Hannah Barbara Neuwieser

Ms. Hannah Barbara Neuwieser


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 August 2025 in Diagnostics
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HNHannah Barbara Neuwieser
Hannah Barbara Neuwieser
NJNaga Venkata Sai Jitin Jami
Naga Venkata Sai Jitin Jami
RMRobert Meier
Robert Meier
GLGrgeor Liebsch
Grgeor Liebsch
OFOliver Heinrich Felthaus
Oliver Heinrich Felthaus
SKSally Kempa
Sally Kempa
Background/Objectives: Chronic wounds of the lower extremities, particularly arterial and venous ulcers, represent a significant and costly challenge in medical care. To assist in differential diagnosis, we aim to evaluate various advanced deep-learning models for classifying arterial and venous ulcers and visualize their decision-making processes. Methods: A retrospective dataset of 607 images (198 arterial and 409 venous ulcers) was used to train five convolutional neural networks: ResNet50, ResNeXt50, ConvNeXt, EfficientNetB2, and EfficientNetV2. Model performance was assessed using accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and ROC-AUC. Grad-CAM was applied to visualize image regions contributing to classification decisions. Results: The models demonstrated high classification performance, with accuracy ranging from 72% (ConvNeXt) to 98% (ResNeXt50). Precision and recall values indicated strong discrimination between arterial and venous ulcers, with EfficientNetV2 achieving the highest precision. Conclusions: AI-assisted classification of venous and arterial ulcers offers a valuable method for enhancing diagnostic efficiency.