Volume 9 • Issue 1 • PP: 01–07 • 2025
Optimizing accuracy rate of Detection of COVID-19: A Machine Learning approach
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COVID-19, one of the most highly transmissible diseases in the twenty-first century, has had a profound impact on global lifestyles. Recently, the medical industry has increasingly relied on machine learning, which shows promise in anticipating the presence of COVID-19. By using machine learning techniques, test result turnaround time can be accelerated, and medical personnel can promptly attend to patients’ needs. These algorithms analyze various attributes to classify COVID patients and predict their likelihood of contracting the disease. This study aims to utilize X-ray images processed by machine learning algorithms to predict the occurrence of COVID-19 and enhance its detection rate. The paper outlines two strategies employing machine learning techniques: one for predicting the likelihood of infection and the other for identifying positive cases. Different machine learning algorithms, such as decision trees, logistic regression, support vector machines, naive Bayes, and artificial neural networks, were employed. The simulation results reveal that the artificial neural networks model outperforms other methods in terms of accuracy rate.
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