/or a classification layers component 402.
[0037] The classification layers component 402 can be a classifier
that performs a classification process to classify the medical
imaging data. The classification layers component 402 can employ a
set of classification layers (e.g., a set of fully connected
layers) to perform the classification process. For instance, the
classification layers component 402 can classify the medical
imaging data into a class based on the set of classification layers
(e.g., the set of fully connected layers). The classification
layers component 402 can also employ a training dataset to
facilitate the classification of the medical imaging data. For
instance, the classification layers component 402 can also classify
the medical imaging data into the class based on the training
dataset. The training dataset can be generated during a training
phase that trains the convolutional neural network model employed
by the spring convolutional layers component 302. In an embodiment,
the classification layers component 402 can employ an automatic
classification system and/or an automatic classification process to
facilitate analysis of the medical imaging data. For example, the
classification layers component 402 can employ a probabilistic
and/or statistical-based analysis (e.g., factoring into the
analysis utilities and costs) to learn and/or generate inferences
with respect to the medical imaging data. The classification layers
component 402 can employ, for example, a support vector machine
(SVM) classifier to learn and/or generate inferences for medical
imaging data. Additionally or alternatively, the classification
layers component 402 can employ other classification techniques
associated with Bayesian networks, decision trees and/or
probabilistic classification models. Classifiers employed by the
classification layers component 402 can be explicitly trained
(e.g., via a generic training data) as well as implicitly trained
(e.g., via receiving extrinsic information). For example, with
respect to SVM's, SVM's can be configured via a learning or
training phase within a classifier constructor and feature
selection module. A classifier can be a function that maps an input
attribute vector, x=(x1, x2, x3, x4, xn), to a confidence that the
input belongs to a class--that is, f(x)=confidence(class).
[0038] Referring now to FIG. 5, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 500 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 500 can include the deep
learning component 102, and the deep learning can include the
machine learning component 104, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106, the visualization component 108, the processor 110
and/or the memory 112. The machine learning component 104 can
include the spring STL network component 202. The spring STL
network component 202 can include the spring convolutional layers
component 302, the classification layers component 402 and/or a
localization layers component 502. The localization layers
component 502 can include an activation map component 504, a
regularizer component 506 and/or a global pooling component
508.
[0039] The localization layers component 502 can be a localizer
that performs a localization process to localize one or more
classifications of the medical imaging data. The localization
layers component 502 can employ a set of localization layers to
perform the localization process. For instance, the localization
layers component 502 can localize a classification of the medical
imaging data based on the set of localization layers. In an
embodiment, the activation map component 504 can generate a set of
activation maps. The set of activation maps can be score maps for
each class associated with the classification layers component 402.
For instance, a number of activation maps included in the set of
activation maps can correspond to a number of classes determined by
the classification layers component 402. In another embodiment, the
regularizer component 506 can be employed to reduce overfitting
associated with the set of activation maps. The regularizer
component 506 can perform a local pooling process that reduces
dimensionality of the set of activation maps. For example, the
regularizer component 506 can include a local pooling layer to
reduce singularity issues and/or to improve localization for the
localization layers component 502. In yet another embodiment, the
global pooling component 508 can perform a global pooling process
that further reduces dimensionality of the set of activation maps.
In an aspect, a size of a filter associated with the global pooling
process can be larger than a size of a filter associated with the
local pooling layer. In one example, a size of a filter associated
with the global pooling process can correspond to a size of the
medical imaging data.
[0040] Referring now to FIG. 6, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 600 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 600 can include the deep
learning component 102, and the deep learning can include the
machine learning component 104, the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106, the visualization component 108, the processor 110
and/or the memory 112. The machine learning component 104 can
include the spring STL network component 202. The spring STL
network component 202 can include the spring convolutional layers
component 302, the classification layers component 402, the
localization layers component 502 and/or a training component 602.
The localization layers component 502 can include the activation
map component 504, the regularizer component 506 and/or the global
pooling component 508.
[0041] The training component 602 can perform a training phase for
a neural network model employed by the spring convolutional layers
component 302. For example, the medical imaging data can be a set
of medical images (e.g., a set of x-ray images, etc.) stored in a
data store. Furthermore, the training component 602 can perform the
training phase for a neural network model (e.g., a convolutional
neural network model) based on the set of medical images stored in
a data store to train the neural network model. In an embodiment,
training component 602 can train a convolutional neural network
(e.g., the neural network model) by performing iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data associated
with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural network. In
an aspect, the training component 602 can generate a set of filter
values for the convolutional neural network (e.g., the neural
network model) based on the iterative sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data. For example, the training
component 602 can generate a set of as set of weights for a set of
filters associated with the convolutional neural network (e.g., the
neural network model) based on the iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data. In certain
embodiments, the training component 602 can analyze the medical
imaging data based on a first convolutional layer filter that
comprises a first size, analyze the medical imaging database on a
second convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size that
is different than the first size, analyze the medical imaging
database on a third convolutional layer filter that comprises the
first size associated with the first convolutional layer filter,
etc.
[0042] Referring now to FIG. 7, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 700 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 700 can include spring
convolutional layers 702, classification layers 704, localization
layers 706, a weighted add phase 708 and/or a training phase 710.
The localization layers 706 can include activation maps 712, a
regularizer 714 and/or global pooling 716.
