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This study introduces DE-SAMNet, a deep learning model for accurate lung cancer classification from CT scans. The explainable AI framework enhances diagnostic reliability and supports early detection.
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- Medical Imaging
- Artificial Intelligence
- Oncology
Background:
- Lung cancer (LC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality globally.
- Manual interpretation of chest CT scans for LC diagnosis is time-consuming and variable.
- Automated diagnostic tools are needed to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate DE-SAMNet, a hybrid deep learning framework for automated multi-class lung cancer classification from CT scans.
- To assess the model's performance on public and private clinical datasets.
- To enhance the interpretability of the automated classification using explainable AI (XAI).
Main Methods:
- DE-SAMNet integrates DenseNet121 and EfficientNetB0 for multi-scale feature extraction.
- A Spatial Attention Module (SAM) refines feature representation by focusing on clinically relevant regions.
- A compact fusion mechanism combines features for final classification.
Main Results:
- The model achieved high performance on a public dataset (99.54% accuracy) and a private dataset (95.96% accuracy).
- DE-SAMNet outperformed existing approaches in lung cancer classification.
- XAI techniques (Grad-CAM) visualized decision-making, highlighting lesion-specific regions for transparency.
Conclusions:
- DE-SAMNet provides a highly accurate and interpretable solution for automated lung cancer detection.
- The explainability features enhance trust and demonstrate clinical potential for early diagnosis.
- The framework addresses challenges in manual CT scan interpretation, improving diagnostic consistency.


