Computational prediction of diagnosis and feature selection on mesothelioma patient health records.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Mesothelioma is a lung cancer that kills thousands of people worldwide annually, especially those with exposure to asbestos. Diagnosis of mesothelioma in patients often requires time-consuming imaging techniques and biopsies. Machine learning can provide for a more effective, cheaper, and faster patient diagnosis and feature selection from clinical data in patient records.

Authors

  • Davide Chicco
    Dipartimento di Informatica Sistemistica e Comunicazione, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
  • Cristina Rovelli
    Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.