Medical ontologies for machine learning and decision support
First Claim
1. A method for use of a medical ontology for computer assisted clinical decision support, the method comprising:
- providing a medical ontology indicating one or more semantic groupings of features;
learning, by a processor, to identify at least one similar patient record from a set of patient records, the learning being a function of the one or more semantic groupings of features of the medical ontology; and
outputting information derived from the learning.
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Abstract
A medical ontology may be used for computer assisted clinical decision support. Multi-level and/or semantically grouped medical ontology is incorporated into a machine learning algorithm. The resulting machine-learnt algorithm outputs information to assist in clinical decisions. For example, a patient record is input to the algorithm. Based on the incorporated medical ontology, similarities are aggregated in different groups. An aggregate similarity of at least one group is a function of an aggregate similarity of at least another group. One or more similar patients and/or outcomes are identified based on similarity. Probability based outputs may be provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for use of a medical ontology for computer assisted clinical decision support, the method comprising:
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providing a medical ontology indicating one or more semantic groupings of features; learning, by a processor, to identify at least one similar patient record from a set of patient records, the learning being a function of the one or more semantic groupings of features of the medical ontology; and outputting information derived from the learning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for use of a medical ontology for computer assisted clinical decision support, the system comprising:
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a memory operable to store a machine-learnt algorithm, the machine-learnt algorithm integrating a multi-level medical ontology, the multi-level medical ontology having a hierarchal node structure defining relative contribution of features at different levels of the multi-level medical ontology; and a processor operable to apply the machine-learnt algorithm to a medical record of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. In a computer readable storage media having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for computer assisted clinical decision support with a medical ontology using machine learning, the storage media comprising instructions for:
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incorporating, into a machine learning algorithm, domain knowledge from a medical ontology describing interrelations between features; searching, with the machine learning algorithm, a sequence of instances where each instance is represented by at least one single feature vector describing the instance, the searching including aggregating similarities in different groups, an aggregate similarity of at least one group being a function of an aggregate similarity of at least another group; and identifying, in response to the searching, a similar instance with the machine learning algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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