CeliacNet: Celiac Disease Severity Diagnosis on Duodenal Histopathological Images Using Deep Residual Networks

Rasoul Sali, Lubaina Ehsan, Kamran Kowsari, Marium Khan, Christopher A. Moskaluk, Sana Syed, Donald E. Brown

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Abstract

Celiac Disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the small intestine in genetically predisposed children and adults. Gluten exposure triggers an inflammatory cascade which leads to compromised intestinal barrier function. If this enteropathy is unrecognized, this can lead to anemia, decreased bone density, and, in longstanding cases, intestinal cancer. The prevalence of the disorder is 1% in the United States. An intestinal (duodenal) biopsy is considered the 'gold standard' for diagnosis. The mild CD might go unnoticed due to non-specific clinical symptoms or mild histologic features. In our current work, we trained a model based on deep residual networks to diagnose CD severity using a histological scoring system called the modified Marsh score. The proposed model was evaluated using an independent set of 120 whole slide images from 15 CD patients and achieved an AUC greater than 0.96 in all classes. These results demonstrate the capability of the proposed model for CD severity classification using histopathological images.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019
EditorsIllhoi Yoo, Jinbo Bi, Xiaohua Tony Hu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages962-967
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728118673
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 18 Nov 201921 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period18/11/1921/11/19

Keywords

  • Celiac Disease
  • Deep Learning
  • Duodenal Histopathological Images
  • Marsh Score
  • Residual Networks

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