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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Clinical Classification and Prediction
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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Clinical Classification and Prediction

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 387

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Prof. Dr. Gemma Piella

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Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: medical image analysis; machine learning and artificial intelligence for computer-aided diagnosis and treatment
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Dear Colleagues,

Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning (DL) technologies have seen widespread application in the medical field, particularly in the classification and prediction of clinical diseases. These methods can uncover complex patterns and correlations from large clinical datasets, thereby improving the accuracy of diagnosis and prognosis.

By training deep neural network models, accurate classification of disease types, severity, treatment response, and other factors can be achieved. For example, in cancer diagnosis, DL algorithms can identify tumor characteristics from medical images, assisting clinicians in making diagnostic decisions. In cardiovascular disease prediction, DL models can forecast the risk of heart attacks by incorporating biomarkers, symptoms, and other data. These applications significantly enhance the efficiency and accuracy of clinical decision-making, contributing to more precise medical care.

Despite the tremendous success of AI and DL in healthcare, challenges such as data privacy, model interpretability, and generalizability remain. Moving forward, it will be crucial to further improve the reliability and safety of these technologies to maximize their benefits in clinical practice.

Prof. Dr. Gemma Piella
Guest Editor

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diagnostics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • deep learning
  • clinical classification
  • clinical prediction

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LiverColor: An Artificial Intelligence Platform for Liver Graft Assessment
by Gemma Piella, Nicolau Farré, Daniel Esono, Miguel Ángel Cordobés, Javier Vázquez-Corral, Itxarone Bilbao and Concepción Gómez-Gavara
Diagnostics 2024, 14(15), 1654; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14151654 - 31 Jul 2024
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Hepatic steatosis, characterized by excess fat in the liver, is the main reason for discarding livers intended for transplantation due to its association with increased postoperative complications. The current gold standard for evaluating hepatic steatosis is liver biopsy, which, despite its accuracy, is [...] Read more.
Hepatic steatosis, characterized by excess fat in the liver, is the main reason for discarding livers intended for transplantation due to its association with increased postoperative complications. The current gold standard for evaluating hepatic steatosis is liver biopsy, which, despite its accuracy, is invasive, costly, slow, and not always feasible during liver procurement. Consequently, surgeons often rely on subjective visual assessments based on the liver’s colour and texture, which are prone to errors and heavily depend on the surgeon’s experience. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a simple, rapid, and accurate method for detecting steatosis in donor livers to improve the decision-making process during liver procurement. We developed LiverColor, a co-designed software platform that integrates image analysis and machine learning to classify a liver graft into valid or non-valid according to its steatosis level. We utilized an in-house dataset of 192 cases to develop and validate the classification models. Colour and texture features were extracted from liver photographs, and graft classification was performed using supervised machine learning techniques (random forests and support vector machine). The performance of the algorithm was compared against biopsy results and surgeons’ classifications. Usability was also assessed in simulated and real clinical settings using the Mobile Health App Usability Questionnaire. The predictive models demonstrated an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.82, with an accuracy of 85%, significantly surpassing the accuracy of visual inspections by surgeons. Experienced surgeons rated the platform positively, appreciating not only the hepatic steatosis assessment but also the dashboarding functionalities for summarising and displaying procurement-related data. The results indicate that image analysis coupled with machine learning can effectively and safely identify valid livers during procurement. LiverColor has the potential to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of liver assessments, reducing the reliance on subjective visual inspections and improving transplantation outcomes. Full article
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