[0043] The system 700 can be, for example, a spring self-transfer
learning network. The spring convolutional layers 702 can receive
the medical imaging data. In an embodiment, the spring
convolutional layers 702 can be executed by the spring
convolutional layers component 302. The spring convolutional layers
702 can behave in a spring-like manner. For example, spring
convolutional layers 702 can include convolutional layer filters
with various sizes. Furthermore, one or more convolutional layer
filters from the spring convolutional layers 702 can be repeated.
For instance, the spring convolutional layers 702 can include a
first convolutional layer filter that comprises a first size, a
second convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size that
is different than the first size, a third convolutional layer
filter that comprises the first size associated with the first
convolutional layer filter, etc. In an aspect, the spring
convolutional layers 702 can extract feature information from the
medical imaging data. The feature information can include, for
example, a set of data matrices (e.g., a set of feature maps)
extracted from the medical imaging data. A size of the set of data
matrices can be smaller than a size of a data matrix associated
with the medical imaging data.
[0044] The classification layers 704 can further process the
feature information extracted from the spring convolutional layers
702. In an embodiment, the classification layers 704 can be
executed by the classification layers component 402. The
classification layers 704 can determine one or more classifications
for the medical imaging data. In an aspect, each CNN neuron in a
first layer (e.g., a previous layer) from the classification layers
704 can be connected to each neuron in a second layer (e.g., a next
layer) from the classification layers 704. In another aspect, the
one or more classifications for the medical imaging data can be
received by the weighted add phase 708.
[0045] The localization layers 706 can also further process the
feature information extracted from the spring convolutional layers
702. In an embodiment, the localization layers 706 can be executed
by the localization layers component 502. The localization layers
706 can determine one or more localizations for the medical imaging
data. In an aspect, the localization layers 706 can employ the
activation maps 712, the regularizer 714 and/or the global pooling
716 to determine the one or more localizations for the medical
imaging data. In an embodiment, the activation maps 712 can be
executed by the activation map component 504, the regularizer 714
can correspond to the regularizer component 506, and/or the global
pooling 716 can be performed by the global pooling component 508.
The activation maps 712 can be score maps (e.g., class activation
maps) for each class associated with the spring convolutional
layers 702. For instance, a number of the activation maps 712 can
correspond to a number of classes associated with the spring
convolutional layers 702.
[0046] The regularizer 714 can reduce overfitting associated with
the activation maps 712. The regularizer 714 can be, for example, a
local pooling process that reduces dimensionality of the activation
maps 712. For example, the regularizer 714 can include a local
pooling layer that reduces dimensionality of the activation maps
712. The global pooling 716 can be a global pooling process that
further reduces dimensionality of the activation maps 712. In an
aspect, a size of a filter associated with the global pooling 716
can be larger than a size of a filter associated with the
regularizer 714. In one example, a size of a filter associated with
the global pooling 716 can correspond to a size of the medical
imaging data received by the spring convolutional layers 702. As
such, the regularizer 714 (e.g., a local pooling layer associated
with the regularizer 714) can be performed prior to the global
pooling 716 with respect to the activation maps 712 to, for
example, overcome one or more singularity issues and/or to improve
localization by the localization layers 706. In an aspect, the one
or more localizations for the medical imaging data can be received
by the weighted add phase 708. The weighted add phase 708 can
combine the one or more classifications and the one or more
localizations to generate the learned medical imaging output. For
example, the learned medical imaging output can provide a
classification and/or a location for one or more features
associated with the medical imaging data.
[0047] In certain embodiments, the system 700 can employ the
training phase 710. The training phase 710 can perform a training
phase for a neural network model employed by the spring
convolutional layers 702. For example, the medical imaging data can
be a set of medical images (e.g., a set of x-ray images, etc.)
stored in a data store. Furthermore, the training phase 710 can
perform the training phase for a neural network model (e.g., a
convolutional neural network model) based on the set of medical
images stored in a data store to train the neural network model. In
an embodiment, training phase 710 can train a convolutional neural
network (e.g., the neural network model) by performing iterative
sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data
associated with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural
network. In an aspect, the training phase 710 can generate a set of
filter values for the convolutional neural network (e.g., the
neural network model) based on the iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data. For
example, the training phase 710 can generate a set of as set of
weights for a set of filters associated with the convolutional
neural network (e.g., the neural network model) based on the
iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical
imaging data. In an embodiment, the training phase 710 can analyze
the medical imaging data based on a first convolutional layer
filter that comprises a first size, analyze the medical imaging
database on a second convolutional layer filter that comprises a
second size that is different than the first size, analyze the
medical imaging database on a third convolutional layer filter that
comprises the first size associated with the first convolutional
layer filter, etc.
[0048] Referring now to FIG. 8, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 800 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure. Repetitive description of
like elements employed in other embodiments described herein is
omitted for sake of brevity. The system 800 can be associated with
an inference phase for a spring self-transfer learning network. The
system 800 can include medical imaging data 802 that is received by
a pooling layer process 804. In an embodiment, the medical imaging
data 802 can correspond to the medical imaging data received by the
deep learning component 102. The medical imaging data 802 can be,
for example, two-dimensional medical imaging data and/or
three-dimensional medical imaging data generated by a medical
imaging device. For instance, the medical imaging data 802 can be
electromagnetic radiation imagery captured via a set of sensors
(e.g., a set of sensors associated with a medical imaging device).
