A Deep Learning Framework for Brain Tumor Classification Using VGG16-Based Autoencoder with BiLSTM Feature Refinement
By: S. Jansi, P. T. Bharathi, A. B. Feroz Khan and R. Jayanthi
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijssis-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1178-5608
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Submitted on: May 23, 2025
Published on: Feb 20, 2026
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