Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine (eBook)

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in clinical decision support systems, precision health, and data science in medicine. The book targets clinical researchers and computational scientists seeking to understand the recent advances of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and medicine. Since AI and its applications are believed to have the potential to revolutionize healthcare and medicine, there is a clear need to explore and investigate the state-of-the-art advancements in the field. This book provides a detailed description of the advancements, challenges, and opportunities of using AI in medical and health applications. Over 10 case studies are included in the book that cover topics related to biomedical image processing, machine learning for healthcare, clinical decision support systems, visualization of high dimensional data, data security and privacy, bioinformatics, and biometrics. The book is intended for clinical researchers and computational scientists seeking to understand the recent advances of AI in health and medicine. Many universities may use the book as a secondary training text. Companies in the healthcare sector can greatly benefit from the case studies covered in the book. Moreover, this book also: Provides an overview of the recent developments in clinical decision support systems, precision health, and data science in medicine Examines the advancements, challenges, and opportunities of using AI in medical and health applications Includes 10 cases for practical application and reference Kayvan Najarian is a Professor in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Delaram Kahrobaei is the University Dean for Research at City University of New York (CUNY), a Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics, Queens College CUNY, and the former Chair of Cyber Security, University of York. Enrique Dominguez is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Malaga and a member of the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga.Reza Soroushmehr is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics and a member of the Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.