Machine Learning in Healthcare.

Journal: Current genomics
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Abstract

Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology have brought on substantial strides in predicting and identifying health emergencies, disease populations, and disease state and immune response, amongst a few. Although, skepticism remains regarding the practical application and interpretation of results from ML-based approaches in healthcare settings, the inclusion of these approaches is increasing at a rapid pace. Here we provide a brief overview of machine learning-based approaches and learning algorithms including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning along with examples. Second, we discuss the application of ML in several healthcare fields, including radiology, genetics, electronic health records, and neuroimaging. We also briefly discuss the risks and challenges of ML application to healthcare such as system privacy and ethical concerns and provide suggestions for future applications.

Authors

  • Hafsa Habehh
    Department of Health Informatics, Rutgers University School of Health Professions, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07107, USA.
  • Suril Gohel
    Department of Health Informatics, Rutgers University School of Health Professions, 65 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07107, USA.

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