A novel deep learning rule-based spike neural network (SNN) classification approach for diagnosis of intracranial tumors
摘要
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the most commonly implemented alternative for diagnosing intracranial tumors. To perform classification efficiently, conventional alternatives should be replaced with rule-based approaches. In this study, a hybrid approach utilizing distinct Spike neural networks (SNNs) for diagnosis of intracranial tumors is proposed. It comprises Spike timing-dependent plasticity and backpropagation neural networks (STDP + BPNN). The proposed SNNs resemble the networks that have three convolutional layers (Conv1, Conv2, and Conv3), three pooling layers (Pool1, Pool2, and Pool3), and a DOG (Difference of Gaussians) encoding layer. Using the intensity-to-latency coding technique, the pre-processed tumor pictures are transformed into spikes by applying the DOG filter. Then, the DOG filter’s output spikes are sorted into a few consecutive time steps to get analyzed by the convolutional layer. The spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) learning rule is applied that adjusts synaptic weights based on the timing of spikes between pre- and post-synaptic neurons to enhance its performance and applicability in different contexts. Simulation results show that the proposed approach achieved maximum average accuracy of about 97.65% with the highest AUC score of 98.38 and the lowest computational score (167.86 s) thus surpassing existing state-of-the-art techniques. Therefore, we conclude that the proposed distinct learning rule approach can be employed as operational tool for futuristic medical images classification purposes.