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Apostolopoulos ID, Papandrianos NI, Papathanasiou ND, Papageorgiou EI. Fuzzy Cognitive Map Applications in Medicine over the Last Two Decades: A Review Study. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:139. [PMID: 38391626 PMCID: PMC10886348 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11020139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCMs) have become an invaluable tool for healthcare providers because they can capture intricate associations among variables and generate precise predictions. FCMs have demonstrated their utility in diverse medical applications, from disease diagnosis to treatment planning and prognosis prediction. Their ability to model complex relationships between symptoms, biomarkers, risk factors, and treatments has enabled healthcare providers to make informed decisions, leading to better patient outcomes. This review article provides a thorough synopsis of using FCMs within the medical domain. A systematic examination of pertinent literature spanning the last two decades forms the basis of this overview, specifically delineating the diverse applications of FCMs in medical realms, including decision-making, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment optimisation, risk assessment, and pharmacovigilance. The limitations inherent in FCMs are also scrutinised, and avenues for potential future research and application are explored.
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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Haleem A, Javaid M, Khan IH. Current status and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical field: An overview. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmrp.2019.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Balkanyi L, Cornet R. The Interplay of Knowledge Representation with Various Fields of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. Yearb Med Inform 2019; 28:27-34. [PMID: 31022748 PMCID: PMC6697493 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1677899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Artificial intelligence (AI) is widespread in many areas, including medicine. However, it is unclear what exactly AI encompasses. This paper aims to provide an improved understanding of medical AI and its constituent fields, and their interplay with knowledge representation (KR). METHODS We followed a Wittgensteinian approach ("meaning by usage") applied to content metadata labels, using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus to classify the field. To understand and characterize medical AI and the role of KR, we analyzed: (1) the proportion of papers in MEDLINE related to KR and various AI fields; (2) the interplay among KR and AI fields and overlaps among the AI fields; (3) interconnectedness of fields; and (4) phrase frequency and collocation based on a corpus of abstracts. RESULTS Data from over eighty thousand papers showed a steep, six-fold surge in the last 30 years. This growth happened in an escalating and cascading way. A corpus of 246,308 total words containing 21,842 unique words showed several hundred occurrences of notions such as robotics, fuzzy logic, neural networks, machine learning and expert systems in the phrase frequency analysis. Collocation analysis shows that fuzzy logic seems to be the most often collocated notion. Neural networks and machine learning are also used in the conceptual neighborhood of KR. Robotics is more isolated. CONCLUSIONS Authors note an escalation of published AI studies in medicine. Knowledge representation is one of the smaller areas, but also the most interconnected, and provides a common cognitive layer for other areas.
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- Laszlo Balkanyi
- Knowledge Manager, European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (retired)
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- Associate Professor, Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Moreira FC, Aihara AY, Lederman HM, Pisa IT, Tenório JM. Cognitive map to support the diagnosis of solitary bone tumors in pediatric patients. Radiol Bras 2018; 51:297-302. [PMID: 30369656 PMCID: PMC6198841 DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2017.0121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Felipe Costa Moreira
- Department of Health Informatics, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Health Informatics, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Health Informatics, Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Mechanick JI, Pessah-Pollack R, Camacho P, Correa R, Figaro MK, Garber JR, Jasim S, Pantalone KM, Trence D, Upala S. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY PROTOCOL FOR STANDARDIZED PRODUCTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, ALGORITHMS, AND CHECKLISTS - 2017 UPDATE. Endocr Pract 2017; 23:1006-1021. [PMID: 28786720 DOI: 10.4158/ep171866.gl] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Clinical practice guideline (CPG), clinical practice algorithm (CPA), and clinical checklist (CC, collectively CPGAC) development is a high priority of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American College of Endocrinology (ACE). This 2017 update in CPG development consists of (1) a paradigm change wherein first, environmental scans identify important clinical issues and needs, second, CPA construction focuses on these clinical issues and needs, and third, CPG provide CPA node/edge-specific scientific substantiation and appended CC; (2) inclusion of new technical semantic and numerical descriptors for evidence types, subjective factors, and qualifiers; and (3) incorporation of patient-centered care components such as economics and transcultural