Multi-Class Brain Tumor Classification and Grade Estimation using Dual-Head Neural Network
Novel Dual-Head Neural Network leveraging EfficientNetB0 (Transfer Learning) for simultaneous multi-class tumor classification (glioma, meningioma, pituitary) and grade estimation, achieving 93.2% accuracy with extreme computational efficiency.
Key Findings
- ›93.2% classification accuracy on 7,023 MRI scans
- ›4.0M parameters with 15ms inference time
- ›89% concordance with radiologist grade assessments
- ›Threshold-based grading algorithm for precision medicine
Methodology
- ›EfficientNetB0 with Transfer Learning as backbone
- ›Dual-head architecture for multi-task learning
- ›Threshold-based grading using segmented tumor area
- ›Clinical deployment optimization for low-resource settings
Impact
Enables precision medicine in low-resource healthcare settings with real-time diagnostic capability suitable for deployment in resource-constrained clinical environments.