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Chadoulos C, Tsaopoulos D, Symeonidis A, Moustakidis S, Theocharis J. Dense Multi-Scale Graph Convolutional Network for Knee Joint Cartilage Segmentation. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:278. [PMID: 38534552 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11030278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a dense multi-scale adaptive graph convolutional network (DMA-GCN) method for automatic segmentation of the knee joint cartilage from MR images. Under the multi-atlas setting, the suggested approach exhibits several novelties, as described in the following. First, our models integrate both local-level and global-level learning simultaneously. The local learning task aggregates spatial contextual information from aligned spatial neighborhoods of nodes, at multiple scales, while global learning explores pairwise affinities between nodes, located globally at different positions in the image. We propose two different structures of building models, whereby the local and global convolutional units are combined by following an alternating or a sequential manner. Secondly, based on the previous models, we develop the DMA-GCN network, by utilizing a densely connected architecture with residual skip connections. This is a deeper GCN structure, expanded over different block layers, thus being capable of providing more expressive node feature representations. Third, all units pertaining to the overall network are equipped with their individual adaptive graph learning mechanism, which allows the graph structures to be automatically learned during training. The proposed cartilage segmentation method is evaluated on the entire publicly available Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) cohort. To this end, we have devised a thorough experimental setup, with the goal of investigating the effect of several factors of our approach on the classification rates. Furthermore, we present exhaustive comparative results, considering traditional existing methods, six deep learning segmentation methods, and seven graph-based convolution methods, including the currently most representative models from this field. The obtained results demonstrate that the DMA-GCN outperforms all competing methods across all evaluation measures, providing DSC=95.71% and DSC=94.02% for the segmentation of femoral and tibial cartilage, respectively.
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- Christos Chadoulos
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas, 38333 Volos, Greece
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Kampaktsis PN, Bohoran TA, Lebehn M, McLaughlin L, Leb J, Liu Z, Moustakidis S, Siouras A, Singh A, Hahn RT, McCann GP, Giannakidis A. An attention-based deep learning method for right ventricular quantification using 2D echocardiography: Feasibility and accuracy. Echocardiography 2024; 41:e15719. [PMID: 38126261 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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AIM To test the feasibility and accuracy of a new attention-based deep learning (DL) method for right ventricular (RV) quantification using 2D echocardiography (2DE) with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) as reference. METHODS AND RESULTS We retrospectively analyzed images from 50 adult patients (median age 51, interquartile range 32-62 42% women) who had undergone CMR within 1 month of 2DE. RV planimetry of the myocardial border was performed in end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES) for eight standardized 2DE RV views with calculation of areas. The DL model comprised a Feature Tokenizer module and a stack of Transformer layers. Age, gender and calculated areas were used as inputs, and the output was RV volume in ED/ES. The dataset was randomly split into training, validation and testing subsets (35, 5 and 10 patients respectively). Mean RVEDV, RVESV and RV ejection fraction (EF) were 163 ± 70 mL, 82 ± 42 mL and 51% ± 8% respectively without differences among the subsets. The proposed method achieved good prediction of RV volumes (R2 = .953, absolute percentage error [APE] = 9.75% ± 6.23%) and RVEF (APE = 7.24% ± 4.55%). Per CMR, there was one patient with RV dilatation and three with RV dysfunction in the testing dataset. The DL model detected RV dilatation in 1/1 case and RV dysfunction in 4/3 cases. CONCLUSIONS An attention-based DL method for 2DE RV quantification showed feasibility and promising accuracy. The method requires validation in larger cohorts with wider range of RV size and function. Further research will focus on the reduction of the number of required 2DE to make the method clinically applicable.
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- Polydoros N Kampaktsis
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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Gkantzios A, Kokkotis C, Tsiptsios D, Moustakidis S, Gkartzonika E, Avramidis T, Tripsianis G, Iliopoulos I, Aggelousis N, Vadikolias K. From Admission to Discharge: Predicting National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Progression in Stroke Patients Using Biomarkers and Explainable Machine Learning. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1375. [PMID: 37763143 PMCID: PMC10532952 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13091375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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As a result of social progress and improved living conditions, which have contributed to a prolonged life expectancy, the prevalence of strokes has increased and has become a significant phenomenon. Despite the available stroke treatment options, patients frequently suffer from significant disability after a stroke. Initial stroke severity is a significant predictor of functional dependence and mortality following an acute stroke. The current study aims to collect and analyze data from the hyperacute and acute phases of stroke, as well as from the medical history of the patients, in order to develop an explainable machine learning model for predicting stroke-related neurological deficits at discharge, as measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). More specifically, we approached the data as a binary task problem: improvement of NIHSS progression vs. worsening of NIHSS progression at discharge, using baseline data within the first 72 h. For feature selection, a genetic algorithm was applied. Using various classifiers, we found that the best scores were achieved from the Random Forest (RF) classifier at the 15 most informative biomarkers and parameters for the binary task of the prediction of NIHSS score progression. RF achieved 91.13% accuracy, 91.13% recall, 90.89% precision, 91.00% f1-score, 8.87% FNrate and 4.59% FPrate. Those biomarkers are: age, gender, NIHSS upon admission, intubation, history of hypertension and smoking, the initial diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and atrial fibrillation, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, stroke localization, systolic blood pressure levels, as well as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels upon admission and the onset of respiratory infection. The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) model interpreted the impact of the selected features on the model output. Our findings suggest that the aforementioned variables may play a significant role in determining stroke patients' NIHSS progression from the time of admission until their discharge.
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- Aimilios Gkantzios
- Department of Neurology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (D.T.); (I.I.); (K.V.)
- Department of Neurology, Korgialeneio—Benakeio “Hellenic Red Cross” General Hospital of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece; (C.K.); (S.M.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (D.T.); (I.I.); (K.V.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece; (C.K.); (S.M.); (N.A.)
