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Abstract—Brain tumors require an assessment to ensure timely approximately 130 unique types of tumors that can arise in
diagnosis and effective patient treatment. Morphological factors the brain and the central nervous system, encompassing both
such as size, location, texture, and variable appearance com- benign and malignant forms. The prevalence of various tumors
plicate tumor inspection. Medical imaging presents challenges,
including noise and incomplete images. This research article differs, with some being exceptionally rare and others often
presents a methodology for processing Magnetic Resonance Imag- observed [4]. Till date approximately 700,000 individuals in
ing (MRI) data, encompassing techniques for image classification the United States are diagnosed with primary brain tumors.
and denoising. The effective use of MRI images allows medical According to research cited in [5], patients between the ages
professionals to detect brain disorders, including tumors. This of 55 and 64 had a 46.1% one-year survival rate, whereas
research aims to categorize healthy brain tissue and brain tumors
by analyzing the provided MRI data. Unlike alternative methods patients between the ages of 65 and 74 had a 29.3% survival
like Computed Tomography (CT), MRI technology offers a more rate. Image segmentation is a technique used to divide a image
detailed representation of internal anatomical components, mak- into several segments, frequently employed in the medical
ing it a suitable option for studying data related to brain tumors. imaging domain. The visual representation of a picture can be
The MRI picture is first subjected to a denoising technique enhanced by extraction for analytical purposes. This transpires
utilizing an Anisotropic diffusion filter. The dataset utilized for
the model’s creation is a publicly accessible and validated Brain when the image is partitioned into multiple distinct segments.
Tumour Classification (MRI) database, comprising 3,264 brain The scientific examination of images predominates in the field
MRI scans. SMOTE was employed for data augmentation and of medical diagnostics. The existence of nuanced differences,
dataset balancing. Convolutional Neural Networks(CNN) such as specific types of noise, and the absence of evidence concerning
ResNet152V2, VGG, ViT, and EfficientNet were employed for impediments in medical imaging complicates the resolution
the classification procedure. EfficientNet attained an accuracy of
98%, the highest recorded. of this issue. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is
Index Terms—MRI, EfficientNet, Brain Tumor, SMOTE, CNN more advantageous than autonomous computed tomography
(CT) equipment. It emits no radiation and hence has no adverse
effects on the human body. The fundamental elements are the
I. I NTRODUCTION magnetic field and radio waves. It is a widely utilized non-
The brain and the spinal cord are combinedly known as the invasive imaging modality that offers accurate distinction be-
Central Nervous System, which is crucial for the control of nu- tween tissues. The capability of MRI to normalize commonly
merous cellular functions. The functions include organization, affected tissue enhances the imaging of structures of interest
analysis, decision-making, directive issuance, and information in human brain tumors. Researchers have lately encountered
integration [1]. The human brain exhibits extraordinary com- a significant obstacle in the manual segmentation of brain
plexity owing to its distinctive physical architecture. Condi- MRI images [7]. Image segmentation has often been employed
tions such as brain tumors, infections, migraines, and strokes to identify brain tumors. Diverse methodologies necessitate
are a small subset of central nervous system (CNS) disor- a patient-specific training dataset to perform tailored MRI
ders that present considerable challenges in the development, tumor imaging investigations.These types of datasets intensify
diagnosis, and assessment of successful treatment strategies, the difficulties for specialists. And these solutions typically
as noted in [3]. A significant difficulty for radiologists and depend on alternate imaging modalities, such as T1-weighted
neuropathologists is the early detection of brain tumors, which contrast-enhanced images. Various research also shows the use
result from the aberrant proliferation of brain cells. The detec- of Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE) for
tion of cerebral malignancies by magnetic resonance imaging data augmentation and balancing the dataset [20].
(MRI) is an intricate manual procedure prone to inaccuracies. The rapid growth and unfavorable prognosis of brain tu-
The abnormal proliferation of nerve cells, resulting in the mors, particularly glioblastomas, represent a significant health
creation of a mass, is termed a brain tumor. There are threat. Despite advancements in MRI and CT imaging, nu-
merous cancers are diagnosed late owing to ambiguous symp- ResNEt architectures, attaining accuracies of 84% and
toms. The location of the tumor and the blood-brain barrier 90%.
complicates treatment. Glioblastomas are the most common • In a distinct study [14], researchers proposed two method-
and malignant form of brain cancer, with a median survival ologies for glioma grading, which involved segmentation
of little over one year in advanced stages [26]. Advance- utilizing a customized U-Net model. A regional convo-
ments in neuroimaging, such as functional MRI and Positron lutional neural network (R-CNN) was employed for the
Emission Tomography (PET) scans, enhance tumor detection classification job in each two-dimensional image slice of
[24]. Novel immunotherapy and targeted therapies are under the MRIs. Their proposed 2D Mask R-CNN achieved
investigation [25]. The classification of brain tumors is essen- an accuracy of 96%.Data augmentation enhanced the
tial for resolving these concerns. Histological and molecular outcomes, as evidenced by the classification efficacy of
classifications assist clinicians in predicting tumor behavior the 2D model.
and tailoring treatment options, thereby enhancing outcomes • In the research conducted by A. M. Dikande Simo, two
and minimizing side effects. Brain Tumor classification aids models were proposed, trained utilizing the Brain Tumor
in identifying biomarkers for focused therapy and improved MRI Dataset [27]. Four optimizers were evaluated across
prognostic outcomes. AI methods such as Deep learning three classification tasks, with Adam demonstrating supe-
and Machine Learning enhance classification precision, hence rior performance in differentiating tumor from non-tumor
augmenting diagnosis and treatment [21]–[23]. brains. Where they got 100% training accuracy and 98%
This research categorizes four tumor types: Glioma, No Tu- validation and test accuracy.
