Liver fat analysis using optimized support vector machine with support vector regression.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Fatty liver disease is a common condition caused by excess fat in the liver. It consists of two types: Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, also called alcoholic steatohepatitis, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). As per epidemiological studies, fatty liver encompasses 9% to 32% of the general population in India and affects overweight people.

Authors

  • B Pushpa
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • B Baskaran
    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • S Vivekanandan
    Managing Director and Liver Transplant Surgeon, Department of HPB and Liver Transplantation, RPS Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • P Gokul
    Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.