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- School of Philosophy, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece;
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- Department of Neurology, Korgialeneio—Benakeio “Hellenic Red Cross” General Hospital of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Medical Statistics, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece;
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- Department of Neurology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (D.T.); (I.I.); (K.V.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece; (C.K.); (S.M.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece; (D.T.); (I.I.); (K.V.)
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Plakias S, Moustakidis S, Kokkotis C, Papalexi M, Tsatalas T, Giakas G, Tsaopoulos D. Identifying Soccer Players' Playing Styles: A Systematic Review. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2023; 8:104. [PMID: 37606399 PMCID: PMC10443261 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk8030104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023] Open
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Identifying playing styles in football is highly valuable for achieving effective performance analysis. While there is extensive research on team styles, studies on individual player styles are still in their early stages. Thus, the aim of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing literature on player styles and identify research areas required for further development, offering new directions for future research. Following the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews, we conducted a search using a specific strategy across four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus). Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to the initial search results, ultimately identifying twelve studies suitable for inclusion in this review. Through thematic analysis and qualitative evaluation of these studies, several key findings emerged: (a) a lack of a structured theoretical framework for player styles based on their positions within the team formation, (b) absence of studies investigating the influence of contextual variables on player styles, (c) methodological deficiencies observed in the reviewed studies, and (d) disparity in the objectives of sports science and data science studies. By identifying these gaps in the literature and presenting a structured framework for player styles (based on the compilation of all reported styles from the reviewed studies), this review aims to assist team stakeholders and provide guidance for future research endeavors.
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- Spyridon Plakias
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece; (S.P.); (T.T.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece;
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- Department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6BH, UK;
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece; (S.P.); (T.T.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece; (S.P.); (T.T.); (G.G.)
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- Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, 60361 Volos, Greece;
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Samaras AD, Moustakidis S, Apostolopoulos ID, Papandrianos N, Papageorgiou E. Classification models for assessing coronary artery disease instances using clinical and biometric data: an explainable man-in-the-loop approach. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6668. [PMID: 37095118 PMCID: PMC10125978 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33500-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The main goal driving this work is to develop computer-aided classification models relying on clinical data to identify coronary artery disease (CAD) instances with high accuracy while incorporating the expert's opinion as input, making it a "man-in-the-loop" approach. CAD is traditionally diagnosed in a definite manner by Invasive Coronary Angiography (ICA). A dataset was created using biometric and clinical data from 571 patients (21 total features, 43% ICA-confirmed CAD instances) along with the expert's diagnostic yield. Five machine learning classification algorithms were applied to the dataset. For the selection of the best feature set for each algorithm, three different parameter selection algorithms were used. Each ML model's performance was evaluated using common metrics, and the best resulting feature set for each is presented. A stratified ten-fold validation was used for the performance evaluation. This procedure was run both using the assessments of experts/doctors as input and without them. The significance of this paper lies in its innovative approach of incorporating the expert's opinion as input in the classification process, making it a "man-in-the-loop" approach. This approach not only increases the accuracy of the models but also provides an added layer of explainability and transparency, allowing for greater trust and confidence in the results. Maximum achievable accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity are 83.02%, 90.32%, and 85.49% when using the expert's diagnosis as input, compared to 78.29%, 76.61%, and 86.07% without the expert's diagnosis. The results of this study demonstrate the potential for this approach to improve the diagnosis of CAD and highlight the importance of considering the role of human expertise in the development of computer-aided classification models.
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
- AIDEAS OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Plakias S, Moustakidis S, Kokkotis C, Tsatalas T, Papalexi M, Plakias D, Giakas G, Tsaopoulos D. Identifying Soccer Teams' Styles of Play: A Scoping and Critical Review. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2023; 8:jfmk8020039. [PMID: 37092371 PMCID: PMC10123610 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk8020039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Identifying and measuring soccer playing styles is a very important step toward a more effective performance analysis. Exploring the different game styles that a team can adopt to enable a great performance remains under-researched. To address this challenge and identify new directions in future research in the area, this paper conducted a critical review of 40 research articles that met specific criteria. Following the 22-item Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, this scoping review searched for literature on Google Scholar and Pub Med database. The descriptive and thematic analysis found that the objectives of the identified papers can be classified into three main categories (recognition and effectiveness of playing styles and contextual variables that affect them). Critically reviewing the studies, the paper concluded that: (i) factor analysis seems to be the best technique among inductive statistics; (ii) artificial intelligence (AI) opens new horizons in performance analysis, and (iii) there is a need for further research on the effectiveness of different playing styles, as well as on the impact of contextual variables on them.
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- Spyridon Plakias
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karyes, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karyes, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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- Department of Operations, Technology, Events and Hospitality Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6BH, UK
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karyes, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 60361 Volos, Greece
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Gkantzios A, Kokkotis C, Tsiptsios D, Moustakidis S, Gkartzonika E, Avramidis T, Aggelousis N, Vadikolias K. Evaluation of Blood Biomarkers and Parameters for the Prediction of Stroke Survivors' Functional Outcome upon Discharge Utilizing Explainable Machine Learning. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13030532. [PMID: 36766637 PMCID: PMC9914778 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13030532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Despite therapeutic advancements, stroke remains a leading cause of death and long-term disability. The quality of current stroke prognostic models varies considerably, whereas prediction models of post-stroke disability and mortality are restricted by the sample size, the range of clinical and risk factors and the clinical applicability in general. Accurate prognostication can ease post-stroke discharge planning and help healthcare practitioners individualize aggressive treatment or palliative care, based on projected life expectancy and clinical course. In this study, we aimed to develop an explainable machine learning methodology to predict functional outcomes of stroke patients at discharge, using the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) as a binary classification problem. We identified 35 parameters from the admission, the first 72 h, as well as the medical history of stroke patients, and used them to train the model. We divided the patients into two classes in two approaches: "Independent" vs. "Non-Independent" and "Non-Disability" vs. "Disability". Using various classifiers, we found that the best models in both approaches had an upward trend, with respect to the selected biomarkers, and achieved a maximum accuracy of 88.57% and 89.29%, respectively. The common features in both approaches included: age, hemispheric stroke localization, stroke localization based on blood supply, development of respiratory infection, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) upon admission and systolic blood pressure levels upon admission. Intubation and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels upon admission are additional features for the first approach and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) levels upon admission for the second. Our results suggest that the said factors may be important predictors of functional outcomes in stroke patients.