adaptations, as well as implementation, validation, and evaluation strategies. This third point highlights the dominating factors of personal finances, governmental influences, and third-party payer dictates on CPGAC implementation, which ultimately impact CPGAC development. The AACE/ACE guidelines for the CPGAC program is a successful and ongoing iterative exercise to optimize endocrine care in a changing and challenging healthcare environment. ABBREVIATIONS AACE = American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists ACC = American College of Cardiology ACE = American College of Endocrinology ASeRT = ACE Scientific Referencing Team BEL = best evidence level CC = clinical checklist CPA = clinical practice algorithm CPG = clinical practice guideline CPGAC = clinical practice guideline, algorithm, and checklist EBM = evidence-based medicine EHR = electronic health record EL = evidence level G4GAC = Guidelines for Guidelines, Algorithms, and Checklists GAC = guidelines, algorithms, and checklists HCP = healthcare professional(s) POEMS = patient-oriented evidence that matters PRCT = prospective randomized controlled trial.
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Zolhavarieh S, Parry D, Bai Q. Issues Associated With the Use of Semantic Web Technology in Knowledge Acquisition for Clinical Decision Support Systems: Systematic Review of the Literature. JMIR Med Inform 2017; 5:e18. [PMID: 28679487 PMCID: PMC5517823 DOI: 10.2196/medinform.6169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Knowledge-based clinical decision support system (KB-CDSS) can be used to help practitioners make diagnostic decisions. KB-CDSS may use clinical knowledge obtained from a wide variety of sources to make decisions. However, knowledge acquisition is one of the well-known bottlenecks in KB-CDSSs, partly because of the enormous growth in health-related knowledge available and the difficulty in assessing the quality of this knowledge as well as identifying the “best” knowledge to use. This bottleneck not only means that lower-quality knowledge is being used, but also that KB-CDSSs are difficult to develop for areas where expert knowledge may be limited or unavailable. Recent methods have been developed by utilizing Semantic Web (SW) technologies in order to automatically discover relevant knowledge from knowledge sources. Objective The two main objectives of this study were to (1) identify and categorize knowledge acquisition issues that have been addressed through using SW technologies and (2) highlight the role of SW for acquiring knowledge used in the KB-CDSS. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the recent work related to knowledge acquisition MeM for clinical decision support systems published in scientific journals. In this regard, we used the keyword search technique to extract relevant papers. Results The retrieved papers were categorized based on two main issues: (1) format and data heterogeneity and (2) lack of semantic analysis. Most existing approaches will be discussed under these categories. A total of 27 papers were reviewed in this study. Conclusions The potential for using SW technology in KB-CDSS has only been considered to a minor extent so far despite its promise. This review identifies some questions and issues regarding use of SW technology for extracting relevant knowledge for a KB-CDSS.
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- Seyedjamal Zolhavarieh
- Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Computer Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Amirkhani A, Papageorgiou EI, Mohseni A, Mosavi MR. A review of fuzzy cognitive maps in medicine: Taxonomy, methods, and applications. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2017; 142:129-145. [PMID: 28325441 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2017.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A high percentage of medical errors, committed because of physician's lack of experience, huge volume of data to be analyzed, and inaccessibility to medical records of previous patients, can be reduced using computer-aided techniques. Therefore, designing more efficient medical decision-support systems (MDSSs) to assist physicians in decision-making is crucially important. Through combining the properties of fuzzy logic and neural networks, fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) are among the latest, most efficient, and strongest artificial intelligence techniques for modeling complex systems. This review study is conducted to identify different FCM structures used in MDSS designs. The best structure for each medical application can be introduced by studying the properties of FCM structures. METHODS This paper surveys the most important decision- making methods and applications of FCMs in the medical field in recent years. To investigate the efficiency and capability of different FCM models in designing MDSSs, medical applications are categorized into four key areas: decision-making, diagnosis, prediction, and classification. Also, various diagnosis and decision support problems addressed by FCMs in recent years are reviewed with the goal of introducing different types of FCMs and determining their contribution to the improvements made in the fields of medical diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS In this survey, a general trend for future studies in this field is provided by analyzing various FCM structures used for medical purposes, and the results from each category. CONCLUSIONS Due to the unique specifications of FCMs in integrating human knowledge and experience with computer-aided techniques, they are among practical instruments for MDSS design. In the not too distant future, they will have a significant role in medical sciences.
