Implementation of model explainability for a basic brain tumor detection using convolutional neural networks on MRI slices.

Journal: Neuroradiology
Published Date:

Abstract

PURPOSE: While neural networks gain popularity in medical research, attempts to make the decisions of a model explainable are often only made towards the end of the development process once a high predictive accuracy has been achieved.

Authors

  • Paul Windisch
    European CyberKnife Center, Munich, Germany. paul.windisch@ksw.ch.
  • Pascal Weber
    European CyberKnife Center, Munich, Germany.
  • Christoph Fürweger
    Europäisches Cyberknife Zentrum München-Großhadern, Munich, Germany.
  • Felix Ehret
    European CyberKnife Center, Munich, Germany.
  • Markus Kufeld
    Charité CyberKnife Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Daniel Zwahlen
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
  • Alexander Muacevic
    Cyberknife Center, University of Munich Hospitals, Munich, Germany.