Master’s Thesis Defense of Asraa Ahmed Ghafel

The Department of Biomedical Engineering held the master’s thesis defense of Asraa Ahmed Ghafel on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, for her thesis entitled:

“Coronary Heart Diseases Detection and Classification Based on Artificial Intelligence Technology”

The examining committee consisted of:

• Assoc. Prof. Mohammed Sabri Salem – Chair (College of Engineering / Al-Nahrain University)

• Assoc. Prof. Noor Kamal Mohsen – Member (Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering / University of Baghdad)

• Lect. Dr. Shaimaa Walid Abdul Latif – Member (College of Engineering / Al-Nahrain University)

• Prof. Anas Qusay Hashim Al-Na’imi – Member & Supervisor (College of Engineering / Al-Nahrain University)

Scientific Evaluation:

• Assoc. Prof. Anwar Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak – College of Engineering / Al-Nahrain University

• Assoc. Prof. Ammar Alaa Al-Din Nouri – College of Engineering / Iraqi University

Linguistic Evaluation:

• Lect. Dr. Noor Ali Sadiq – College of Engineering / Al-Nahrain University

Study Objective:
This study aims to develop an intelligent system based on deep learning techniques for the automatic detection and classification of coronary artery stenosis using X-ray Coronary Angiography images, employing YOLOv8 variants and Faster R-CNN to evaluate performance, accuracy, and speed under diverse clinical conditions.

Results:
The results demonstrated high efficiency, with the models achieving advanced accuracy and suitable processing speed for practical application, confirming that the proposed system can serve as a supportive tool for physicians in diagnosing coronary heart diseases and enhancing the quality of medical care.

The thesis was approved, fulfilling the requirements for the Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering.