Risk-based evaluation of machine learning-based classification methods used for medical devices.

Journal: BMC medical informatics and decision making
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In the future, more medical devices will be based on machine learning (ML) methods. In general, the consideration of risks is a crucial aspect for evaluating medical devices. Accordingly, risks and their associated costs should be taken into account when assessing the performance of ML-based medical devices. This paper addresses the following three research questions towards a risk-based evaluation with a focus on ML-based classification models.

Authors

  • Martin Haimerl
    Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences, Furtwangen, Germany. Martin.Haimerl@hs-furtwangen.de.
  • Christoph Reich
    Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.