Neuroimaging clinics of North America
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Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · Nov 2020
ReviewArtificial Intelligence and Stroke Imaging: A West Coast Perspective.
Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements have significant implications for medical imaging. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. ⋯ AI techniques are well-suited for dealing with vast amounts of stroke imaging data and a large number of multidisciplinary approaches used in classification, risk assessment, segmentation tasks, diagnosis, prognosis, and even prediction of therapy responses. This article addresses this topic and seeks to present an overview of machine learning and/or deep learning applied to stroke imaging.
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Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · Nov 2020
ReviewMachine Learning Algorithm Validation: From Essentials to Advanced Applications and Implications for Regulatory Certification and Deployment.
The deployment of machine learning (ML) models in the health care domain can increase the speed and accuracy of diagnosis and improve treatment planning and patient care. Translating academic research to applications that are deployable in clinical settings requires the ability to generalize and high reproducibility, which are contingent on a rigorous and sound methodology for the development and evaluation of ML models. This article describes the fundamental concepts and processes for ML model evaluation and highlights common workflows. It concludes with a discussion of the requirements for the deployment of ML models in clinical settings.
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Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · Nov 2020
ReviewMachine Learning Applications for Head and Neck Imaging.
The head and neck (HN) consists of a large number of vital anatomic structures within a compact area. Imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis and management of major disorders affecting the HN. ⋯ It categorizes ML applications in HN imaging into deep learning and traditional ML applications and provides examples of each category. It also discusses the main challenges facing the successful deployment of ML-based applications in the clinical setting and provides suggestions for addressing these challenges.
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Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. · Nov 2020
ReviewOverview of Machine Learning Part 1: Fundamentals and Classic Approaches.
The extensive body of research and advances in machine learning (ML) and the availability of a large volume of patient data make ML a powerful tool for producing models with the potential for widespread deployment in clinical settings. This article provides an overview of the classic supervised and unsupervised ML methods as well as fundamental concepts required for understanding how to develop generalizable and high-performing ML applications. It also describes the important steps for developing a ML model and how decisions made in these steps affect model performance and ability to generalize.