Decision Tree for Disease Prediction Using Physiological Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for disease prediction rely heavily on medical professionals' experience, often leading to delayed treatment due to misdiagnosis, and there is a need for a more efficient mechanism to classify physiological measurement data for accurate disease identification.

Innovation Solution

A method for establishing a decision tree using physiological measurement data, involving classification, calculation of cutting points, branching, and pruning, utilizing the Gini coefficient and Akaike Information Criterion to improve disease prediction accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If doctors rely on their experience to determine disease, then diagnostic flexibility is maintained, but misdiagnosis rate increases and treatment is delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnostic accuracyVSAvoidtreatment delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of physiological measurement data into multiple categories before final diagnosis, pre-organizing information to speed up the diagnostic process while maintaining accuracy through structured analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The diagnostic process is segmented into distinct stages: data classification into multiple categories, cutting point calculation for each category, and hierarchical branching through terminal branches, allowing parallel processing that reduces time loss while maintaining comprehensive analysis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If artificial intelligence is introduced to assist disease recognition, then misdiagnosis rate decreases, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisease recognition accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The AI system is segmented into modular components: data classification module, cutting point calculation module, and terminal branch determination module, each handling specific tasks independently to reduce overall system complexity while maintaining high recognition accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary classification of physiological data into multiple categories before detailed analysis, pre-organizing information to simplify subsequent processing steps and reduce the complexity of the overall diagnostic system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If complete medical records are imported using FHIR format, then diagnostic accuracy improves, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata completenessVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Complete medical records in FHIR format are segmented and classified into multiple physiological measurement categories, with each category processed independently through its own cutting point calculation and terminal branch determination, reducing the complexity of handling large volumes of data while maintaining complete information for accurate diagnosis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20230260651A1Method, electronic system, and computer program product for establishing decision tree for disease prediction
Publication Date: 2023.08.17 WISTRON CORP
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AI summary

A method for establishing a decision tree for disease prediction is provided. The method receives a plurality of physiological measurement data corresponding to different diseases. The method classifies the physiological measurement data corresponding to the purpose. The method calculates at least one cutting point of the physiological measurement data. The method branches the decision tree corresponding to the at least one cutting point. The method prunes the decision tree to complete the establishment of the decision tree. The present invention can assist doctors in medical diagnosis, give preventive medication in advance based on the prediction results, and calculate the data of each terminal branch of the decision tree to obtain the probability of a single disease, which can improve the accuracy of more disease predictions.