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- Aimilios Gkantzios
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Department of Neurology, Korgialeneio—Benakeio “Hellenic Red Cross” General Hospital of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
- AIDEAS OÜ, Narva mnt 5, 10117 Tallinn, Estonia
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- School of Philosophy, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, Korgialeneio—Benakeio “Hellenic Red Cross” General Hospital of Athens, 11526 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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Apostolopoulos ID, Papandrianos NI, Feleki A, Moustakidis S, Papageorgiou EI. Deep learning-enhanced nuclear medicine SPECT imaging applied to cardiac studies. EJNMMI Phys 2023; 10:6. [PMID: 36705775 PMCID: PMC9883373 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-022-00522-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Deep learning (DL) has a growing popularity and is a well-established method of artificial intelligence for data processing, especially for images and videos. Its applications in nuclear medicine are broad and include, among others, disease classification, image reconstruction, and image de-noising. Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) are major image acquisition technologies in nuclear medicine. Though several studies have been conducted to apply DL in many nuclear medicine domains, such as cancer detection and classification, few studies have employed such methods for cardiovascular disease applications. The present paper reviews recent DL approaches focused on cardiac SPECT imaging. Extensive research identified fifty-five related studies, which are discussed. The review distinguishes between major application domains, including cardiovascular disease diagnosis, SPECT attenuation correction, image denoising, full-count image estimation, and image reconstruction. In addition, major findings and dominant techniques employed for the mentioned task are revealed. Current limitations of DL approaches and future research directions are discussed.
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- Ioannis D. Apostolopoulos
- grid.11047.330000 0004 0576 5395Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece ,grid.410558.d0000 0001 0035 6670Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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- grid.410558.d0000 0001 0035 6670Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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- grid.410558.d0000 0001 0035 6670Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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- grid.410558.d0000 0001 0035 6670Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece ,AIDEAS OÜ, 10117 Tallinn, Estonia
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- grid.410558.d0000 0001 0035 6670Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, 41500 Larisa, Greece
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Papandrianos NI, Apostolopoulos ID, Feleki A, Moustakidis S, Kokkinos K, Papageorgiou EI. AI-based classification algorithms in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for cardiovascular diagnosis: a review. Nucl Med Commun 2023; 44:1-11. [PMID: 36514926 DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000001634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the last few years, deep learning has made a breakthrough and established its position in machine learning classification problems in medical image analysis. Deep learning has recently displayed remarkable applicability in a range of different medical applications, as well as in nuclear cardiology. This paper implements a literature review protocol and reports the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI)-based classification in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in heart disease diagnosis. The representative and most recent works are reported to demonstrate the use of AI and deep learning technologies in medical image analysis in nuclear cardiology for cardiovascular diagnosis. This review also analyses the primary outcomes of the presented research studies and suggests future directions focusing on the explainability of the deployed deep-learning systems in clinical practice.
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Energy Systems, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece
- AIDEAS OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia
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Kampaktsis PN, Siouras A, Doulamis IP, Moustakidis S, Emfietzoglou M, Van den Eynde J, Avgerinos DV, Giannakoulas G, Alvarez P, Briasoulis A. Machine learning-based prediction of mortality after heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: A UNOS database analysis. Clin Transplant 2023; 37:e14845. [PMID: 36315983 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Machine learning (ML) is increasingly being applied in Cardiology to predict outcomes and assist in clinical decision-making. We sought to develop and validate an ML model for the prediction of mortality after heart transplantation (HT) in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). METHODS The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database was queried from 2000 to 2020 for ACHD patients who underwent isolated HT. The study cohort was randomly split into derivation (70%) and validation (30%) datasets that were used to train and test a CatBoost ML model. Feature selection was performed using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP). Recipient, donor, procedural, and post-transplant characteristics were tested for their ability to predict mortality. We additionally used SHAP for explainability analysis, as well as individualized mortality risk assessment. RESULTS The study cohort included 1033 recipients (median age 34 years, 61% male). At 1 year after HT, there were 205 deaths (19.9%). Out of a total of 49 variables, 10 were selected as highly predictive of 1-year mortality and were used to train the ML model. Area under the curve (AUC) and predictive accuracy for the 1-year ML model were .80 and 75.2%, respectively, and .69 and 74.2% for the 3-year model, respectively. Based on SHAP analysis, hemodialysis of the recipient post-HT had overall the strongest relative impact on 1-year mortality after HΤ, followed by recipient-estimated glomerular filtration rate, age and ischemic time. CONCLUSIONS ML models showed satisfactory predictive accuracy of mortality after HT in ACHD and allowed for individualized mortality risk assessment.
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- Polydoros N Kampaktsis
- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Helen B. Taussig Heart Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Kokkotis C, Chalatsis G, Moustakidis S, Siouras A, Mitrousias V, Tsaopoulos D, Patikas D, Aggelousis N, Hantes M, Giakas G, Katsavelis D, Tsatalas T. Identifying Gait-Related Functional Outcomes in Post-Knee Surgery Patients Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 20:448. [PMID: 36612771 PMCID: PMC9819733 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Modern lifestyles require new tools for determining a person's ability to return to daily activities after knee surgery. These quantitative instruments must feature high discrimination, be non-invasive, and be inexpensive. Machine learning is a revolutionary approach that has the potential to satisfy the aforementioned requirements and bridge the knowledge gap. The scope of this study is to summarize the results of a systematic literature review on the identification of gait-related changes and the determination of the functional recovery status of patients after knee surgery using advanced machine learning algorithms. The current systematic review was conducted using multiple databases in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, including Scopus, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar. Six out of the 405 articles met our inclusion criteria and were directly related to the quantification of the recovery status using machine learning and gait data. The results were interpreted using appropriate metrics. The results demonstrated a recent increase in the use of sophisticated machine learning techniques that can provide robust decision-making support during personalized post-treatment interventions for knee-surgery patients.
