The medical field stands to see significant benefits from the recent advances in deep learning. Knowing the uncertainty in the decision made by any machine learning algorithm is of utmost importance for medical practitioners. This study demonstrates the utility of using Bayesian LSTMs for classification of medical time…
Survey of deep learning methods for medical anomaly detection.
problem Medical anomaly detection using machine learning.
method Thorough review of deep learning techniques across various medical domains.
result Comparison and contrast of deep learning models and their limitations.
ChatGPT's medical response accuracy is 56%, but studies vary widely.
problem Lack of standard guidelines for evaluating ChatGPT's performance in medicine.
method Systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies.
result ChatGPT's overall integrated accuracy in medical queries is 56%.
Enhances medical code predictions for multi-morbidity patients using text classification.
problem Improving accuracy in predicting medical codes for patients with multiple illnesses.
method Used machine learning techniques, including multi-label medical text classification, to enhance predictions.
result High dimensional embeddings pre-trained on health data significantly improve multi-label classification performance.
Unified deep learning predicts Parkinson's disease from medical images.
problem Diagnosing Parkinson's disease accurately from medical images.
method Transfer learning and domain adaptation using deep convolutional and recurrent neural networks.
result The approach effectively predicts Parkinson's disease across different medical environments.
Laboratory testing and medication prescription are two of the most important routines in daily clinical practice. Developing an artificial intelligence system that can automatically make lab test imputations and medication recommendations can save costs on potentially redundant lab tests and inform physicians of a more…
This paper tackles label noise in deep learning for medical image analysis.
problem Label noise impacts deep learning models in medical image analysis.
method Review of state-of-the-art techniques and experiments with label noise in medical datasets.
result Developed new methods to combat label noise in deep models for medical image analysis.
Proposes a new method for medical diagnosis using network-based representation learning.
problem Improving medical diagnosis accuracy through better data representation.
method Heterogeneous network-based model and modified metapath2vec algorithm for learning latent node representations.
result Significant performance boost in symptom/disease classification and disease prediction tasks.
This study applies neural models to automatically recognize medical entities from natural language.
problem Automated recognition of medical entities from natural language is complex and time-consuming.
method Utilizes deep neural sequence models trained on a large dataset of death certificates.
result Deep neural models can efficiently recognize medical entities from natural language.
MedGraph learns patient visit embeddings from EMRs, capturing both attributes and temporal sequences.
problem Limited EMR embedding methods fail to capture patient demographics, utilisation, and code descriptions.
method MedGraph constructs an attributed bipartite graph and uses a point process to model temporal sequences.
result MedGraph outperforms state-of-the-art methods in medical risk prediction tasks.
Study finds non-adherence to schizophrenia meds leads to earlier adverse events.
problem Impact of medication non-adherence on adverse outcomes in schizophrenia patients.
method Survival analysis, causal inference methods (T-learner, S-learner, nearest neighbor matching), different amounts of longitudinal information.
result Non-adherence to schizophrenia meds advances adverse events by 1 to 4 months.
Study compares DL models for medical image segmentation, finds synergistic ensemble strategies improve performance.
problem Improving DL models for specialized medical image segmentation using transfer learning.
method Detailed comparisons of TII and LMI models for binary segmentation of medical images.
result Ensemble strategies improve performance by 10% in certain scenarios.
Improves medication name inference for telemedicine and conversational agents.
problem Challenges in mapping user-friendly medication names to standardized ones.
method Entity-boosted two-tower neural network for ranking SMN to DMP.
result State-of-the-art results achieved with improved attention-based ranking.
Study compares non-parametric models for predicting medical insurance reimbursement delays.
problem Estimating the time-lapse between medical insurance reimbursement.
method Comparative study of four non-parametric regression models (KNNs, SVMs, Decision Trees, Random Forests) using R-squared metric.
result Each model's performance varies with training data size, feature space, and hyperparameters.
The treatment effects of medications play a key role in guiding medical prescriptions. They are usually assessed with randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which are expensive. Recently, large-scale electronic health records (EHRs) have become available, opening up new opportunities for more cost-effective assessments. …
Study improves CNN medical image segmentation accuracy and reliability.
problem Over-confident predictions and silent failures in out-of-distribution data.
method Multi-task learning and spectral analysis of CNN feature maps.
result Joint multi-task learning models outperform dedicated models and detect OOD data more accurately.