In one example, the medical imaging data 802 can be an x-ray image.
The pooling layer process 804 can format the medical imaging data
802 for processing by the spring convolutional layer process 806.
For example, the pooling layer process 804 can convert the medical
imaging data 802 into a data matrix with a particular size. In
certain embodiments, the pooling layer process 804 can reduce
dimensionality of the medical imaging data 802. For example, the
pooling layer process 804 can reduce the particular size of the
data matrix. The pooling layer process 804 can be followed by a
spring convolutional layer process 806. The spring convolutional
layer process 806 can be a machine learning convolutional layer
process. Furthermore, the spring convolutional layer process 806
can be, for example, a sequential convolutional layer process that
behaves in a spring-like manner. The spring convolutional layer
process 806 can include a plurality of sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data 802. For example, the
plurality of sequential downsampling and upsampling of the spring
convolutional layer process 806 can be performed by shared spring
convolutional layers that behave in a spring-like manner. The
shared spring convolutional layers of the spring convolutional
layer process 806 can include convolutional layer filters with
various sizes. Furthermore, one or more convolutional layer filters
from the shared spring convolutional layers of the spring
convolutional layer process 806 can be repeated.
[0049] The spring convolutional layer process 806 can be followed
by a fully connected layer process 808 implemented in parallel to
an activation map process 810. The fully connected layer process
808 can be a machine learning classification process that
classifies the medical imaging data 802. In an aspect, the fully
connected layer process 808 can determine one or more classes for
the medical imaging data 802. The activation map process 810 can
generate a set of activation maps for the medical imaging data 802.
For example, the set of activation maps generated by the activation
map process 810 can be a set of score maps associated with the one
or more classes determined by the fully connected layer process
808. In an aspect, a number of activation maps included in the set
of activation maps can correspond to a number of classes determined
by the fully connected layer process 808. The activation map
process 810 can be followed by a pooling layer process 812. The
pooling layer process 812 can reduce dimensionality of the set of
activation maps generated by the activation map process 810.
[0050] A heat map 814 can be generated following the pooling layer
process 812. The heat map 814 can include one or more localizations
to localize one or more classifications of the medical imaging data
802. For example, the heat map 814 can be a graphical
representation of data generated by the spring convolutional layer
process 806 and/or the activation map process 810. The data
generated by the spring convolutional layer process 806 and/or the
activation map process 810 can be represented as different colors
based on a value of the data. For example, one or more data values
that satisfy a first defined criterion (e.g., one or more data
values that represents a high degree of localization) can be
represented as a red color, one or more data values that satisfy a
second defined criterion (e.g., one or more data values that
represents a medium degree of localization) can be represented as a
green color, one or more data values that satisfy a third defined
criterion (e.g., one or more data values that represents a low
degree of localization) can be represented as a green color, etc.
The heat map 814 can be combined with the medical imaging data 802
to generate a multi-dimensional visualization 816. The pooling
layer process 812 can also be followed by a global pooling layer
process 818. The global pooling layer process 818 can further alter
dimensionality of the of the set of activation maps generated by
the activation map process 810. For example, the global pooling
layer process 818 alter dimensionality of the of the set of
activation maps generated by the activation map process 810 to
correspond to dimensionality of the medical imaging data 802. The
global pooling layer process 818 can be followed by a weighted add
process 820. The fully connected layer process 808 can also be
followed by the weighted add process 820. The weighted add process
820 can employ information from the spring convolutional layer
process 806 (e.g., one or more localizations) and the fully
connected layer process 808 (e.g., one or more classifications) to
generate output probability data.
[0051] Referring now to FIG. 9, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a system 900 in accordance with various aspects
and implementations of this disclosure.
[0052] Repetitive description of like elements employed in other
embodiments described herein is omitted for sake of brevity. The
system 900 can be associated with sequential upsampling and
downsampling for a spring self-transfer learning network. In an
embodiment, the system 900 can be associated with the spring
convolutional layers component 302.
[0053] The system 900 can include a convolutional layer 902. The
convolutional layer 902 can be a first convolutional layer of a
convolutional neural network that processes medical imaging data.
Furthermore, the convolutional layer 902 can be associated with a
first filter size. The convolutional layer 902 can be followed by a
pooling layer (down) 904. The pooling layer (down) 904 can be
associated with downsampling. For instance, the pooling layer
(down) 904 can reduce dimensionality of data generated by the
convolutional layer 902. In one example, the pooling layer (down)
904 can reduce dimensionality of a feature map for medical imaging
data processed by the convolutional layer 902. The pooling layer
(down) 904 can be followed by a convolutional layer 906. The
convolutional layer 906 can be a second convolutional layer of the
convolutional neural network that processes the medical imaging
data. Furthermore, the convolutional layer 906 can be associated
with a second filter size that is different than the first filter
size associated with the convolutional layer 902. For example, the
second filter size associated with the convolutional layer 906 can
be smaller than the first filter size associated with the
convolutional layer 902. The convolutional layer 906 can be
followed by a pooling layer (down) 908. The pooling layer (down)
908 can be associated with downsampling. For instance, the pooling
layer (down) 908 can reduce dimensionality of data generated by the
convolutional layer 906. In one example, the pooling layer (down)
908 can reduce dimensionality of a feature map for medical imaging
data processed by the convolutional layer 906. The pooling layer
(down) 908 can be followed by a convolutional layer (not shown),
which, in turn, can be followed by a pooling layer (up) 910.
However, in certain embodiments, the pooling layer (down) 910 can
be followed by one or more other convolutional layers and/or one or
more other pooling layers (down) prior to the pooling layer (up)
910 to further process medical imaging data with different filter
sizes and/or further reduction to dimensionality of data. The
pooling layer (up) 910 can be associated with upsampling. For
instance, the pooling layer (up) 910 can increase dimensionality of
data generated by one or more convolutional layers. In one example,
the pooling layer (up) 910 can increase dimensionality of a feature
map for medical imaging data processed by one or more convolutional
layers. The pooling layer (up) 910 can be followed by a
convolutional layer 912. The convolutional layer 912 can be, for
example, a third convolutional layer of the convolutional neural
network that processes the medical imaging data. Furthermore, the
convolutional layer 912 can be associated with the second filter
size associated with the convolutional layer 906.
[0054] The convolutional layer 912 can be followed by a pooling
layer (up) 914. The pooling layer (up) 914 can be associated with
upsampling. For instance, the pooling layer (up) 914 can increase
dimensionality of data generated by the convolutional layer 912. In
one example, the pooling layer (up) 914 can increase dimensionality
of a feature map for medical imaging data processed by the
convolutional layer 912. The pooling layer (up) 914 can be followed
by a convolutional layer 916. The convolutional layer 916 can be,
for example, a fourth convolutional layer of the convolutional
neural network that processes the medical imaging data.
Furthermore, the convolutional layer 916 can be associated with the
first filter size associated with the convolutional layer 912. As
such, the system 900 can behave similar to functionality of a
spring where a filter size for one or more convolutional layers are
repeated while processing medical imaging data via a convolutional
neural network.
[0055] FIG. 10 illustrates an example multi-dimensional
visualization 1000, in accordance with various aspects and
implementations described herein. The multi-dimensional
visualization 1000 can, for example, display a medical imaging
diagnosis for a patient. For example, the multi-dimensional
visualization 1000 can display one or more classifications and/or
one or more localizations for one or more diseases identified in
medical imaging data. In an aspect, the multi-dimensional
visualization 1000 can include localization data 1002 for a medical
imaging diagnosis. The localization data 1002 can be a predicted
location for a disease associated with medical imaging data
processed by the machine learning component 104 and/or the medical
imaging diagnosis component 106. Visual characteristics (e.g., a
color, a size, hues, shading, etc.) of the localization data 1002
can be dynamic based on information provided by the machine
learning component 104 and/or the medical imaging diagnosis
component 106. For instance, a first portion of the localization
data 1002 can comprise a first visual characteristic, a second
portion of the localization data 1002 can comprise a second visual
characteristic, a third portion of the localization data 1002 can
comprise a third visual characteristic, etc. In an embodiment, a
display environment associated with the multi-dimensional
visualization 1000 can include a heat bar 1004. The heat bar 1004
can include a set of colors that correspond to different values for
the localization data 1002. For example, a first color (e.g., a
color red) in the heat bar 1004 can correspond to a first value for
the localization data 1002, a second color (e.g., a color green) in
the heat bar 1004 can correspond to a second value for the
localization data 1002, a third color (e.g., a color blue) in the
heat bar 1004 can correspond to a third value for the localization
data 1002, etc.
[0056] FIG. 11 illustrates an example user interface 1100, in
accordance with various aspects and implementations described
herein. The user interface 1100 can be a display environment for
medical imaging data and/or deep learning data associated with
medical imaging data. The user interface 1100 can include medical
imaging data 1102. In one embodiment, the medical imaging data 1102
can be displayed as a multi-dimensional visualization that presents
a medical imaging diagnosis for a patient. For example, in certain
embodiments, the medical imaging data 1102 can be displayed as a
multi-dimensional visualization that presents one or more
classifications and/or one or more localizations for one or more
diseases identified in medical imaging data 1102. In certain
embodiments, the medical imaging data 1102 can be displayed as a
multi-dimensional visualization that presents localization data for
a medical imaging diagnosis. In another embodiment, the user
interface 1100 can include a heat bar 1104. The heat bar 1104 can
include a set of colors that correspond to different values for the
localization data. The user interface 1100 can also include a
prediction section 1106 to present one or more predictions
associated with the medical imaging data 1102. The prediction
section 1106 can include a patient name 1108 for a patient (e.g., a
patient body) associated with the medical imaging data 1102. The
prediction section 1106 can also include a condition portion 1110
and a prediction portion 1112. The condition portion 1110 can
include one or more conditions such as, for example, a tuberculosis
condition 1110a, a lateral view condition 1110b, a cardiomegaly
condition 1110c, an opacity/lung condition 1110d, a
lung/hypoinflation condition 1110e, a hyperdistention condition
1110f, a spine degenerative condition 1110g, a calcinosis condition
1110h and/or another type of condition. The prediction portion 1112
can include corresponding predictions 1112a-h for the conditions
included in the condition portion 1110. For example, the prediction
1112a can include a prediction for the medical imaging data 1102
being associated with tuberculosis (e.g., a 38.42% chance of a
negative prognosis for tuberculosis and a 61.58% chance of a
positive prognosis for tuberculosis). In another example, the
prediction 1112h can include a prediction for the medical imaging
data 1102 being associated with calcinosis (e.g., a 40.99% chance
of a negative prognosis for calcinosis and a 59.01% chance of a
positive prognosis for calcinosis). In certain embodiments, the
prediction section 1106 can also include a patient age 1114, a
patient gender 1116 and/or other information regarding a patient
associated with the patient name 1108. As such, in certain
embodiments, the medical imaging data 1102 can be associated with
multiple diseases. Furthermore, multiple inferencing models can be
employed and aggregated as deep learning data shown in the user
interface 1100.