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- Abdollah Amirkhani
- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.
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- Dept. of Computer Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece, Lamia 35100, Greece.
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- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.
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- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.
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Afzal M, Hussain M, Ali Khan W, Ali T, Lee S, Huh EN, Farooq Ahmad H, Jamshed A, Iqbal H, Irfan M, Abbas Hydari M. Comprehensible knowledge model creation for cancer treatment decision making. Comput Biol Med 2017; 82:119-129. [PMID: 28187294 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND A wealth of clinical data exists in clinical documents in the form of electronic health records (EHRs). This data can be used for developing knowledge-based recommendation systems that can assist clinicians in clinical decision making and education. One of the big hurdles in developing such systems is the lack of automated mechanisms for knowledge acquisition to enable and educate clinicians in informed decision making. MATERIALS AND METHODS An automated knowledge acquisition methodology with a comprehensible knowledge model for cancer treatment (CKM-CT) is proposed. With the CKM-CT, clinical data are acquired automatically from documents. Quality of data is ensured by correcting errors and transforming various formats into a standard data format. Data preprocessing involves dimensionality reduction and missing value imputation. Predictive algorithm selection is performed on the basis of the ranking score of the weighted sum model. The knowledge builder prepares knowledge for knowledge-based services: clinical decisions and education support. RESULTS Data is acquired from 13,788 head and neck cancer (HNC) documents for 3447 patients, including 1526 patients of the oral cavity site. In the data quality task, 160 staging values are corrected. In the preprocessing task, 20 attributes and 106 records are eliminated from the dataset. The Classification and Regression Trees (CRT) algorithm is selected and provides 69.0% classification accuracy in predicting HNC treatment plans, consisting of 11 decision paths that yield 11 decision rules. CONCLUSION Our proposed methodology, CKM-CT, is helpful to find hidden knowledge in clinical documents. In CKM-CT, the prediction models are developed to assist and educate clinicians for informed decision making. The proposed methodology is generalizable to apply to data of other domains such as breast cancer with a similar objective to assist clinicians in decision making and education.
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- Muhammad Afzal
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea; Department of Software, Sejong University, South Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea; Department of Software, Sejong University, South Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea.
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong, Giheung-gu, South Korea.
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- College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology (CCSIT), King Faisal University, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia.
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- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, USA.
