Experimental Analysis of Malarial Parasites Infection by using Deep Learning based on Medical Image Processing Logic
Natarajan Meenakshisundaram, G. Sajiv · 2025
Malaria remains a significant global health challenge, particularly in resource-limited regions, necessitating accurate and rapid diagnostic tools. This study introduces DeepMalariaNet, a deep learning model developed for detecting and classifying malarial parasites using the “Malaria Parasite Image - Malaria Species” dataset from Kaggle. The model employs Residual Attention Mechanisms and Parallel Convolutional Stacks (PCS) to improve diagnostic accuracy by focusing on critical image regions and capturing multi-scale features. Experimental results demonstrate that DeepMalariaNet achieves 98.5% accuracy for binary classification (infected vs. non-infected) and 95.2% for multiclass classification (species identification). The model's robustness is validated through 10-fold cross-validation and ablation studies, and it outperforms state-of-the-art models such as ResNet-50 and DenseNet-121 in both accuracy and inference time. DeepMalariaNet shows significant promise for real-time malaria detection in clinical settings, contributing to early and accurate diagnosis, which is crucial for effective malaria control and treatment.