[0057] FIGS. 12-13 illustrate methodologies and/or flow diagrams in
accordance with the disclosed subject matter. For simplicity of
explanation, the methodologies are depicted and described as a
series of acts. It is to be understood and appreciated that the
subject innovation is not limited by the acts illustrated and/or by
the order of acts, for example acts can occur in various orders
and/or concurrently, and with other acts not presented and
described herein. Furthermore, not all illustrated acts may be
required to implement the methodologies in accordance with the
disclosed subject matter. In addition, those skilled in the art
will understand and appreciate that the methodologies could
alternatively be represented as a series of interrelated states via
a state diagram or events. Additionally, it should be further
appreciated that the methodologies disclosed hereinafter and
throughout this specification are capable of being stored on an
article of manufacture to facilitate transporting and transferring
such methodologies to computers. The term article of manufacture,
as used herein, is intended to encompass a computer program
accessible from any computer-readable device or storage media.
[0058] Referring to FIG. 12, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a methodology 1200 for facilitating a deep
convolutional neural network with self-transfer learning, according
to an aspect of the subject innovation. At 1202, medical imaging
data for a patient body is received by a system comprising a
processor (e.g., by machine learning component 104). The medical
imaging data can be, for example, a medical image such as
electromagnetic radiation imagery, an x-ray image, a CT scan image,
another type of medical image, etc. In an embodiment, the medical
imaging data can be electromagnetic radiation imagery captured via
a set of sensors (e.g., a set of sensors associated with a medical
imaging device).
[0059] At 1204, it is determined whether new medical imaging data
is available. If yes, methodology 1200 returns to 1202. If no,
methodology 1200 proceeds to 1206.
[0060] At 1206, iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of
the medical imaging data associated with convolutional layers of a
convolutional neural network is performed, by the system (e.g., by
machine learning component 104), to generate learned medical
imaging output regarding the patient body. The iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data can behave
in a spring-like manner. For example, the iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data can be
associated with convolutional layer filters with various sizes. One
or more convolutional layer filters can be repeated. For instance,
the iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical
imaging data can include a first convolutional layer filter that
comprises a first size, a second convolutional layer filter that
comprises a second size that is different than the first size, a
third convolutional layer filter that comprises the first size
associated with the first convolutional layer filter, etc. In
certain embodiments, the performing the iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data can include
analyzing the medical imaging data based on a first filter that
comprises a first size, analyzing the medical imaging data based on
a second filter that comprises a second size that is different than
the first size, analyzing the medical imaging data based on a third
filter that comprises the first size associated with the first
filter, etc. In another embodiment, the performing the iterative
sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data
can include generating the learned medical imaging output based on
a first convolutional layer process associated with downsampling of
the medical imaging data and a second convolutional layer process
associated with upsampling of the medical imaging data. In an
aspect, the performing the iterative sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data can be associated with
automated feature detection for the medical imaging data.
[0061] At 1208, a disease for a portion of the patient body
classifying, by the system (e.g., by medical imaging diagnosis
component 106), based on the learned medical imaging output
associated with the convolutional neural network. A disease can
include, for example, a lung disease, a heart disease, a tissue
disease, a bone disease, a tumor, a cancer, tuberculosis,
cardiomegaly, hypoinflation of a lung, opacity of a lung,
hyperdistension, a spine degenerative disease, calcinosis, or
another type of disease associated with an anatomical region of a
patient body. In an embodiment, a prediction for the disease can be
determined. For example, a probability score for the disease can be
determined (e.g., a first percentage value representing likelihood
of a negative prognosis for the disease and a second value
representing a likelihood of a positive prognosis for the disease
can be determined).
[0062] At 1210, a multi-dimensional visualization associated with
the classifying of the disease for the portion of the patient body
is generated by the system (e.g., by visualization component 108.
The multi-dimensional visualization can be a graphical
representation of the medical imaging data that shows a
classification and/or a location of one or more diseases with
respect to a patient body. In an aspect, visual characteristics
(e.g., color, size, hues, shading, etc.) of at least a portion of
the multi-dimensional visualization can be altered based on the
classification and/or a location of one or more diseases with
respect to a patient body.
[0063] In certain embodiments, the methodology 1200 can
additionally include performing, by the system, a local pooling
process for an activation map associated with a convolutional layer
of the convolutional neural network prior to performing a global
pooling process associated with the convolutional neural network.
In certain embodiments, the methodology 1200 can additionally or
alternatively include generating, by the system, the learned
medical imaging output based on a class activation mapping process
that applies a set of weights to a set of heat maps associated with
the medical imaging data. Furthermore, in certain embodiments, the
methodology 1200 can additionally or alternatively include merging,
by the system, a set of classifier layers associated with the
convolutional neural network and a set of activation maps
associated with the convolutional neural network to generate the
learned medical imaging output.
