This work addresses the critical requirement for accurate and explainable methods for brain tumor classification from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Though Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) adequately capture the complex, non-Euclidean connections challenging traditional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), their inherent “black-box” nature makes them unsuitable for clinical applications where transparency is of utmost importance. This work proposes two GNN-based models: a Superpixelize GAT model for intra-image structure representation and a GAT Clustering model for inter-image relation representation. Performance metrics show that the Superpixelize GAT model has a test accuracy of 96.11% and the GAT Clustering model has an accuracy of 84%. To ensure clinical trust, we integrated GNNExplainer and GraphLIME to produce explainable model predictions. This paper provides model explanations consistent with available clinical diagnostic criteria.

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Explainability of GNNs for Brain Tumor Analysis

  • Tanay Tibrewala,
  • Veer Raje,
  • Pradnya Saval

摘要

This work addresses the critical requirement for accurate and explainable methods for brain tumor classification from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Though Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) adequately capture the complex, non-Euclidean connections challenging traditional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), their inherent “black-box” nature makes them unsuitable for clinical applications where transparency is of utmost importance. This work proposes two GNN-based models: a Superpixelize GAT model for intra-image structure representation and a GAT Clustering model for inter-image relation representation. Performance metrics show that the Superpixelize GAT model has a test accuracy of 96.11% and the GAT Clustering model has an accuracy of 84%. To ensure clinical trust, we integrated GNNExplainer and GraphLIME to produce explainable model predictions. This paper provides model explanations consistent with available clinical diagnostic criteria.