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- Christos Kokkotis
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- AIDEAS OÜ, 10117 Tallinn, Estonia
- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, School of Science, University of Thessaly, 35131 Lamia, Greece
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333 Volos, Greece
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- School of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 62110 Serres, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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- Department of Exercise Science and Pre-Health Profession, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USA
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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Chadoulos CG, Tsaopoulos DE, Moustakidis S, Tsakiridis NL, Theocharis JB. A novel multi-atlas segmentation approach under the semi-supervised learning framework: Application to knee cartilage segmentation. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2022; 227:107208. [PMID: 36384059 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.107208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Multi-atlas based segmentation techniques, which rely on an atlas library comprised of training images labeled by an expert, have proven their effectiveness in multiple automatic segmentation applications. However, the usage of exhaustive patch libraries combined with the voxel-wise labeling incur a large computational cost in terms of memory requirements and execution times. METHODS To confront this shortcoming, we propose a novel two-stage multi-atlas approach designed under the Semi-Supervised Learning (SSL) framework. The main properties of our method are as follows: First, instead of the voxel-wise labeling approach, the labeling of target voxels is accomplished here by exploiting the spectral content of globally sampled datasets from the target image, along with their spatially correspondent data collected from the atlases. Following SSL, voxels classification is boosted by incorporating unlabeled data from the target image, in addition to the labeled ones from atlas library. Our scheme integrates constructively fruitful concepts, including sparse reconstructions of voxels from linear neighborhoods, HOG feature descriptors of patches/regions, and label propagation via sparse graph constructions. Segmentation of the target image is carried out in two stages: stage-1 focuses on the sampling and labeling of global data, while stage-2 undertakes the above tasks for the out-of-sample data. Finally, we propose different graph-based methods for the labeling of global data, while these methods are extended to deal with the out-of-sample voxels. RESULTS A thorough experimental investigation is conducted on 76 subjects provided by the publicly accessible Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) repository. Comparative results and statistical analysis demonstrate that the suggested methodology exhibits superior segmentation performance compared to the existing patch-based methods, across all evaluation metrics (DSC:88.89%, Precision: 89.86%, Recall: 88.12%), while at the same time it requires a considerably reduced computational load (>70% reduction on average execution time with respect to other patch-based). In addition, our approach is favorably compared against other non patch-based and deep learning methods in terms of performance accuracy (on the 3-class problem). A final experimentation on a 5-class setting of the problems demonstrates that our approach is capable of achieving performance comparable to existing state-of-the-art knee cartilage segmentation methods (DSC:88.22% and DSC:85.84% for femoral and tibial cartilage respectively).
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- Christos G Chadoulos
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Volos, 38333, Greece.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece.
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Kopsidas I, Karagiannidou S, Kostaki EG, Kousi D, Douka E, Sfikakis PP, Moustakidis S, Kokkotis C, Tsaopoulos D, Tseti I, Zaoutis T, Paraskevis D. Global Distribution, Dispersal Patterns, and Trend of Several Omicron Subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 across the Globe. Trop Med Infect Dis 2022; 7:373. [PMID: 36422924 PMCID: PMC9698960 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7110373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Our study aims to describe the global distribution and dispersal patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. Genomic surveillance data were extracted from the CoV-Spectrum platform, searching for BA.1*, BA.2*, BA.3*, BA.4*, and BA.5* variants by geographic region. BA.1* increased in November 2021 in South Africa, with a similar increase across all continents in early December 2021. BA.1* did not reach 100% dominance in all continents. The spread of BA.2*, first described in South Africa, differed greatly by geographic region, in contrast to BA.1*, which followed a similar global expansion, firstly occurring in Asia and subsequently in Africa, Europe, Oceania, and North and South America. BA.4* and BA.5* followed a different pattern, where BA.4* reached high proportions (maximum 60%) only in Africa. BA.5* is currently, by Mid-August 2022, the dominant strain, reaching almost 100% across Europe, which is the first continent aside from Africa to show increasing proportions, and Asia, the Americas, and Oceania are following. The emergence of new variants depends mostly on their selective advantage, translated as enhanced transmissibility and ability to invade people with existing immunity. Describing these patterns is useful for a better understanding of the epidemiology of the VOCs' transmission and for generating hypotheses about the future of emerging variants.
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- Ioannis Kopsidas
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO), 15451 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO), 15451 Athens, Greece
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- National Public Health Organisation (NPHO), 15123 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, 38333 Volos, Greece
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- National Public Health Organisation (NPHO), 15123 Athens, Greece
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- National Public Health Organisation (NPHO), 15123 Athens, Greece
- Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Kokkotis C, Giarmatzis G, Giannakou E, Moustakidis S, Tsatalas T, Tsiptsios D, Vadikolias K, Aggelousis N. An Explainable Machine Learning Pipeline for Stroke Prediction on Imbalanced Data. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12102392. [PMID: 36292081 PMCID: PMC9600473 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Stroke is an acute neurological dysfunction attributed to a focal injury of the central nervous system due to reduced blood flow to the brain. Nowadays, stroke is a global threat associated with premature death and huge economic consequences. Hence, there is an urgency to model the effect of several risk factors on stroke occurrence, and artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be the appropriate tool. In the present study, we aimed to (i) develop reliable machine learning (ML) prediction models for stroke disease; (ii) cope with a typical severe class imbalance problem, which is posed due to the stroke patients’ class being significantly smaller than the healthy class; and (iii) interpret the model output for understanding the decision-making mechanism. The effectiveness of the proposed ML approach was investigated in a comparative analysis with six well-known classifiers with respect to metrics that are related to both generalization capability and prediction accuracy. The best overall false-negative rate was achieved by the Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) classifier (18.60%). Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) were employed to investigate the impact of the risk factors on the prediction output. The proposed AI method could lead to the creation of advanced and effective risk stratification strategies for each stroke patient, which would allow for timely diagnosis and the right treatments.
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- Christos Kokkotis
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece
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Kokkotis C, Moustakidis S, Tsatalas T, Ntakolia C, Chalatsis G, Konstadakos S, Hantes ME, Giakas G, Tsaopoulos D. Leveraging explainable machine learning to identify gait biomechanical parameters associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6647. [PMID: 35459787 PMCID: PMC9026057 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10666-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient and reconstructed knees display altered biomechanics during gait. Identifying significant gait changes is important for understanding normal and ACL function and is typically performed by statistical approaches. This paper focuses on the development of an explainable machine learning (ML) empowered methodology to: (i) identify important gait kinematic, kinetic parameters and quantify their contribution in the diagnosis of ACL injury and (ii) investigate the differences in sagittal plane kinematics and kinetics of the gait cycle between ACL deficient, ACL reconstructed and healthy individuals. For this aim, an extensive experimental setup was designed in which three-dimensional ground reaction forces and sagittal plane kinematic as well as kinetic parameters were collected from 151 subjects. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology was evaluated using a comparative analysis with eight well-known classifiers. Support Vector Machines were proved to be the best performing model (accuracy of 94.95%) on a group of 21 selected biomechanical parameters. Neural Networks accomplished the second best performance (92.89%). A state-of-the-art explainability analysis based on SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) and conventional statistical analysis were then employed to quantify the contribution of the input biomechanical parameters in the diagnosis of ACL injury. Features, that would have been neglected by the traditional statistical analysis, were identified as contributing parameters having significant impact on the ML model’s output for ACL injury during gait.
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- Christos Kokkotis
- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333, Vólos, Greece. .,TEFAA, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100, Trikala, Greece.
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- TEFAA, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100, Trikala, Greece
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- Hellenic National Center of COVID-19 Impact on Youth, University Mental Health Research Institute, 11527, Athens, Greece.,School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Trauma, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University General Hospital of Larissa, 41110, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Trauma, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University General Hospital of Larissa, 41110, Larissa, Greece
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- TEFAA, Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100, Trikala, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333, Vólos, Greece
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Emfietzoglou M, Siouras A, Van den Eynde J, Moustakidis S, Doulamis I, Giannakoulas G, Avgerinos DV, Briasoulis A, Kampaktsis P. A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF 1-YEAR MORTALITY AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN ADULTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)01498-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Siouras A, Moustakidis S, Giannakidis A, Chalatsis G, Liampas I, Vlychou M, Hantes M, Tasoulis S, Tsaopoulos D. Knee Injury Detection Using Deep Learning on MRI Studies: A Systematic Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12020537. [PMID: 35204625 PMCID: PMC8871256 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The improved treatment of knee injuries critically relies on having an accurate and cost-effective detection. In recent years, deep-learning-based approaches have monopolized knee injury detection in MRI studies. The aim of this paper is to present the findings of a systematic literature review of knee (anterior cruciate ligament, meniscus, and cartilage) injury detection papers using deep learning. The systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA guidelines on several databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Google Scholar. Appropriate metrics were chosen to interpret the results. The prediction accuracy of the deep-learning models for the identification of knee injuries ranged from 72.5–100%. Deep learning has the potential to act at par with human-level performance in decision-making tasks related to the MRI-based diagnosis of knee injuries. The limitations of the present deep-learning approaches include data imbalance, model generalizability across different centers, verification bias, lack of related classification studies with more than two classes, and ground-truth subjectivity. There are several possible avenues of further exploration of deep learning for improving MRI-based knee injury diagnosis. Explainability and lightweightness of the deployed deep-learning systems are expected to become crucial enablers for their widespread use in clinical practice.
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- Athanasios Siouras
- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, School of Science, University of Thessaly, 35131 Lamia, Greece;
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333 Volos, Greece;
- Correspondence:
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK;
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (G.C.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo Hill, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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- Department of Radiology, School of Health Sciences, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece; (G.C.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, School of Science, University of Thessaly, 35131 Lamia, Greece;
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Kokkotis C, Ntakolia C, Moustakidis S, Giakas G, Tsaopoulos D. Explainable machine learning for knee osteoarthritis diagnosis based on a novel fuzzy feature selection methodology. Phys Eng Sci Med 2022; 45:219-229. [PMID: 35099771 PMCID: PMC8802106 DOI: 10.1007/s13246-022-01106-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Knee Osteoarthritis (ΚΟΑ) is a degenerative joint disease of the knee that results from the progressive loss of cartilage. Due to KOA’s multifactorial nature and the poor understanding of its pathophysiology, there is a need for reliable tools that will reduce diagnostic errors made by clinicians. The existence of public databases has facilitated the advent of advanced analytics in KOA research however the heterogeneity of the available data along with the observed high feature dimensionality make this diagnosis task difficult. The objective of the present study is to provide a robust Feature Selection (FS) methodology that could: (i) handle the multidimensional nature of the available datasets and (ii) alleviate the defectiveness of existing feature selection techniques towards the identification of important risk factors which contribute to KOA diagnosis. For this aim, we used multidimensional data obtained from the Osteoarthritis Initiative database for individuals without or with KOA. The proposed fuzzy ensemble feature selection methodology aggregates the results of several FS algorithms (filter, wrapper and embedded ones) based on fuzzy logic. The effectiveness of the proposed methodology was evaluated using an extensive experimental setup that involved multiple competing FS algorithms and several well-known ML models. A 73.55% classification accuracy was achieved by the best performing model (Random Forest classifier) on a group of twenty-one selected risk factors. Explainability analysis was finally performed to quantify the impact of the selected features on the model’s output thus enhancing our understanding of the rationale behind the decision-making mechanism of the best model.