[0064] Referring to FIG. 13, there is illustrated a non-limiting
implementation of a methodology 1300 for facilitating training of a
deep convolutional neural network with self-transfer learning,
according to an aspect of the subject innovation. At 1302, medical
imaging data that comprises a set of medical images is received by
a system comprising a processor (e.g., by machine learning
component 104). The medical imaging data can be, for example, a set
of medical images stored in a data store. In one example, the set
of medical images can be a set of x-ray images and/or a set of CT
scan images.
[0065] At 1304, it is determined whether new medical imaging data
is available. If yes, methodology 1300 returns to 1302. If no,
methodology 1300 proceeds to 1306.
[0066] At 1306, a convolutional neural network is training, by the
system (e.g., by training component 602), by performing iterative
sequential downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data
associated with convolutional layers of the convolutional neural
network. The iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of
the medical imaging data can behave in a spring-like manner. For
example, the iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling of
the medical imaging data can be associated with convolutional layer
filters with various sizes. One or more convolutional layer filters
can be repeated. For instance, the iterative sequential
downsampling and upsampling of the medical imaging data can include
a first convolutional layer filter that comprises a first size, a
second convolutional layer filter that comprises a second size that
is different than the first size, a third convolutional layer
filter that comprises the first size associated with the first
convolutional layer filter, etc.
[0067] At 1308, a set of filter values for the convolutional neural
network is generated, by the system (e.g., by training component
602), based on the iterative sequential downsampling and upsampling
of the medical imaging data. For example, a set of weights for a
set of filters associated with the convolutional neural network can
be generated based on the iterative sequential downsampling and
upsampling of the medical imaging data.
[0068] The aforementioned systems and/or devices have been
described with respect to interaction between several components.
It should be appreciated that such systems and components can
include those components or sub-components specified therein, some
of the specified components or sub-components, and/or additional
components. Sub-components could also be implemented as components
communicatively coupled to other components rather than included
within parent components. Further yet, one or more components
and/or sub-components may be combined into a single component
providing aggregate functionality. The components may also interact
with one or more other components not specifically described herein
for the sake of brevity, but known by those of skill in the
art.
[0069] In order to provide a context for the various aspects of the
disclosed subject matter, FIGS. 14 and 15 as well as the following
discussion are intended to provide a brief, general description of
a suitable environment in which the various aspects of the
disclosed subject matter may be implemented.
[0070] With reference to FIG. 14, a suitable environment 1400 for
implementing various aspects of this disclosure includes a computer
1412. The computer 1412 includes a processing unit 1414, a system
memory 1416, and a system bus 1418. The system bus 1418 couples
system components including, but not limited to, the system memory
1416 to the processing unit 1414. The processing unit 1414 can be
any of various available processors. Dual microprocessors and other
multiprocessor architectures also can be employed as the processing
unit 1414.
[0071] The system bus 1418 can be any of several types of bus
structure(s) including the memory bus or memory controller, a
peripheral bus or external bus, and/or a local bus using any
variety of available bus architectures including, but not limited
to, Industrial Standard Architecture (ISA), Micro-Channel
Architecture (MSA), Extended ISA (EISA), Intelligent Drive
Electronics (IDE), VESA Local Bus (VLB), Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI), Card Bus, Universal Serial Bus (USB), Advanced
Graphics Port (AGP), Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association bus (PCMCIA), Firewire (IEEE 1394), and Small Computer
Systems Interface (SCSI).
[0072] The system memory 1416 includes volatile memory 1420 and
nonvolatile memory 1422. The basic input/output system (BIOS),
containing the basic routines to transfer information between
elements within the computer 1412, such as during start-up, is
stored in nonvolatile memory 1422. By way of illustration, and not
limitation, nonvolatile memory 1422 can include read only memory
(ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM
(EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash
memory, or nonvolatile random access memory (RAM) (e.g.,
ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM). Volatile memory 1420 includes random
access memory (RAM), which acts as external cache memory. By way of
illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in many forms
such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM
(SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM
(ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM),
direct Rambus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and Rambus dynamic RAM.
[0073] Computer 1412 also includes removable/non-removable,
volatile/non-volatile computer storage media. FIG. 14 illustrates,
for example, a disk storage 1424. Disk storage 1424 includes, but
is not limited to, devices like a magnetic disk drive, floppy disk
drive, tape drive, Jaz drive, Zip drive, LS-100 drive, flash memory
card, or memory stick. The disk storage 1424 also can include
storage media separately or in combination with other storage media
including, but not limited to, an optical disk drive such as a
compact disk ROM device (CD-ROM), CD recordable drive (CD-R Drive),
CD rewritable drive (CD-RW Drive) or a digital versatile disk ROM
drive (DVD-ROM). To facilitate connection of the disk storage
devices 1424 to the system bus 1418, a removable or non-removable
interface is typically used, such as interface 1426.
[0074] FIG. 14 also depicts software that acts as an intermediary
between users and the basic computer resources described in the
suitable operating environment 1400. Such software includes, for
example, an operating system 1428. Operating system 1428, which can
be stored on disk storage 1424, acts to control and allocate
resources of the computer system 1412. System applications 1430
take advantage of the management of resources by operating system
1428 through program modules 1432 and program data 1434, e.g.,
stored either in system memory 1416 or on disk storage 1424. It is
to be appreciated that this disclosure can be implemented with
various operating systems or combinations of operating systems.
