Multiple-Inputs Convolutional Neural Network for COVID-19 Classification and Critical Region Screening From Chest X-ray Radiographs: Model Development and Performance Evaluation

Zhongqiang Li   ¹ , PhD ;   Zheng Li   ¹ ;   Luke Yao   ¹ ;   Qing Chen   ² , PhD ;   Jian Zhang   ² , PhD ;   Xin Li   ³ , PhD ;   Ji-Ming Feng   ⁴ , PhD ;   Yanping Li   ⁵ , PhD ;   Jian Xu   ¹ , PhD

¹ Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

² Division of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

³ Department of Visualization, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States

⁴ Department of Comparative Biomedical Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

⁵ School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada