COVID-19 CT Analysis using Deep Learning

In the following sections, I will elaborate on how we rapidly built a COVID-19 solution using deep learning tools. The ideas and methods presented here can be used for any new virus or disease with imaging features in CT, especially in the initial phase when data is almost not available. CT scan include a series of slices (for those who are not familiar with CT read short explanation below). Since we had a very limited number of COVID-19 patient's scans, we decided to use 2D slices instead of 3D volume of each scan. This allowed us to multiple our data set and to overcome the first obstacle of a small dataset.