[0075] A user enters commands or information into the computer 1412
through input device(s) 1436. Input devices 1436 include, but are
not limited to, a pointing device such as a mouse, trackball,
stylus, touch pad, keyboard, microphone, joystick, game pad,
satellite dish, scanner, TV tuner card, digital camera, digital
video camera, web camera, and the like. These and other input
devices connect to the processing unit 1414 through the system bus
1418 via interface port(s) 1438. Interface port(s) 1438 include,
for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a game port, and a
universal serial bus (USB). Output device(s) 1440 use some of the
same type of ports as input device(s) 1436. Thus, for example, a
USB port may be used to provide input to computer 1412, and to
output information from computer 1412 to an output device 1440.
Output adapter 1442 is provided to illustrate that there are some
output devices 1440 like monitors, speakers, and printers, among
other output devices 1440, which require special adapters. The
output adapters 1442 include, by way of illustration and not
limitation, video and sound cards that provide a means of
connection between the output device 1440 and the system bus 1418.
It should be noted that other devices and/or systems of devices
provide both input and output capabilities such as remote
computer(s) 1444.
[0076] Computer 1412 can operate in a networked environment using
logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as remote
computer(s) 1444. The remote computer(s) 1444 can be a personal
computer, a server, a router, a network PC, a workstation, a
microprocessor based appliance, a peer device or other common
network node and the like, and typically includes many or all of
the elements described relative to computer 1412. For purposes of
brevity, only a memory storage device 1446 is illustrated with
remote computer(s) 1444.
[0077] Remote computer(s) 1444 is logically connected to computer
1412 through a network interface 1448 and then physically connected
via communication connection 1450. Network interface 1448
encompasses wire and/or wireless communication networks such as
local-area networks (LAN), wide-area networks (WAN), cellular
networks, etc. LAN technologies include Fiber Distributed Data
Interface (FDDI), Copper Distributed Data Interface (CDDI),
Ethernet, Token Ring and the like. WAN technologies include, but
are not limited to, point-to-point links, circuit switching
networks like Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN) and
variations thereon, packet switching networks, and Digital
Subscriber Lines (DSL).
[0078] Communication connection(s) 1450 refers to the
hardware/software employed to connect the network interface 1448 to
the bus 1418. While communication connection 1450 is shown for
illustrative clarity inside computer 1412, it can also be external
to computer 1412. The hardware/software necessary for connection to
the network interface 1448 includes, for exemplary purposes only,
internal and external technologies such as, modems including
regular telephone grade modems, cable modems and DSL modems, ISDN
adapters, and Ethernet cards.
[0079] FIG. 15 is a schematic block diagram of a sample-computing
environment 1500 with which the subject matter of this disclosure
can interact. The system 1500 includes one or more client(s) 1510.
The client(s) 1510 can be hardware and/or software (e.g., threads,
processes, computing devices). The system 1500 also includes one or
more server(s) 1530. Thus, system 1500 can correspond to a two-tier
client server model or a multi-tier model (e.g., client, middle
tier server, data server), amongst other models. The server(s) 1530
can also be hardware and/or software (e.g., threads, processes,
computing devices). The servers 1530 can house threads to perform
transformations by employing this disclosure, for example. One
possible communication between a client 1510 and a server 1530 may
be in the form of a data packet transmitted between two or more
computer processes.
[0080] The system 1500 includes a communication framework 1550 that
can be employed to facilitate communications between the client(s)
1510 and the server(s) 1530. The client(s) 1510 are operatively
connected to one or more client data store(s) 1520 that can be
employed to store information local to the client(s) 1510.
Similarly, the server(s) 1530 are operatively connected to one or
more server data store(s) 1540 that can be employed to store
information local to the servers 1530.
[0081] It is to be noted that aspects or features of this
disclosure can be exploited in substantially any wireless
telecommunication or radio technology, e.g., Wi-Fi; Bluetooth;
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX); Enhanced
General Packet Radio Service (Enhanced GPRS); Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE); Third
Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) Ultra Mobile Broadband
(UMB); 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS); High
Speed Packet Access (HSPA); High Speed Downlink Packet Access
(HSDPA); High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA); GSM (Global
System for Mobile Communications) EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM
Evolution) Radio Access Network (GERAN); UMTS Terrestrial Radio
Access Network (UTRAN); LTE Advanced (LTE-A); etc. Additionally,
some or all of the aspects described herein can be exploited in
legacy telecommunication technologies, e.g., GSM. In addition,
mobile as well non-mobile networks (e.g., the Internet, data
service network such as internet protocol television (IPTV), etc.)
can exploit aspects or features described herein.
[0082] While the subject matter has been described above in the
general context of computer-executable instructions of a computer
program that runs on a computer and/or computers, those skilled in
the art will recognize that this disclosure also can or may be
implemented in combination with other program modules. Generally,
program modules include routines, programs, components, data
structures, etc. that perform particular tasks and/or implement
particular abstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art
will appreciate that the inventive methods may be practiced with
other computer system configurations, including single-processor or
multiprocessor computer systems, mini-computing devices, mainframe
computers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing
devices (e.g., PDA, phone), microprocessor-based or programmable
consumer or industrial electronics, and the like. The illustrated
aspects may also be practiced in distributed computing environments
where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are
linked through a communications network. However, some, if not all
aspects of this disclosure can be practiced on stand-alone
computers. In a distributed computing environment, program modules
may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
[0083] As used in this application, the terms "component,"
"system," "platform," "interface," and the like, can refer to
and/or can include a computer-related entity or an entity related
to an operational machine with one or more specific
functionalities. The entities disclosed herein can be either
hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or
software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not
limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an
object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a
computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a
server and the server can be a component. One or more components
may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a
component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed
between two or more computers.