New DAM method improves AUC scores in medical image classification.
problem Maximizing AUC in large-scale medical image classification.
method Proposes AUC margin loss for robust optimization, conducts extensive empirical studies.
result Improves performance on four medical image classification tasks, achieving 1st place on Stanford CheXpert.
While facial biometrics has been widely used for identification purpose, it has recently been researched as medical biometrics for a range of diseases. In this chapter, we investigate the facial landmark detection for atypical 3D facial modelling in facial palsy cases, while potentially such modelling can assist the me…
Two large medical dialogue datasets for improving healthcare.
problem Improving healthcare through better dialogue systems.
method Building two large-scale medical dialogue datasets: MedDialog-EN and MedDialog-CN.
result The datasets are the largest medical dialogue datasets to date.
Proposes guidelines for developing medical AI products.
problem Lack of clear pathways for regulating medical AI.
method Statistical risk perspective and deep understanding of machine learning methodologies.
result Enhanced development of medical AI products and regulations.
Research benchmarks LLMs in medical domain to reduce hallucinations.
problem Hallucinations in medical LLMs can lead to incorrect information.
method Developed Med-HALT dataset and testing methods.
result Significant performance differences among LLMs identified.
Medical imaging machine learning algorithms are usually evaluated on a single dataset. Although training and testing are performed on different subsets of the dataset, models built on one study show limited capability to generalize to other studies. While database bias has been recognized as a serious problem in the co…
Deep learning improves medical ultrasound image segmentation accuracy.
problem Improving accuracy in medical ultrasound image segmentation.
method Categorizes deep learning methods into six groups and analyzes current representative algorithms.
result Current methods show significant improvement in image segmentation accuracy.
A new metric FRD improves comparing medical images.
problem Comparing medical images for distribution or domain differences.
method Developed a new metric FRD using standardized radiomic features.
result FRD outperforms other metrics in various medical imaging applications.
CAT framework improves AI medical screening fairness and reliability.
problem Imbalanced data, varying performance across cohorts, and patient-level inconsistencies in traditional metrics.
method CAT framework introduces patient-level assessment, entropy-based distribution weighting, and cohort-weighted sensitivity and specificity.
result Enhanced predictive reliability, fairness, and interpretability of AI-driven medical screening models.
Visual analytics system for comparing medical records using sequence embeddings.
problem Challenges in analyzing medical records due to high dimensionality, irregularity, and sparsity.
method Event and sequence embeddings using autoencoder and self-attention mechanism, with sequence alignment for comparison.
result Demonstrated effectiveness with real-world neonatal ICU dataset.
Automated system extracts medication regimens from medical conversations.
problem Extract relevant medication information from medical conversations.
method QA task approach, combined QA and Information Extraction, data augmentation, public embeddings, pretraining.
result Improved accuracy in extracting dosage and frequency from 54.28 and 37.13 to 89.57 and 45.94.
Deep learning improves solving medical imaging problems with sparse data.
problem Solving underdetermined inverse problems in medical imaging.
method Analyzing the structure of training data suitable for deep learning to solve highly non-linear underdetermined systems.
result Deep learning can learn reconstruction maps from training data for highly underdetermined systems.
We have recently seen many successful applications of recurrent neural networks (RNNs) on electronic medical records (EMRs), which contain histories of patients' diagnoses, medications, and other various events, in order to predict the current and future states of patients. Despite the strong performance of RNNs, it is…
A GMM-based method generates new 3D structures from medical images.
problem Generating new medical images from limited data and different modalities.
method Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) for point-cloud generation.
result Generated point-clouds closely match training samples from the same class.
Study clusters Kenyan medical insurance companies based on financial performance and reporting consistency.
problem Identifying financial health and reporting consistency in Kenyan medical insurance companies.
method Advanced clustering techniques (KMeans, DTW) on financial ratios and time series data.
result Four distinct clusters identified, each representing different financial performance and reporting consistency combinations.
