Hybrid Neuro-Symbolic Deep Learning Framework for Explainable Medical Image Interpretation
摘要
Deep learning achieves remarkable diagnostic accuracy in medical imaging, yet clinical adoption remains limited due to the black-box nature of neural networks. This paper introduces NS-MedNet, a hybrid neuro-symbolic framework integrating neural perception with symbolic medical reasoning for explainable image interpretation. The architecture combines a hybrid CNN-Transformer for feature extraction with a symbolic reasoning engine grounded in medical knowledge bases, producing diagnoses with clinically meaningful explanations. Experiments across six imaging modalities demonstrate 94.2% diagnostic accuracy with explanations rated 4.8/5.0 by clinical experts, significantly outperforming existing methods.