Advancing neuroimaging with quantum convolutional neural networks for brain tumor detection
摘要
Brain tumor classification is crucial for effective patient care, but traditional MRI-based methods often face accuracy limitations, especially in distinguishing between tumor types. This study introduces a novel Quantum Convolutional Neural Network (QCNN) architecture that leverages quantum embedding, sparse input indexing, and four-qubit quantum convolution layers to enhance classification accuracy and efficiency. Developed using PennyLane and TensorFlow Quantum, our QCNN achieved a testing accuracy of 92.13% on a dataset of over 3000 MRI scans, matching the performance of the classical ResNet50 model while reducing training time from 64.95 s to just 1.1 s. These results suggest that QCNNs offer a promising new approach for improving brain tumor diagnostics, with the potential for faster and more accurate real-time medical applications, despite challenges in hardware limitations and model interpretability.