Object Detection of Hospital Assets Using Computer Vision with Generative Adversarial Networks Method

Hospital asset monitoring systems encounter significant challenges in managing partially occluded medical equipment, which affects inventory management and operational efficiency. Conventional object detection methods have shown limitations in accurately detecting occluded medical equipment, potentially leading to asset management inefficiencies. This study presents an integrated framework that combines Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) inpainting with YOLOv8 to improve the detection accuracy of partially occluded medical equipment. The proposed system was evaluated using three distinct training configurations of 500, 750, and 1000 epochs on a comprehensive medical equipment dataset. The experimental results indicate that the 1000-epoch GAN model demonstrated superior reconstruction performance, achieving a Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) of 39.68 dB, Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) of 0.9910, and Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 7.0030. Furthermore, the integrated YOLOv8-GAN framework maintained robust detection performance with an F1-score of 0.933, comparable to the 0.938 achieved with unoccluded original images. The detection confidence scores exhibited improvement at higher epochs, ranging from 0.824 to 0.861, suggesting enhanced performance with extended training duration. The findings demonstrate that the integration of GAN inpainting with YOLOv8 effectively enhances occluded object detection in hospital environments, offering a viable solution for improved asset monitoring systems.