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Improving breast cancer classification with a novel VGG19-based ensemble learning approach

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) · Vol. 15 No. 3 (2025)

DOI
10.11591/ijece.v15i3.pp2809-2819
ISSN
2722-2578, 2088-8708
Published
2025-06-01
Publisher
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most life-threatening diseases, particularly affecting women, highlighting the importance of early detection for improving survival rates. In this study, we propose a novel diagnostic framework that combines a modified VGG19 architecture with Bagging ensemble learning, using three base classifiers: decision tree (DT), logistic regression (LR), and support vector machine (SVM). We also compare this approach with twenty-four hybrid models, integrating various convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures (ResNet50, VGG19, ConvNextBase, DenseNet121, EfficientNetV2B0, EfficientNetB0, MobileNet, and NasNetMobile) with Bagging ensemble methods. Our results show that the proposed model outperforms all other architectures, especially when combined with SVM, achieving accuracy of 97% on the fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) dataset and 90% on the International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition (ICIAR) dataset. This framework demonstrates strong potential for improving early breast cancer diagnosis.

Collaboration network of the authors

10 authors · 17 co-authorship links · 4 across different organisations

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  • Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
  • Université Ibn-Tofail
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Jâafar AbouchabakaUniversité Ibn-Tofail3
Said TkatekUniversité Ibn-Tofail2
Najat RafaliaUniversité Ibn-Tofail2
Sara BelattarAbdelmalek Essaâdi University2
Hala KhankhourUniversité Ibn-Tofail1
Fatima Zohra LhafraAbdelmalek Essaâdi University1

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