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- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Christopher JJ, Nehemiah HK, Kannan A. A Swarm Optimization approach for clinical knowledge mining. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2015; 121:137-148. [PMID: 26115604 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Rule-based classification is a typical data mining task that is being used in several medical diagnosis and decision support systems. The rules stored in the rule base have an impact on classification efficiency. Rule sets that are extracted with data mining tools and techniques are optimized using heuristic or meta-heuristic approaches in order to improve the quality of the rule base. In this work, a meta-heuristic approach called Wind-driven Swarm Optimization (WSO) is used. The uniqueness of this work lies in the biological inspiration that underlies the algorithm. METHODS WSO uses Jval, a new metric, to evaluate the efficiency of a rule-based classifier. Rules are extracted from decision trees. WSO is used to obtain different permutations and combinations of rules whereby the optimal ruleset that satisfies the requirement of the developer is used for predicting the test data. The performance of various extensions of decision trees, namely, RIPPER, PART, FURIA and Decision Tables are analyzed. The efficiency of WSO is also compared with the traditional Particle Swarm Optimization. RESULTS Experiments were carried out with six benchmark medical datasets. The traditional C4.5 algorithm yields 62.89% accuracy with 43 rules for liver disorders dataset where as WSO yields 64.60% with 19 rules. For Heart disease dataset, C4.5 is 68.64% accurate with 98 rules where as WSO is 77.8% accurate with 34 rules. The normalized standard deviation for accuracy of PSO and WSO are 0.5921 and 0.5846 respectively. CONCLUSION WSO provides accurate and concise rulesets. PSO yields results similar to that of WSO but the novelty of WSO lies in its biological motivation and it is customization for rule base optimization. The trade-off between the prediction accuracy and the size of the rule base is optimized during the design and development of rule-based clinical decision support system. The efficiency of a decision support system relies on the content of the rule base and classification accuracy.
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- J Jabez Christopher
- Ramanujan Computing Centre, Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Ramanujan Computing Centre, Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Department of Information Science and Technology, Anna University, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
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Adaptive online monitoring for ICU patients by combining just-in-time learning and principal component analysis. J Clin Monit Comput 2015; 30:807-820. [PMID: 26392184 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-015-9778-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Offline general-type models are widely used for patients' monitoring in intensive care units (ICUs), which are developed by using past collected datasets consisting of thousands of patients. However, these models may fail to adapt to the changing states of ICU patients. Thus, to be more robust and effective, the monitoring models should be adaptable to individual patients. A novel combination of just-in-time learning (JITL) and principal component analysis (PCA), referred to learning-type PCA (L-PCA), was proposed for adaptive online monitoring of patients in ICUs. JITL was used to gather the most relevant data samples for adaptive modeling of complex physiological processes. PCA was used to build an online individual-type model and calculate monitoring statistics, and then to judge whether the patient's status is normal or not. The adaptability of L-PCA lies in the usage of individual data and the continuous updating of the training dataset. Twelve subjects were selected from the Physiobank's Multi-parameter Intelligent Monitoring for Intensive Care II (MIMIC II) database, and five vital signs of each subject were chosen. The proposed method was compared with the traditional PCA and fast moving-window PCA (Fast MWPCA). The experimental results demonstrated that the fault detection rates respectively increased by 20 % and 47 % compared with PCA and Fast MWPCA. L-PCA is first introduced into ICU patients monitoring and achieves the best monitoring performance in terms of adaptability to changes in patient status and sensitivity for abnormality detection.
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Subramanian J, Karmegam A, Papageorgiou E, Papandrianos N, Vasukie A. An integrated breast cancer risk assessment and management model based on fuzzy cognitive maps. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2015; 118:280-297. [PMID: 25697987 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a growing demand for women to be classified into different risk groups of developing breast cancer (BC). The focus of the reported work is on the development of an integrated risk prediction model using a two-level fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) model. The proposed model combines the results of the initial screening mammogram of the given woman with her demographic risk factors to predict the post-screening risk of developing BC. METHODS The level-1 FCM models the demographic risk profile. A nonlinear Hebbian learning algorithm is used to train this model and thus to help on predicting the BC risk grade based on demographic risk factors identified by domain experts. The risk grades estimated by the proposed model are validated using two standard BC risk assessment models viz. Gail and Tyrer-Cuzick. The level-2 FCM models the features of the screening mammogram concerning normal, benign and malignant cases. The data driven Hebbian learning algorithm (DDNHL) is used to train this model in order to predict the BC risk grade based on these mammographic image features. An overall risk grade is calculated by combining the outcomes of these two FCMs. RESULTS The main limitation of the Gail model of underestimating the risk level of women with strong family history is overcome by the proposed model. IBIS is a hard computing tool based on the Tyrer-Cuzick model that is comprehensive enough in covering a wide range of demographic risk factors including family history, but it generates results in terms of numeric risk score based on predefined formulae. Thus the outcome is difficult to interpret by naive users. Besides these models are based only on the demographic details and do not take into account the findings of the screening mammogram. The proposed integrated model overcomes the above described limitations of the existing models and predicts the risk level in terms of qualitative grades. The predictions of the proposed NHL-FCM model comply with the Tyrer-Cuzick model for 36 out of 40 patient cases. With respect to tumor grading, the overall classification accuracy of DDNHL-FCM using 70 real mammogram screening images is 94.3%. The testing accuracy of the proposed model using 10-fold cross validation technique outperforms other standard machine learning based inference engines. CONCLUSION In the perspective of clinical oncologists, this is a comprehensive front-end medical decision support system that assists them in efficiently assessing the expected post-screening BC risk level of the given individual and hence prescribing individualized preventive interventions and more intensive surveillance for high risk women.
