A deep learning model to enhance lung cancer detection using ‘Dual-Branch’ model classification approach

Emad Shweikeh; Murad Al-Rajab; Joan Lu; Qiang Xu; Mike Joy; Abderahman Ahmed; Hong Chang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0339404

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A deep learning model to enhance lung cancer detection using ‘Dual-Branch’ model classification approach

Emad Shweikeh ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: emad.shweikeh@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6164-7580

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Murad Al-Rajab,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Computer Science and IT Department, College of Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Joan Lu,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Qiang Xu,

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Mike Joy,

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Abderahman Ahmed,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Hong Chang

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Oxford MEStar Ltd, Yarnton, England
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A deep learning model to enhance lung cancer detection using ‘Dual-Branch’ model classification approach

Emad Shweikeh,
Murad Al-Rajab,
Joan Lu,
Qiang Xu,
Mike Joy,
Abderahman Ahmed,
Hong Chang

Published: January 9, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339404

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