Evaluating the clinical similarities between pairwise patients is a fundamental problem in healthcare informatics. A proper patient similarity measure enables various downstream applications, such as cohort study and treatment comparative effectiveness research. One major carrier for conducting patient similarity resea…
Paper explores Rashomon set models for more trustworthy medical conclusions.
problem Lack of comprehensive analysis of models in Rashomon set leads to misleading conclusions.
method Introduces Rashomon_DETECT algorithm and Profile Disparity Index (PDI).
result Combining differently behaving models in Rashomon set provides more trustworthy conclusions.
This paper benchmarks privacy-preserving machine learning on medical images.
problem Ensuring privacy in medical image analysis while maintaining model accuracy.
method Comparing Local-DP and DP-SGD for differential privacy in medical imagery.
result Theoretical privacy guarantees do not fully align with real-world performance.
Deep learning model improves X-ray disease detection accuracy in Thai patients.
problem Lack of large-scale validation of AI algorithms for medical image diagnosis in Thailand.
method Development and testing of a deep learning algorithm using 421,859 local chest radiographs.
result Convolutional neural networks achieve remarkable performance in detecting 13 common abnormality conditions on chest X-ray.
Machine learning constructs problem-based medical records from electronic health records.
problem Difficulty in finding relevant medical information for clinical questions.
method Knowledge base completion using machine learning on electronic health records.
result Automatic construction of problem-based groupings of medications, procedures, and lab tests.
Study shows racial bias in health data, which can be reduced with simple techniques.
problem Racial bias in health indicators measured by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
method Used publicly available and nationally representative MEPS data to show bias in predictive models for care management.
result Racial bias can be significantly reduced using simple mitigation techniques.
Segmentation maps of medical images annotated by medical experts contain rich spatial information. In this paper, we propose to decompose annotation maps to learn disentangled and richer feature transforms for segmentation problems in medical images. Our new scheme consists of two main stages: decompose and integrate. …
Framework harmonizes EHR data across institutions for better analysis.
problem Heterogeneity of medical codes and terminologies hinder EHR data analysis.
method MASH (Multi-source Automated Structured Hierarchy) uses neural optimal transport and learned hyperbolic embeddings to align and structure EHR data.
result MASH generates interpretable hierarchical graphs for unstructured local laboratory codes.
Variational inference provides approximations to the computationally intractable posterior distribution in Bayesian networks. A prominent medical application of noisy-or Bayesian network is to infer potential diseases given observed symptoms. Previous studies focus on approximating a handful of complicated pathological…
Sparse learning has been shown to be effective in solving many real-world problems. Finding sparse representations is a fundamentally important topic in many fields of science including signal processing, computer vision, genome study and medical imaging. One important issue in applying sparse representation is to find…
Develops a new method to create object models from medical images.
problem Variability in anatomical structures and textures limits observer performance.
method Progressive Growing AmbientGAN (ProAmGAN) for creating stochastic object models from medical imaging measurements.
result Demonstrates the effectiveness of ProAmGAN in creating realistic object models.
Paper detects bias in AI medical models using CART.
problem Ensuring fairness in AI medical decision support systems.
method Uses Classification and Regression Trees (CART) algorithm to identify bias.
result Validated the CART approach in both synthetic and real-world data.
A new algorithm discovers causal factors between T2DM and bone mineral density.
problem Discovering causal factors between T2DM and bone mineral density from clinical data.
method Prior-Knowledge-driven local Causal structure Learning (PKCL) algorithm.
result PKCL achieves more reliable results without long-standing medical experiments.
The rate at which medical questions are asked online far exceeds the capacity of qualified people to answer them, and many of these questions are not unique. Identifying same-question pairs could enable questions to be answered more effectively. While many research efforts have focused on the problem of general questio…
This paper tackles shape denoising in computer vision and medical imaging.
problem Handling shapes with missing pieces or outliers in shape modeling.
method Introduces six types of noise and an objective measure for shape denoising.
result Evaluates seven shape denoising methods, six of which are based on deep learning.
Representation learning (RL) plays an important role in extracting proper representations from complex medical data for various analyzing tasks, such as patient grouping, clinical endpoint prediction and medication recommendation. Medical data can be divided into two typical categories, outpatient and inpatient, that h…
Deep learning models for semantic segmentation of images require large amounts of data. In the medical imaging domain, acquiring sufficient data is a significant challenge. Labeling medical image data requires expert knowledge. Collaboration between institutions could address this challenge, but sharing medical data to…