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- Jayashree Subramanian
- Computer Science Engineering, RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
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- Mechatronics Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
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- Computer Engineering Department, Technological Educational Institute of Central Greece, 3rd KM Old National Road Lamia-Athens, 35100 Lamia, Greece.
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- Electronics and Communication Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
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Shin D, Arthur G, Popescu M, Korkin D, Shyu CR. Uncovering influence links in molecular knowledge networks to streamline personalized medicine. J Biomed Inform 2014; 52:394-405. [PMID: 25150201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2014.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We developed Resource Description Framework (RDF)-induced InfluGrams (RIIG) - an informatics formalism to uncover complex relationships among biomarker proteins and biological pathways using the biomedical knowledge bases. We demonstrate an application of RIIG in morphoproteomics, a theranostic technique aimed at comprehensive analysis of protein circuitries to design effective therapeutic strategies in personalized medicine setting. METHODS RIIG uses an RDF "mashup" knowledge base that integrates publicly available pathway and protein data with ontologies. To mine for RDF-induced Influence Links, RIIG introduces notions of RDF relevancy and RDF collider, which mimic conditional independence and "explaining away" mechanism in probabilistic systems. Using these notions and constraint-based structure learning algorithms, the formalism generates the morphoproteomic diagrams, which we call InfluGrams, for further analysis by experts. RESULTS RIIG was able to recover up to 90% of predefined influence links in a simulated environment using synthetic data and outperformed a naïve Monte Carlo sampling of random links. In clinical cases of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma, a significant level of concordance between the RIIG-generated and expert-built morphoproteomic diagrams was observed. In a clinical case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma, RIIG allowed selection of alternative therapeutic targets, the validity of which was supported by a systematic literature review. We have also illustrated an ability of RIIG to discover novel influence links in the general case of the ALL. CONCLUSIONS Applications of the RIIG formalism demonstrated its potential to uncover patient-specific complex relationships among biological entities to find effective drug targets in a personalized medicine setting. We conclude that RIIG provides an effective means not only to streamline morphoproteomic studies, but also to bridge curated biomedical knowledge and causal reasoning with the clinical data in general.
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- Dmitriy Shin
- University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Columbia, MO 65212, United States; University of Missouri, Graduate School, MU Informatics Institute, Columbia, MO 65211, United States.
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- University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Columbia, MO 65212, United States; University of Missouri, Graduate School, MU Informatics Institute, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- University of Missouri, School of Medicine, Department of Health Management and Informatics, Columbia, MO 65212, United States; University of Missouri, Graduate School, MU Informatics Institute, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; University of Missouri, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Computer Science, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Applied Math, Worcester, MA 01609, United States
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- University of Missouri, Graduate School, MU Informatics Institute, Columbia, MO 65211, United States; University of Missouri, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbia, MO 65211, United States
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