Medical diagnosis using artificial neural networks

Abstract

Medical diagnosis using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and computer-aided diagnosis with deep learning is currently a very active research area in medical science. In recent years, for medical diagnosis, neural network models are broadly considered since they are ideal for recognizing different kinds of diseases including autism, cancer, tumor lung infection, etc. It is evident that early diagnosis of any disease is vital for successful treatment and improved survival rates. In this research, five neural networks, Multilayer neural network (MLNN), Probabilistic neural network (PNN), Learning vector quantization neural network (LVQNN), Generalized regression neural network (GRNN), and Radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) have been explored. These networks are applied to several benchmarking data collected from the University of California Irvine (UCI) Machine Learning Repository. Results from numerical experiments indicate that each network excels at recognizing specific physical issues. In the majority of cases, both the Learning Vector Quantization Neural Network and the Probabilistic Neural Network demonstrate superior performance compared to the other networks.

Keywords

• Multilayer neural network (MLNN), probabilistic neural network (PNN), learning vector quantization neural network (LVQNN), generalized regression neural network (GRNN), and radial basis function neural network (RBFNN).