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Ntakolia C, Kokkotis C, Karlsson P, Moustakidis S. An Explainable Machine Learning Model for Material Backorder Prediction in Inventory Management. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21237926. [PMID: 34883930 PMCID: PMC8659943 DOI: 10.3390/s21237926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Global competition among businesses imposes a more effective and low-cost supply chain allowing firms to provide products at a desired quality, quantity, and time, with lower production costs. The latter include holding cost, ordering cost, and backorder cost. Backorder occurs when a product is temporarily unavailable or out of stock and the customer places an order for future production and shipment. Therefore, stock unavailability and prolonged delays in product delivery will lead to additional production costs and unsatisfied customers, respectively. Thus, it is of high importance to develop models that will effectively predict the backorder rate in an inventory system with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the supply chain and, consequentially, the performance of the company. However, traditional approaches in the literature are based on stochastic approximation, without incorporating information from historical data. To this end, machine learning models should be employed for extracting knowledge of large historical data to develop predictive models. Therefore, to cover this need, in this study, the backorder prediction problem was addressed. Specifically, various machine learning models were compared for solving the binary classification problem of backorder prediction, followed by model calibration and a post-hoc explainability based on the SHAP model to identify and interpret the most important features that contribute to material backorder. The results showed that the RF, XGB, LGBM, and BB models reached an AUC score of 0.95, while the best-performing model was the LGBM model after calibration with the Isotonic Regression method. The explainability analysis showed that the inventory stock of a product, the volume of products that can be delivered, the imminent demand (sales), and the accurate prediction of the future demand can significantly contribute to the correct prediction of backorders.
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- Charis Ntakolia
- Machining Technology and Production Management, Sector of Materials Engineering, Department of Aeronautical Studies, Hellenic Air Force Academy, 13672 Tatoi, Greece
- School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece
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- TEFAA, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece;
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- AIDEAS OÜ, Narva mnt 5, 10117 Tallinn, Estonia; (P.K.); (S.M.)
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Ntakolia C, Kokkotis C, Moustakidis S, Tsaopoulos D. Identification of most important features based on a fuzzy ensemble technique: Evaluation on joint space narrowing progression in knee osteoarthritis patients. Int J Med Inform 2021; 156:104614. [PMID: 34662820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Feature selection (FS) is a crucial and at the same time challenging processing step that aims to reduce the dimensionality of complex classification or regression problems. Various techniques have been proposed in the literature to address this challenge with emphasis to medical applications. However, each one of the existing FS algorithms come with its own advantages and disadvantages introducing a certain level of bias. MATERIALS AND METHODS To avoid bias and alleviate the defectiveness of single feature selection results, an ensemble FS methodology is proposed in this paper that aggregates the results of several FS algorithms (filter, wrapper and embedded ones). Fuzzy logic is employed to combine multiple feature importance scores thus leading to a more robust selection of informative features. The proposed fuzzy ensemble FS methodology was applied on the problem of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) prediction with special emphasis on the progression of joint space narrowing (JSN). The proposed FS methodology was integrated into an end-to-end machine learning pipeline and a thorough experimental evaluation was conducted using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) database. Several classifiers were investigated for their suitability in the task of JSN prediction and the best performing model was then post-hoc analyzed by using the SHAP method. RESULTS The results showed that the proposed method presented a better and more stable performance in contrast to other competitive feature selection methods, leading to an average accuracy of 78.14% using XG Boost at 31 selected features. The post-hoc explainability highlighted the important features that contribute to the classification of patients with JSN progression. CONCLUSIONS The proposed fuzzy feature selection approach improves the performance of the predictive models by selecting a small optimal subset of features compared to popular feature selection methods.
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- Charis Ntakolia
- Hellenic National Center of COVID-19 Impact on Youth, University Mental Health Research Institute, Greece; School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772, Greece.
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333, Greece; TEFAA, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100, Greece.
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- Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333, Greece.
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Briasoulis A, Moustakidis S, Tzani A, Doulamis I, Kampaktsis P. Prediction of outcomes after heart transplantation by machine learning models. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.0957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Models based on traditional statistics for the prediction of outcomes after heart transplantation (HT) have moderate accuracy. We sought to develop and validate state-of-the-art machine learning (ML) models to predict mortality and acute rejection after contemporary HT.
Methods
We included adult HT recipients from the UNOS database between 2010–2018 using solely pre-transplant clinical and laboratory variables. The study cohort was randomly split in a derivation and a validation cohort with a 3:1 ratio. An effective feature selection algorithm was used to identify strong predictors of 1-year mortality and rejection in the training cohort. Results were used to train the ML models, which were then internally tested using the validation cohort. LIME explainability analysis was used for the best performing ML model. A similar subgroup analysis was performed for 3- and 5-year survival.
Results
The study cohort comprised of 18,625 patients (53±13 years, 73% males). At 1-year after cardiac transplant, there were 2,334 (12.5%) deaths. Out of a total of 134 pre-transplant variables, 39 and 27 were selected as highly predictive of 1-year mortality and acute rejection respectively, and were used in the ML models. Areas under the curve for the prediction of 1-year survival were 0.689, 0.642, 0.649, 0.637, 0.526 for the Adaboost, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Support Vector Machine and K-nearest neighbor models respectively, whereas the IMPACT score had an AUC of 0.569. For the prediction of 1-year acute rejection, Adaboost achieved the highest predictive performance (AUC 0.629). LIME explainability analysis identified the relative impact of the 10 strongest predictors of 1-year mortality and acute rejection. Subgroup analysis using a similar methodology for 3- and 5-year survival yielded AUC of 0.609 and 0.610 using 31 and 91 selected variables respectively.