[0084] In another example, respective components can execute from
various computer readable media having various data structures
stored thereon. The components may communicate via local and/or
remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or
more data packets (e.g., data from one component interacting with
another component in a local system, distributed system, and/or
across a network such as the Internet with other systems via the
signal). As another example, a component can be an apparatus with
specific functionality provided by mechanical parts operated by
electric or electronic circuitry, which is operated by a software
or firmware application executed by a processor. In such a case,
the processor can be internal or external to the apparatus and can
execute at least a part of the software or firmware application. As
yet another example, a component can be an apparatus that provides
specific functionality through electronic components without
mechanical parts, wherein the electronic components can include a
processor or other means to execute software or firmware that
confers at least in part the functionality of the electronic
components. In an aspect, a component can emulate an electronic
component via a virtual machine, e.g., within a cloud computing
system.
[0085] In addition, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive
"or" rather than an exclusive "or." That is, unless specified
otherwise, or clear from context, "X employs A or B" is intended to
mean any of the natural inclusive permutations. That is, if X
employs A; X employs B; or X employs both A and B, then "X employs
A or B" is satisfied under any of the foregoing instances.
Moreover, articles "a" and "an" as used in the subject
specification and annexed drawings should generally be construed to
mean "one or more" unless specified otherwise or clear from context
to be directed to a singular form.
[0086] As used herein, the terms "example" and/or "exemplary" are
utilized to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration.
For the avoidance of doubt, the subject matter disclosed herein is
not limited by such examples. In addition, any aspect or design
described herein as an "example" and/or "exemplary" is not
necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other
aspects or designs, nor is it meant to preclude equivalent
exemplary structures and techniques known to those of ordinary
skill in the art.
[0087] Various aspects or features described herein can be
implemented as a method, apparatus, system, or article of
manufacture using standard programming or engineering techniques.
In addition, various aspects or features disclosed in this
disclosure can be realized through program modules that implement
at least one or more of the methods disclosed herein, the program
modules being stored in a memory and executed by at least a
processor. Other combinations of hardware and software or hardware
and firmware can enable or implement aspects described herein,
including a disclosed method(s). The term "article of manufacture"
as used herein can encompass a computer program accessible from any
computer-readable device, carrier, or storage media. For example,
computer readable storage media can include but are not limited to
magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic
strips . . . ), optical discs (e.g., compact disc (CD), digital
versatile disc (DVD), blu-ray disc (BD) . . . ), smart cards, and
flash memory devices (e.g., card, stick, key drive . . . ), or the
like.
[0088] As it is employed in the subject specification, the term
"processor" can refer to substantially any computing processing
unit or device comprising, but not limited to, single-core
processors; single-processors with software multithread execution
capability; multi-core processors; multi-core processors with
software multithread execution capability; multi-core processors
with hardware multithread technology; parallel platforms; and
parallel platforms with distributed shared memory. Additionally, a
processor can refer to an integrated circuit, an application
specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a digital signal processor
(DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic
controller (PLC), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a
discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or
any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described
herein. Further, processors can exploit nano-scale architectures
such as, but not limited to, molecular and quantum-dot based
transistors, switches and gates, in order to optimize space usage
or enhance performance of user equipment. A processor may also be
implemented as a combination of computing processing units.
[0089] In this disclosure, terms such as "store," "storage," "data
store," data storage," "database," and substantially any other
information storage component relevant to operation and
functionality of a component are utilized to refer to "memory
components," entities embodied in a "memory," or components
comprising a memory. It is to be appreciated that memory and/or
memory components described herein can be either volatile memory or
nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile
memory.
[0090] By way of illustration, and not limitation, nonvolatile
memory can include read only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM),
electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM
(EEPROM), flash memory, or nonvolatile random access memory (RAM)
(e.g., ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM). Volatile memory can include RAM,
which can act as external cache memory, for example. By way of
illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in many forms
such as synchronous RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous
DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM
(ESDRAM), Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM), direct Rambus RAM (DRRAM),
direct Rambus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and Rambus dynamic RAM (RDRAM).
Additionally, the disclosed memory components of systems or methods
herein are intended to include, without being limited to including,
these and any other suitable types of memory.
[0091] It is to be appreciated and understood that components, as
described with regard to a particular system or method, can include
the same or similar functionality as respective components (e.g.,
respectively named components or similarly named components) as
described with regard to other systems or methods disclosed
herein.
[0092] What has been described above includes examples of systems
and methods that provide advantages of this disclosure. It is, of
course, not possible to describe every conceivable combination of
components or methods for purposes of describing this disclosure,
but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize that many
further combinations and permutations of this disclosure are
possible. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms "includes,"
"has," "possesses," and the like are used in the detailed
description, claims, appendices and drawings such terms are
intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term
"comprising" as "comprising" is interpreted when employed as a
transitional word in a claim.
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