Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Classification in Ultrasound Images Using a Hybrid Deep Learning Model of VGG16 and AlexNet
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https://doi.org/10.52436/1.jutif.2026.7.2.4932Keywords:
Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), Deep Learning, Hybrid CNN, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Ultrasound Imaging, VGG16-AlexNetAbstract
Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) using ultrasound (USG) imaging still faces a major challenge in the form of inter-observer variability, which can lead to inconsistent diagnostic outcomes and increase the risk of misclassification. This limitation highlights the urgent need for an automated artificial intelligence (AI)–based system capable of performing ultrasound image classification with greater objectivity, accuracy, and consistency. This study aims to develop an automated PCOS classification model based on a hybrid Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) architecture that integrates VGG16 and AlexNet through a feature concatenation mechanism, following preprocessing and data augmentation steps to enhance model generalization. The model’s performance was evaluated using accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and specificity as key metrics. Experimental results demonstrate that the VGG16–AlexNet hybrid model achieved the best performance, with an accuracy of 98.26%, precision of 97.90%, recall of 97.90%, F1-score of 97.90%, and specificity of 98.52%. These results outperform other hybrid configurations such as VGG16–MobileNetV2, VGG16–ResNet50, and VGG16–InceptionV3, each of which achieved accuracies above 96%. These findings confirm that combining the feature depth of VGG16 with the computational efficiency of AlexNet enables more comprehensive extraction of spatial and textural patterns in ultrasound images. Consequently, the proposed hybrid model offers a promising AI-driven diagnostic support system that not only enhances the accuracy of PCOS detection but also assists clinicians in making faster, more objective, and consistent medical decisions.
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