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Digital Histopathology with Graph Neural Networks: Concepts and Explanations for Clinicians

arXiv 2312.02225 ↗First posted 4 Dec 2023physics.med-ph cs.CV cs.LGcited by 1

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Abstract (arXiv)

To address the challenge of the ``black-box" nature of deep learning in medical settings, we combine GCExplainer - an automated concept discovery solution - along with Logic Explained Networks to provide global explanations for Graph Neural Networks. We demonstrate this using a generally applicable graph construction and classification pipeline, involving panoptic segmentation with HoVer-Net and cancer prediction with Graph Convolution Networks. By training on H&E slides of breast cancer, we show promising results in offering explainable and trustworthy AI tools for clinicians.

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