mor, Meningioma Tumor, and Pituitary Tumor, utilizing deep • In the research of [28] A. Nag et al. introduces Tumor-
learning techniques to enhance classification precision. The GANet, a sophisticated model that integrates ResNet50
models evaluate MRI scan data to enhance the reliability and and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for the
speed of brain tumor classification, hence aiding in diagnosis classification of brain tumors. The model demonstrates
and treatment planning. exceptional accuracy of 99.53% and achieves precision
and recall rates of 100%, supported by Explainable AI
II. R ELATED W ORKS
methodologies such as LIME. Nevertheless, the depen-
We have assessed multiple previous research efforts related dence on a particular dataset and the restricted exam-
to machine learning-based supervised, semi supervised, and ination of real-world clinical variability may limit its
unsupervised algorithms relevant to time series analysis. We generalizability.
conducted a thorough analysis to identify the shortcomings of • In the research conducted by A. Rath, B. S. P. Mishra, and
the current system. This research improved the classification D. K. Bagal, [29] they uesd pretrained ResNet50 model
framework we developed for brain cancers. to improve accuracy and efficency utilizing a balanced
• Pendela Kanchanamala et al. [9] utilized MRI to de- dataset of 2,577 MRI images having binary class of
veloped an optimization-enhanced hybrid deep learning tumors and healthy instances of patients.
model for classification and detection of brain tumors. A particular application, certain machine learning models
• Emrah Irmak [10] attained an accuracy of 92.66% utiliz- demonstrate superior efficacy compared to others. However,
ing a bespoke CNN model for classifying normal, menin- the effectiveness of these models in classifying cardiovascular
gioma, pituitary, glioma and metastatic brain tumors. illnesses has not yet reached parity. Further advancement is
• For classification of brain cancer Ayadi et al. [11] pro- required to enhance the existing work. Our motivation is to
posed a CNN-based computer assisted diagnosis (CAD) contribute to the field using deep learning methods to improve
method. Three separate datasets were used to conducted the performance and efficiency of detection and classification.
the experiment using 18-weighted layered CNN model.
Where they achieved 94.74% classification accuracy for III. M ETHODOLOGY
brain tumor type classification and for tumor grading, This study involves a systematic approach to analyzing the
they achieved 90.35%. Brain tumor classification (MRI) dataset to perform the most
• Khan et al. [12] (2020) introduced a deep learning accurate classification of brain tumors using various deep-
approach for the classification of brain cancers as ma- learning models. The process is outlined in the accompanying
lignant or benign, utilizing 253 genuine brain MRI scans structural outline, Fig. 1 illustrates the key steps and stages of
supplemented with data augmentation techniques. Edge the analysis.
detection was employed to define the region of interest Fig. 1 illustrates the process of deep learning by using four
in the MRI image before feature extraction using a basic neural networks, namely ResNet152V2, VGG, ViT, and Effi-
CNN model. The achieved categorization accuracy was cientNet model. Every model separately process the supplied
89%. data and produce predictions. The models are subsequently
• The potential of deep learning techniques for glioma compared to determine the most accurate prediction.
classification by MR imaging is examined by Banerjee Utilizing a deep learning methodology, models are devel-
et al. [13]. For 2D images the researchers assessed the oped to calculate accuracy and assess predictions of different
effectiveness of transfer learning employing VGGNet and classes of brain tumors. The models can incorporate the
Fig. 1. The proposed methodology of the system.
TABLE I
D ETAILS OF DATASET
TABLE III
P RECISION , R ECALL , AND F1 SCORES FOR ALL MODELS
work [17] employs MobileNetV2, a deep learning model that of brain tumor classification, demonstrating the capability
has been tuned using a unique metaheuristic known as the of sophisticated deep-learning networks to manage intricate
Contracted Fox Optimization Algorithm (MN-V2/CFO), to medical imaging tasks with exceptional precision.
optimize its hyperparameters. This approach achieves a tumor V. C ONCLUSION
detection accuracy of 97.32%, outperforming the ResNet50
model described in [18], which achieves an accuracy of The primary objective of the project is to categorize MRI
95.14% on pre-processed MRI images. EfficientNet sets a new images using advanced deep-learning models. The efficacy of
standard for brain tumor classification, showing that deep- various deep learning architectures, including ResNet152V2,
learning networks can handle complex medical imaging tasks VGG, ViT, and EfficientNet, is demonstrated. Recent improve-
with precision. ments in MRI image denoising have shown the effectiveness
of hybrid CNN models integrated with anisotropic diffusion
EfficientNet demonstrates superior performance compared filters. These advanced models are meticulously designed
to traditional convolutional neural networks in the classifi- to extract critical features from MRI data. The comparative
cation of brain tumors by utilizing compound scaling. This analysis has clarified the distinct advantages and limitations
approach effectively balances depth, width, and resolution, of each engineering discipline, facilitating informed decision-
thereby improving accuracy while preserving computational making in specific clinical situations. Furthermore, the adept
efficiency. The design is pretrained on extensive datasets, execution of exchange learning has accelerated training and
thereby facilitating improved feature extraction and general- enhanced performance, while EfficientNet has demonstrated
ization. its ability to achieve high accuracy with a remarkable com-
To conclude, the current study exhibits a distinct advance- puting economy. The presented models demonstrate robustness
ment compared to conventional and prior deep learning meth- against fluctuations in picture quality, patient demographics,
ods. EfficientNet establishes a new standard for the accuracy and tumor kinds, indicating their suitability for diverse clinical
TABLE IV
M ODEL COMPARISON ACROSS STUDIES
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