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Neuro-Fuzzy Glaucoma Diagnosis and Prediction System

Neuro-Fuzzy Glaucoma Diagnosis and Prediction System. Investigator. Dr. Mihaela Ulieru , Faculty of Engineering , The University of Calgary. Co-Investigator. Dr. Andrew Crichton , Faculty of Medicine , The University of Calgary. Research team.

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Neuro-Fuzzy Glaucoma Diagnosis and Prediction System

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  1. Neuro-Fuzzy Glaucoma Diagnosis and Prediction System Investigator Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Calgary Co-Investigator Dr. Andrew Crichton, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary Research team Dr. Nicolae Varachiu, Cynthia Karanicolas, Mihail Nistor, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Calgary

  2. Presented papers based in this project IASTED International Conference, Banff, July 2002 Integrated Soft Computing Methodology for Diagnosis and Prediction with Application to Glaucoma Risk Evaluation. Title Authors Mihaela Ulieru, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Calgary Gerhardt Pogrzeba, President and CEO, TRANSFERTECH GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany First IEEE International Conference in Cognitive InfromtaticsICCI’02, Calgary, August 2002. Computational Intelligence for Medical Knowledge Acquisition with Application to Glaucoma. Title Authors Nicolae Varachiu, Cynthia Karanicolas, Mihaela Ulieru, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Calgary

  3. Introduction Diagnosis: to determine if a patient suffers of a specific disease; if so, to provide a specific treatment Glaucoma: a progressive eye disease that if left untreated, can lead to blindness The main challenge for glaucoma specialists is the evaluation of the risk for its occurrence and the prediction of disease progression to establish a suitable follow up and treatment accordingly

  4. Most cases in glaucoma diagnosis are quite evident, but at least 5% of them will be ambiguous For these special cases the assessment of an “expert machine” can be essential in determining the right time for a follow up check as well as in-between treatment In response to this need we have developed an integrated diagnosis and prediction methodology that uses several soft computing techniques

  5. 5 G l a u c o m a Cupping of the Optic nerve head Visual field Loss Elevated Intraocular Pressure

  6. 6 Loss of visual field Clear image of a road. Note runner with white shirt on the left. Glaucoma Visual Field Loss LEFT EYE Arc shaped loss of sensitivity starting from the normal blind spot (near where the runner is) into the inside (nasal) field of vision Glaucoma - severe visual field loss. Only a small central island of vision remains. The centre of the vision is cut through horizontally as well

  7. 7 Intraocular Pressure The inner eye pressure (also called intraocular pressure or IOP) rises because the correct amount of fluid can’t drain out of the eye

  8. 8 Optic disc nerve damage

  9. 9 Glaucoma can also occur as a result of: An eye injury Inflammation Tumor Advanced cases of cataract Advanced cases of diabetes Also by certain drugs (such as steroids)

  10. 10 Treatments Medications Laser surgery Filtering surgery

  11. 11 Knowledge representation Knowledge repository Fu-zzi-fier Fuzzy logic Inference System (Processing model) De-fu-zzi-fier Inputs Outputs

  12. 12 <x, T(x), U, G, M> Linguistic variables x = the Intraocular Pressure (IOP) T(IOP) = {Low, Normal, High} U = [0, 45] (measured in mm of Hg) Low might be interpreted as “a pressure above 0 mm Hg and around 11mm Hg”; Normal as “a pressure around 16.5 mm Hg” and High as “a pressure around 21 mm Hg and bellow 45 mm Hg”.

  13. 13 Membership Function 1 LowNormalHigh 0 01216.522 45 mm Hg Fuzzy sets (linguistic terms: Low, Normal, High) to characterize the linguistic variable Intraocular Pressure - IOP

  14. 14 Knowledge Acquisition Iterative process that involves domain expert(s), knowledge engineers and the computer

  15. 15 Knowledge acquisition steps developing an understanding of the application domain determination of knowledge representation selection, preparation and transformation of data and prior knowledge knowledge extraction (machine learning) model evaluation and refinement

  16. Visits to dr.’s office Ophthalmologist feedback Visits to dr.’s office Ophthalmologist’s feedback Neuro – fuzzy System Existing data, Requirements,goals Complete set of fuzzy rules Top-level specifications Incremental development plan Iteration 1: First set of rules Iteration 2: Second set of rules Iteration n Design of the knowledge engine for disease assessment The diagnosis of Glaucoma comprises the analysis of a myriad of risk factors, each of them related to the diagnosis with different degrees. The rule base is being developed following an incremental development process

  17. 17 Main steps of the process Gather and select relevant information to create or modify the set of rules Create, add or modify linguistic variables and/or fuzzy rules Ophthalmologist’s feedback Rule set evaluation and refinement

  18. In the first increment a minimal group of Fuzzy IF-THEN rules has been created. This ‘basic’ set of rules is the foundation for selecting relevant learning data for improving the prediction engine. Different risk factors and data is being used to add new rules in each successive increment. Each increment will contain all previously developed rules plus some new ones determined to be relevant by the medical expert.

