This article contains an overview of Clinical Image Data Sources. Due to divers angels of clinical studies the data collected in these studies have various formats. This data variety provides different solutions for a lot of complex biological questions. However, the...
Introduction Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a contagious bacterial infection that can be found nearly anywhere in the body, but is found most commonly in the lungs. This because the bacteria that is responsible for TB, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is transmitted...
IntroductionThe volume and complexity of diagnostic imaging is increasing at a rate faster than the availability of experts who can interpret them. This has caused a great accumulation of undiagnosed patients who may need urgent care. Artificial intelligence (AI)...
Abstract Lung diseases are a growing threat to the whole world. In 2014 the mortality rate of lung diseases was found to be 7.7% of the EU-28. Estimates show that COPD will become the third leading cause of death worldwide in 2030 and with lung cancer causing 1.69...
Abstract Clinical trial registration regulations have improved a lot over the past decades. However, not every country has made the same progress. Fraud is also large problem, it is estimated that half of all clinical trials are never registered. Data manipulation has...
Introduction Worldwide around 65 million people are suffering from a mild to severe form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that it will be the third cause of death worldwide in 2020.1 Smoking is the number...
Introduction Worldwide it is estimated that 65 million people suffer from a form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).1 In the Netherlands there are almost 600.000 COPD patients.2,3 The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that this disease will be the...
Tuberculosis is mainly found in poorer regions of Africa and Asia. Resources and trained medical personal are scare in theses regions, leading to more deaths than necessary. With upcoming artificial intelligence and big data techniques identification of tuberculosis...
Natural language processing, known as NLP is becoming more importantly in modern day. We see its applications in mobiles, automotive and chatbots. The customer service you are talking to when you need support from a company, chances are it is a chatbot. NLP is...
