Title
Can artificial intelligence improve the management of pneumonia
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Chumbita M.
Puerta-Alcalde P.
Moreno-García E.
Sanjuan G.
Garcia-Pouton N.
Soriano A.
Torres A.
Garcia-Vidal C.
Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to support clinical medical decisions is a rather promising concept. There are two important factors that have driven these advances: The availability of data from electronic health records (EHR) and progress made in computational performance. These two concepts are interrelated with respect to complex mathematical functions such as machine learning (ML) or neural networks (NN). Indeed, some published articles have already demonstrated the potential of these approaches in medicine. When considering the diagnosis and management of pneumonia, the use of AI and chest X-ray (CXR) images primarily have been indicative of early diagnosis, prompt antimicrobial therapy, and ultimately, better prognosis. Coupled with this is the growing research involving empirical therapy and mortality prediction, too. Maximizing the power of NN, the majority of studies have reported high accuracy rates in their predictions. As AI can handle large amounts of data and execute mathematical functions such as machine learning and neural networks, AI can be revolutionary in supporting the clinical decision-making processes. In this review, we describe and discuss the most relevant studies of AI in pneumonia.
Volume
9
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85087094128
Source
Journal of Clinical Medicine
ISSN of the container
20770383
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