Pneumonia Detection using CNN: A Deep Learning Approach

Sri Hari Nallamala*, Yashwanthini Polireddy**, Venkata Naga Thanujeswary Peram***, Devika Narra****, Paavana Krishna Teja Maddali*****, Hari Naga Kiran Botlagunta******
*-****** Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Periodicity:January - March'2025
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jit.14.1.21936

Abstract

Pneumonia is a highly contagious lung infection characterized by inflammation of air sacs in one or both the lungs. The air sacs get filled with fluid resulting in fever, cough and difficult breathing. Chest X-ray images are used to detect pneumonia. The manual identification of pneumonia using chest X-ray images is typically time-consuming and prone to errors, which may delay diagnosis and treatment. So, a deep learning model is used for detecting the pneumonia without any delays. A Convolutional Neural Network is a type of deep learning model specifically designed for processing images. Two Convolutional Neural Network models, EfficientNet-B0 and VGG16, are trained. The model that gives the best accuracy is chosen as the final model. The VGG16 model provides an accuracy value of 89.90% and EfficientNet- B0 model provides an accuracy of 91.51%. This research outcome exhibits that EfficientNet-B0 provides better performance than VGG16. And the study indicates that the CNN model EfficientNet-B0 can make pneumonia detection more accurate and reliable, helping doctors in their diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

Pneumonia Detection, Deep Learning, Chest X-ray, EfficientNet-B0, VGG16.

How to Cite this Article?

Nallamala, S. H., Polireddy, Y., Peram, V. N. T., Narra, D., Maddali, P. K. T., and Botlagunta, H. N. K. (2025). Pneumonia Detection using CNN: A Deep Learning Approach. i-manager’s Journal on Information Technology, 14(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.26634/jit.14.1.21936

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