Conclusion
ML models created and validated using a contemporary cohort of the UNOS database showed improved accuracy in predicting survival and acute rejection after HT.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- A Briasoulis
- National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiology, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiology, Boston, United States of America
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- New York University, Cardiology, New York, United States of America
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Kampaktsis PN, Tzani A, Doulamis IP, Moustakidis S, Drosou A, Diakos N, Drakos SG, Briasoulis A. State-of-the-art machine learning algorithms for the prediction of outcomes after contemporary heart transplantation: Results from the UNOS database. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14388. [PMID: 34155697 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE We sought to develop and validate machine learning (ML) models to increase the predictive accuracy of mortality after heart transplantation (HT). METHODS AND RESULTS We included adult HT recipients from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database between 2010 and 2018 using solely pre-transplant variables. The study cohort comprised 18 625 patients (53 ± 13 years, 73% males) and was randomly split into a derivation and a validation cohort with a 3:1 ratio. At 1-year after HT, there were 2334 (12.5%) deaths. Out of a total of 134 pre-transplant variables, 39 were selected as highly predictive of 1-year mortality via feature selection algorithm and were used to train five ML models. AUC for the prediction of 1-year survival was .689, .642, .649, .637, .526 for the Adaboost, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Support Vector Machine, and K-nearest neighbor models, respectively, whereas the Index for Mortality Prediction after Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) score had an AUC of .569. Local interpretable model-agnostic explanations (LIME) analysis was used in the best performing model to identify the relative impact of key predictors. ML models for 3- and 5-year survival as well as acute rejection were also developed in a secondary analysis and yielded AUCs of .629, .609, and .610 using 27, 31, and 91 selected variables respectively. CONCLUSION Machine learning models showed good predictive accuracy of outcomes after heart transplantation.
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- Polydoros N Kampaktsis
- Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, Information Technologies Institute (CERTH-ITI), Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine & Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah Health & School of Medicine, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Kampaktsis PN, Moustakidis S, Tzani A, Doulamis IP, Drosou A, Tzoumas A, Asleh R, Briasoulis A. State-of-the-art machine learning improves predictive accuracy of 1-year survival after heart transplantation. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:3433-3436. [PMID: 34008301 PMCID: PMC8318480 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular CenterHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Information Technologies InstituteNational Center for Research and TechnologyThessalonikiGreece
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical SchoolThessalonikiGreece
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- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineUniversity of Iowa Carver College of MedicineIowa CityIAUSA
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Moustakidis S, Kampaktsis P, Tzani A, Doulamis I, Tzoumas A, Drosou A, Filippatos G, Briasoulis A. Machine Learning Based Prediction of 1-year Survival after Isolated Heart Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Kokkotis C, Moustakidis S, Baltzopoulos V, Giakas G, Tsaopoulos D. Identifying Robust Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis Progression: An Evolutionary Machine Learning Approach. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:260. [PMID: 33804560 PMCID: PMC8000487 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9030260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a multifactorial disease which is responsible for more than 80% of the osteoarthritis disease's total burden. KOA is heterogeneous in terms of rates of progression with several different phenotypes and a large number of risk factors, which often interact with each other. A number of modifiable and non-modifiable systemic and mechanical parameters along with comorbidities as well as pain-related factors contribute to the development of KOA. Although models exist to predict the onset of the disease or discriminate between asymptotic and OA patients, there are just a few studies in the recent literature that focused on the identification of risk factors associated with KOA progression. This paper contributes to the identification of risk factors for KOA progression via a robust feature selection (FS) methodology that overcomes two crucial challenges: (i) the observed high dimensionality and heterogeneity of the available data that are obtained from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) database and (ii) a severe class imbalance problem posed by the fact that the KOA progressors class is significantly smaller than the non-progressors' class. The proposed feature selection methodology relies on a combination of evolutionary algorithms and machine learning (ML) models, leading to the selection of a relatively small feature subset of 35 risk factors that generalizes well on the whole dataset (mean accuracy of 71.25%). We investigated the effectiveness of the proposed approach in a comparative analysis with well-known FS techniques with respect to metrics related to both prediction accuracy and generalization capability. The impact of the selected risk factors on the prediction output was further investigated using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP). The proposed FS methodology may contribute to the development of new, efficient risk stratification strategies and identification of risk phenotypes of each KOA patient to enable appropriate interventions.
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- Christos Kokkotis
- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 60361 Volos, Greece;
- Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece;
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercises Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK;
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- Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 38221 Trikala, Greece;
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- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 60361 Volos, Greece;
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Ntakolia C, Kokkotis C, Moustakidis S, Tsaopoulos D. Prediction of Joint Space Narrowing Progression in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:285. [PMID: 33670414 PMCID: PMC7917818 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that commonly occurs in the knee (KOA). The continuous increase in medical data regarding KOA has triggered researchers to incorporate artificial intelligence analytics for KOA prognosis or treatment. In this study, two approaches are presented to predict the progression of knee joint space narrowing (JSN) in each knee and in both knees combined. A machine learning approach is proposed with the use of multidisciplinary data from the osteoarthritis initiative database. The proposed methodology employs: (i) A clustering process to identify groups of people with progressing and non-progressing JSN; (ii) a robust feature selection (FS) process consisting of filter, wrapper, and embedded techniques that identifies the most informative risk factors; (iii) a decision making process based on the evaluation and comparison of various classification algorithms towards the selection and development of the final predictive model for JSN; and (iv) post-hoc interpretation of the features' impact on the best performing model. The results showed that bounding the JSN progression of both knees can result to more robust prediction models with a higher accuracy (83.3%) and with fewer risk factors (29) compared to the right knee (77.7%, 88 risk factors) and the left knee (78.3%, 164 risk factors), separately.