  19. 19 N° x T (x) U M Measurement unit 1 Visual field tests Low damage Damage Severe damage [0, 76] A1LD = {0/1 15/1 30/0 76/0} A1D = {0/0 15/0 30/1 45/1 60/0 76/0} A1SD = {0/0 45/0 60/1 76/1} Low points 2 Visual acuity Normal Abnormal [20/15 20/400] A2N = {20/15/1 20/20/1 20/50/0 20/400/0} A2A = {20/15/0 20/20/0 20/50/1 20/400/1} Number 3 Myopia High [-10, 4] A3 = {-10/1 -4/1 0/0 4/0} No. 4 Cup to disc High ratio [0 1] A4 = {0/0 1/1} Number Fuzzy linguistic variables

  20. 20 N° x T (x) U M Measurementunit 5 IOP High Normal Low [0, 45] A5H = {0/0 16.5/0 22/1 45/1} A5M = {11/0 16.5/1 22/0} A5L = {0/1 11/1 16.5/0 45/0} MmHg 6 Diurnal Fluctuations of IOP Low High [0, 10] A6L = {0/1 5/0 10/0} A6H = {0/0 3/1 10/1} MmHg 7 Age Old [0, 100] A7 = {0/0 40/0 80/1 100/1} Years old 8 Risk Low Moderate High Output OL = {0/1 33/1 50/0 100/0} OM = {0/0 33/0 50/1 66/0 100/0} OH = {0/0 50/0 66/1 100/1} Fuzzy linguistic variables

  21. 21 Output interpretation Low risk: follow-up within 6-12 months Moderate risk: follow-up within next 2-6 months High risk: follow-up within next few weeks

  22. 22 If- Then Rules

  23. 23 Example Visual field tests 45 Visual acuity 20/150 Myopia -9.75 Cup to disc 0.8 IOP 15 Diurnal Fluctuations of IOP 0 Age 80 FCM Result 51.765: next 3-4 months Doctor’s action Appt within 3-4 months

  24. The diagnostic methodology at a glance Ulieru andPogrzeba The methodology has been designed around the software suite developed by Transfertech GmbH Germany, by integrating several of their packages. Aim: emulate the assessment done by the expert physician and collect relevant data for predicting the disease progression Diagnosis Engine: embeds expert knowledge Prediction Engine: developed in a three-step process

  25. Doctor’s Decision Doctor’s Decision Diagnosis Machine Parameters (Measured) Diagnosis Engine Disease Assessment Prediction Prediction Engine Treatment Prediction Follow-up Time Data Base Machine Parameters Disease Assessment Treatment Time Prediction

  26. An evolutionary learning strategy for tuning the prediction engine This step assumes a database with sufficient patient information is already available The design of the database was a challenging process Input handwritten patient files. Database contains: measured parameters, disease assessment, treatment and time interval decided by medical expert and the result of the prediction engine.

  27. Web-centric extension of the system Enable data from several clinics to contribute to the knowledge refinement process. The prediction system and the central database will be placed on a central server Database will be updated periodically A copy of the diagnosis and prediction engines will function in each clinic and will be updated after the learning process is done on the central ‘master’ copy Secure and reliable connection between local engines to the ‘master’ engine

  28. Currently, we are working in the development of a holachy, that would enable the access of the diagnosis and prediction system from clinics and by nomadic patients

  29. Conclusions Our goal is to make this system available on the international health care arena, therefore several standards have to be investigated and reconciled (e-health). The computational intelligence methods increase the accuracy and consistency of diagnosing, risk evaluation and prognostic of glaucoma Computational intelligence can embed in a natural way the uncertainty surrounding the complex medical processes, and in our specific situation can increase the accuracy and consistency of diagnosing, risk evaluation and prognostic of glaucoma

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