IEEE Access • Vol 13
Evaluating Explainable AI Methods in Deep Learning Models for Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy
January 2025 • Kimji N. Pellano, Inga Strümke, Daniel Groos, Lars Adde, Espen A. F. Ihlen
Early detection of Cerebral Palsy (CP) is crucial for effective intervention and monitoring. This paper tests the reliability and applicability of Explainable AI (XAI) methods using a deep learning method that predicts CP by analyzing skeletal data extracted from video recordings of infant movements. Specifically, we use XAI evaluation metrics — namely faithfulness and stability — to quantitatively assess the reliability of Class Activation Mapping (CAM) and Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping…