arxivcs.CVcs.LG2026-07-15
SGMCE: Segment-Grounded Morphological Concept Explanation for Malaria Parasite Species Identification in Thick Blood Smears
Ahmed Tahiru Issah, Charles B. Delahunt, Carine Mukamakuza
Malaria diagnosis in endemic regions depends on species-level identification of Plasmodium parasites in thick blood smears, but deep learning detectors classify detections without providing morphological evidence for their predictions, limiting the ability of microscopists to aud…