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- Charis Ntakolia
- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, 35131 Lamia, Greece;
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- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333 Volos, Greece;
- Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, University of Thessaly, 42100 Trikala, Greece
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- Institute for Bio-Economy & Agri-Technology, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, 38333 Volos, Greece;
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Doulamis IP, Tzani A, Moustakidis S, Kampaktsis PN, Briasoulis A. Effect of Hepatitis C donor status on heart transplantation outcomes in the United States. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14220. [PMID: 33420730 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies demonstrated safety and efficacy of heart transplantation (HT) from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive donors. We sought to evaluate the impact of HCV donor status on the outcomes of patients undergoing HT in the United States. METHODS We analyzed a retrospective cohort of adult patients from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database who underwent isolated HT from 2015 until present. Primary outcomes were 30-day and 1-year overall mortality. Secondary outcomes included risk for graft failure and overall survival, incident stroke and need for dialysis during the available follow-up period. All end points were evaluated according to HCV status. RESULTS All-cause 30-day and 1-year mortality was similar between the two groups (3.4% vs 3.2%, P = .973 and 6.9% vs 7.8%, P = .769, respectively, for patients receiving heart grafts from HCV+ vs. HCV- donors). Graft failure was 12.8% (95% CI: 8%-19%) and 15.2% (95 CI: 15%-16%) in the HCV+ and HCV- groups, respectively (P = .92 and P = .68). Competing risk regression analysis for re-operation showed a non-significant trend for higher risk for re-transplantation in the HCV+ group (HR: 2.71; 95% CI: 0.83, 8.80, P = .097). CONCLUSION HCV donor status does not seem to negatively affect the outcomes of HT in the U.S population.
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- Ilias P Doulamis
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Ntakolia C, Diamantis DE, Papandrianos N, Moustakidis S, Papageorgiou EI. A Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network Architecture Applied for Bone Metastasis Classification in Nuclear Medicine: A Case Study on Prostate Cancer Patients. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:E493. [PMID: 33217973 PMCID: PMC7711827 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Bone metastasis is among the most frequent in diseases to patients suffering from metastatic cancer, such as breast or prostate cancer. A popular diagnostic method is bone scintigraphy where the whole body of the patient is scanned. However, hot spots that are presented in the scanned image can be misleading, making the accurate and reliable diagnosis of bone metastasis a challenge. Artificial intelligence can play a crucial role as a decision support tool to alleviate the burden of generating manual annotations on images and therefore prevent oversights by medical experts. So far, several state-of-the-art convolutional neural networks (CNN) have been employed to address bone metastasis diagnosis as a binary or multiclass classification problem achieving adequate accuracy (higher than 90%). However, due to their increased complexity (number of layers and free parameters), these networks are severely dependent on the number of available training images that are typically limited within the medical domain. Our study was dedicated to the use of a new deep learning architecture that overcomes the computational burden by using a convolutional neural network with a significantly lower number of floating-point operations (FLOPs) and free parameters. The proposed lightweight look-behind fully convolutional neural network was implemented and compared with several well-known powerful CNNs, such as ResNet50, VGG16, Inception V3, Xception, and MobileNet on an imaging dataset of moderate size (778 images from male subjects with prostate cancer). The results prove the superiority of the proposed methodology over the current state-of-the-art on identifying bone metastasis. The proposed methodology demonstrates a unique potential to revolutionize image-based diagnostics enabling new possibilities for enhanced cancer metastasis monitoring and treatment.
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- Charis Ntakolia
- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, School of Science, University of Thessaly, 35100 Lamia, Greece;
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- Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, School of Science, University of Thessaly, 35100 Lamia, Greece;
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- Department of Energy Systems, Faculty of Technology, Geopolis Campus, University of Thessaly, Larissa-Trikala Ring Road, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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- Department of Energy Systems, Faculty of Technology, Geopolis Campus, University of Thessaly, Larissa-Trikala Ring Road, 41500 Larissa, Greece;
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Moustakidis S, Papandrianos NI, Christodolou E, Papageorgiou E, Tsaopoulos D. Dense neural networks in knee osteoarthritis classification: a study on accuracy and fairness. Neural Comput Appl 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-020-05459-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Moustakidis S, Omar M, Aguirre J, Mohajerani P, Ntziachristos V. Fully automated identification of skin morphology in raster-scan optoacoustic mesoscopy using artificial intelligence. Med Phys 2019; 46:4046-4056. [PMID: 31315162 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Identification of morphological characteristics of skin lesions is of vital importance in diagnosing diseases with dermatological manifestations. This task is often performed manually or in an automated way based on intensity level. Recently, ultra-broadband raster-scan optoacoustic mesoscopy (UWB-RSOM) was developed to offer unique cross-sectional optical imaging of the skin. A machine learning (ML) approach is proposed here to enable, for the first time, automated identification of skin layers in UWB-RSOM data. MATERIALS AND METHODS The proposed method, termed SkinSeg, was applied to coronal UWB-RSOM images obtained from 12 human participants. SkinSeg is a multi-step methodology that integrates data processing and transformation, feature extraction, feature selection, and classification. Various image features and learning models were tested for their suitability at discriminating skin layers including traditional machine learning along with more advanced deep learning algorithms. An support vector machines-based postprocessing approach was finally applied to further improve the classification outputs. RESULTS Random forest proved to be the most effective technique, achieving mean classification accuracy of 86.89% evaluated based on a repeated leave-one-out strategy. Insights about the features extracted and their effect on classification accuracy are provided. The highest accuracy was achieved using a small group of four features and remained at the same level or was even slightly decreased when more features were included. Convolutional neural networks provided also promising results at a level of approximately 85%. The application of the proposed postprocessing technique was proved to be effective in terms of both testing accuracy and three-dimensional visualization of classification maps. CONCLUSIONS SkinSeg demonstrated unique potential in identifying skin layers. The proposed method may facilitate clinical evaluation, monitoring, and diagnosis of diseases linked to skin inflammation, diabetes, and skin cancer.
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- Technische Universität München and Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München and Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München and Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Technische Universität München and Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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