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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ2
    A Genetic Algorithm-Optimized ConvNeXtV2-YOLOv8 Framework for Dental Caries Detection in Panoramic Radiographs

    Sobahi, Nebras; Küçük, Deniz Bora; Kılıç, Kazım; İmak, Andaç; Çelebi, Adalet; Alghamedi, Yazyd; Yazicioglu, Cafer; Türkoğlu, Muammer; Şengür, Abdulkadir

    Background/Objectives: Dental caries is one of the most common oral diseases worldwide, and early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment. However, detecting carious lesions in panoramic radiographs is challenging because of low image contrast, anatomical complexity, and overlapping structures. This study aimed to develop an improved object detection framework for dental caries localization in panoramic radiographs. Methods: A modified YOLOv8 architecture was developed by integrating ConvNeXtV2 blocks into the Cross-Stage Partial (C2f) modules to enhance feature extraction and gradient propagation. To improve detection performance and reduce overfitting, key training hyperparameters were optimized using a genetic algorithm. The proposed model was evaluated on a dataset of 474 panoramic dental radiographs annotated by experts using bounding boxes. Results: The optimized model achieved a box precision of 78.4%, a recall of 53.6%, and a mean average precision at 50% intersection-over-union threshold (AP50) of 62.6%. Compared with the baseline YOLOv8 model, the proposed approach improved precision and AP50. Visual and quantitative analyses demonstrated that the ConvNeXtV2-enhanced architecture enabled more accurate localization of carious regions. Conclusions: The results indicate that combining ConvNeXtV2-based architectural enhancement with genetic algorithm-based hyperparameter optimization is an effective strategy for dental caries localization in panoramic radiographs. Although recall remains a limitation, the proposed framework shows potential as a computer-aided diagnostic tool for supporting clinical caries assessment.

    • SDG 3 · Sağlık ve Kaliteli Yaşam
  • MakaleAçık Erişim2025
    YOLOv8 for Road DamageRecognition: Deep Learning-Based Segmentation and Detection System

    Agdas, Mehmet Tevfik; Arik, Kaan

    Road surface detection is critical for improving traffic safety and reducing road maintenance costs. Because traditional methods are time-consuming and costly, deep learning-based image processing techniques offer an important alternative in this field. This study aims to develop a model that automates the detection and segmentation of road surface defects such as potholes, manhole covers, and culverts using deep-learning-based image processing techniques. In this study, a dataset previously used in the literature was preferred. It was observed that object detection was performed using a dataset from the literature. In this study, both object detection and object segmentation were performed using different parameters. To prove the success of object segmentation, both object detection and segmentation were performed using the YOLOv8 algorithm, which has previously obtained successful results. AdamW optimization and Auto Batch parameters were selected for this study. With these parameters, object detection was first performed with the YOLOv8s model, which is one of the variances of the YOLOv8 algorithm with the most successful results in the literature, and a successful 92.8% mAP@50 performance value was obtained according to the sources in the literature. In this study, the YOLOv8n, YOLOv8s, YOLOv8m, and YOLOv8l variance models of the YOLOv8 algorithm were used with the preferred parameters, and segmentation was performed. In object segmentation, a map@50 performance value of 90.9% in all classes and 99.1% in culverts was obtained using the YOLOv8l model. A map@50 performance value of 89.1% for pothole segmentation and 88% for manhole cover segmentation was obtained using the YOLOv8s model. The results of the analyses showed consistency in precision and recall values. These findings contribute significantly to improving road safety, reducing maintenance costs, and supporting sustainable urban infrastructure. Future research could explore integrating multiple data sources and adapt these models to more complex road conditions.

    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
    • SDG 11 · Sürdürülebilir Şehirler ve Topluluklar
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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2025
    Advanced Classification of Poxvirus-Based Skin Diseases Using Deep Learning Techniques

    Arik, Kaan; Agdas, Mehmet T.; Korkmaz, Adem; Kosunalp, Selahattin; Iliev, Teodor

    Viral infections, especially those of the poxvirus family, present significant diagnostic challenges due to their similar clinical symptoms. This study proposes an innovative deep learning-based approach to classify six categories of poxvirus-related skin diseases: chickenpox, cowpox, healthy, measles, monkeypox, and smallpox. A dataset of 9,120 augmented images was used to train, validate, and test three advanced deep-learning models-YOLOv8, YOLOv5, and ResNet32. Among the models, YOLOv8 demonstrated superior performance, achieving an accuracy of 99.80%, precision of 99.28%, and recall of 99.14%, significantly outperforming YOLOv5 and ResNet32. The results underscore the potential of YOLOv8 in medical image analysis, providing a robust and efficient tool for the early detection and accurate classification of viral skin diseases. Comparisons with related studies highlight the effectiveness of the proposed approach, making it a state-of-the-art solution for improving diagnostic accuracy in healthcare. Future work will focus on extending the dataset and evaluating the model's applicability in real-time clinical environments.

    • SDG 3 · Sağlık ve Kaliteli Yaşam
    AtıfOpenAlex1
    Web of Scienceİncele
  • MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ2
    A New, Robust, Adaptive, Versatile, and Scalable Abandoned Object Detection Approach Based on DeepSORT Dynamic Prompts, and Customized LLM for Smart Video Surveillance

    Yilmazer, Merve; Karakose, Mehmet

    Video cameras are one of the important elements in ensuring security in public areas. Videos inspected by expert personnel using traditional methods may have a high error rate and take a long time to complete. In this study, a new deep learning-based method is proposed for the detection of abandoned objects, such as bags, suitcases, and suitcases left unsupervised in public areas. Transfer learning-based keyframe detection was first performed to remove unnecessary and repetitive frames from the ABODA dataset. Then, human and object classes were detected using the weights of the YOLOv8l model, which has a fast and effective object detection feature. Abandoned object detection is achieved by tracking classes in consecutive frames with the DeepSORT algorithm and measuring the distance between them. In addition, the location information of the human and object classes in the frames was analyzed by a large language model supported by prompt engineering. Thus, an explanation output regarding the location, size, and estimation rate of the object and human classes was created for the authorities. It is observed that the proposed model produces promising results comparable to the state-of-the-art methods for suspicious object detection from videos with success metrics of 97.9% precision, 97.0% recall, and 97.4% f1-score.

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