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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-1895</article-id>
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        <article-title>Transfer learning optimization in medical imaging enhancing diagnostic accuracy with limited data sets</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Prashant</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Radiology, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, 415539, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Charkha</surname>
            <given-names>Sarita</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Talegaon Dabhade, Nutan Maharashtra Institute of Engineering and Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, 410507, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kakade</surname>
            <given-names>Satish V.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, 415539, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Patel</surname>
            <given-names>Prashant Bansilal</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Instrumentation, Pimpri, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, 411018, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kadam</surname>
            <given-names>Pranita</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Directorate of Research, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad, Maharashtra, 415539, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Garg</surname>
            <given-names>Megha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shirkande</surname>
            <given-names>Shrinivas T.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Engineering, S. B. Patil College of Engineering Indapur, Pune, Maharashtra, 413106, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>46</volume>
      <issue>4-A</issue>
      <fpage>1105</fpage>
      <lpage>1116</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>05</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>Medical imaging is a very important part of diagnosis because it helps doctors find diseases and plan treatments accurately. But for deep learning models to work well in medical picture analysis, they need a lot of different kinds of data, which is hard to find and costs a lot of money. Using pre-trained models on big datasets from similar areas, transfer learning looks like a good way to solve this problem. This paper looks into how to use transfer learning optimization methods to improve the accuracy of medical imaging diagnostics when samples are limited. We look into a number of different approaches, such as fine-tuning, feature extraction, and changes to the network design. Through real-world testing on a limited dataset, we show that transfer learning is a better way to improve model performance than starting from scratch. In addition, we look into how sample size and topic similarity affect how well transfer learning works. The results show that transfer learning could be a good way to improve the efficiency of medical imaging jobs for diagnosis, especially when there isn’t a lot of data available. Transfer learning lets you make strong and effective assessment tools even in healthcare settings with limited resources by using knowledge that is already stored in models that have already been taught.</p>
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        <kwd>Transfer learning</kwd>
        <kwd>Medical imaging</kwd>
        <kwd>Diagnostic accuracy</kwd>
        <kwd>Limited data sets</kwd>
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