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TRI-BCC: Tri-Level Breast Cancer Classification via Transfer Learning Networks with Histopathological Images Cover

TRI-BCC: Tri-Level Breast Cancer Classification via Transfer Learning Networks with Histopathological Images

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|Nov 2025

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Schematic illustration of the proposed TRI-BCC model.
Schematic illustration of the proposed TRI-BCC model.

Fig. 2.

Flowchart of the proposed GWO algorithm.
Flowchart of the proposed GWO algorithm.

Fig. 3.

Experimental results of the proposed TRI-BCC model for BC classification.
Experimental results of the proposed TRI-BCC model for BC classification.

Fig. 4.

Level-II analysis of the proposed TRI-BCC model for (a) Benign classes and (b) Malignant classes.
Level-II analysis of the proposed TRI-BCC model for (a) Benign classes and (b) Malignant classes.

Fig 5.

Level-III analysis of the proposed TRI-BCC model for Malignant class stages.
Level-III analysis of the proposed TRI-BCC model for Malignant class stages.

Fig. 6.

Training and testing curve of the proposed TRI-BCC model (a) Accuracy curve; (b) Loss curve.
Training and testing curve of the proposed TRI-BCC model (a) Accuracy curve; (b) Loss curve.

Fig. 7.

Visual comparison of different optimization algorithms for segmentation.
Visual comparison of different optimization algorithms for segmentation.

Augmentation count after targeted augmentation techniques_

Class typeSubtypeOriginal countAugmented countTotal count
BenignAS444400844
FA144201442
PT209500709
TA385300685

Subtotal248012003680

MalignantDC345003450
LC6260626
MC7920792
PC5610561

Subtotal542905429

Total 790909109

Dataset description of BreakHis with image count_

Class typeSubtypeImage count
BenignAS444
FA1442
PT209
TA385

MalignantDC3450
LC626
MC792
PC561

Total 7909

Comparative evaluation of different ML classification models_

MethodsACCSPESENPREF1S
NB87.986.888.486.387.2
DT94.794.095.593.194.2
RF96.395.996.895.496.1
KNN89.589.090.288.789.1
RDT99.0498.998.699.498.4

Stage-wise distribution of malignant subtypes_

Malignant subtypeStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Stage 5Total
DC4607909706705603450
LC110160140110106626
MC160205190125112792
PC1051301459091561

Total835128514459958695429

Comparative analysis of optimization algorithms based on DS and JS_

MetricsFFO [24]AO [25]BESO [26]GWO (ours)
Dice score0.820.850.870.91
Jaccard score0.760.790.810.87

Accuracy comparison: proposed model vs existing models_

AuthorsMethodsAccuracy
Rahman et al.U-Net + YOLO93.00 %
Abunasser et al.Fine-tuned networks98.28 %
Singh et al.Hybrid deep neural network96.42 %
Hirra et al.Pa-DBN-BC86.00 %

Proposed modelTRI-BCC model99.06 %

Efficiency analysis of the proposed TRI-BCC model for Level-I_

ClassesACCSPESENPREF1S
Benign99.2599.0198.7398.4598.18
Malignant98.8498.0699.0199.2799.49
Average99.0498.9598.6999.4998.47
Language: English
Page range: 327 - 337
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 11, 2025
Published on: Nov 13, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2025 Sridevi Rajalingam, Kavitha Maruthai, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Measurement Science
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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