LEVERAGING RESNET50 AND XCEPTION FOR ACCURATE BRAIN TUMOR CLASSIFICATION IN MRI SCANS
For improved treatment and increased chances of survival, brain tumors should be detected early and accurately. Comparing the two most popular convolutional neural networks for automated brain tumor identification from MRI brain scan images: ResNet50 and Xception. A variety of tumor forms under various scanning circumstances were included in the publicly accessible MRI data. Both models were adjusted to the requirements of the medical imaging environment using transfer learning techniques. Accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, and AUC-ROC score were used to assess the test findings.The studies’ findings indicate that both models performed exceptionally well in classification, with ResNet50 exhibiting stronger convergence and stability against overfitting and Xception registering somewhat higher generalization over complicated tumor presentations. By analyzing each model’s advantages and disadvantages, the study shed light on how deep learning
Bhattacharyya, A., Uddin, M. I., Mondal, A. & Pyne, R. (2026). Leveraging ResNet50 and Xception for Accurate Brain Tumor Classification in MRI Scans. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(05). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.637
Bhattacharyya, Aritra, et al.. "Leveraging ResNet50 and Xception for Accurate Brain Tumor Classification in MRI Scans." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 05, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.637.
Bhattacharyya, Aritra,Md Uddin,Ayan Mondal, and Ria Pyne. "Leveraging ResNet50 and Xception for Accurate Brain Tumor Classification in MRI Scans." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 05 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.637.
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