MedImageInsight for Thoracic Cavity Health Classification from Chest X-rays
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| author | Boya, Rama Krishna Magalanadu, Mohan Kireeti Palavalli, Azaruddin Tekuri, Rupa Ganesh Pattanayak, Amrit Enuga, Prasanthi Muthu, Vignesh Esakki Boya, Vivek Aditya |
| author_facet | Boya, Rama Krishna Magalanadu, Mohan Kireeti Palavalli, Azaruddin Tekuri, Rupa Ganesh Pattanayak, Amrit Enuga, Prasanthi Muthu, Vignesh Esakki Boya, Vivek Aditya |
| contents | Chest radiography remains one of the most widely used imaging modalities for thoracic diagnosis, yet increasing imaging volumes and radiologist workload continue to challenge timely interpretation. In this work, we investigate the use of MedImageInsight, a medical imaging foundational model, for automated binary classification of chest X-rays into Normal and Abnormal categories. Two approaches were evaluated: (1) fine-tuning MedImageInsight for end-to-end classification, and (2) employing the model as a feature extractor for a transfer learning pipeline using traditional machine learning classifiers. Experiments were conducted using a combination of the ChestX-ray14 dataset and real-world clinical data sourced from partner hospitals. The fine-tuned classifier achieved the highest performance, with an ROC-AUC of 0.888 and superior calibration compared to the transfer learning models, demonstrating performance comparable to established architectures such as CheXNet. These results highlight the effectiveness of foundational medical imaging models in reducing task-specific training requirements while maintaining diagnostic reliability. The system is designed for integration into web-based and hospital PACS workflows to support triage and reduce radiologist burden. Future work will extend the model to multi-label pathology classification to provide preliminary diagnostic interpretation in clinical environments. |
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| spellingShingle | MedImageInsight for Thoracic Cavity Health Classification from Chest X-rays Boya, Rama Krishna Magalanadu, Mohan Kireeti Palavalli, Azaruddin Tekuri, Rupa Ganesh Pattanayak, Amrit Enuga, Prasanthi Muthu, Vignesh Esakki Boya, Vivek Aditya Image and Video Processing Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Chest radiography remains one of the most widely used imaging modalities for thoracic diagnosis, yet increasing imaging volumes and radiologist workload continue to challenge timely interpretation. In this work, we investigate the use of MedImageInsight, a medical imaging foundational model, for automated binary classification of chest X-rays into Normal and Abnormal categories. Two approaches were evaluated: (1) fine-tuning MedImageInsight for end-to-end classification, and (2) employing the model as a feature extractor for a transfer learning pipeline using traditional machine learning classifiers. Experiments were conducted using a combination of the ChestX-ray14 dataset and real-world clinical data sourced from partner hospitals. The fine-tuned classifier achieved the highest performance, with an ROC-AUC of 0.888 and superior calibration compared to the transfer learning models, demonstrating performance comparable to established architectures such as CheXNet. These results highlight the effectiveness of foundational medical imaging models in reducing task-specific training requirements while maintaining diagnostic reliability. The system is designed for integration into web-based and hospital PACS workflows to support triage and reduce radiologist burden. Future work will extend the model to multi-label pathology classification to provide preliminary diagnostic interpretation in clinical environments. |
| title | MedImageInsight for Thoracic Cavity Health Classification from Chest X-rays |
| topic | Image and Video Processing Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.17043 |