Stem Cell Research & Therapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Dec. 10, 2023
Abstract
Background
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
identify
potential
biomarkers
for
predicting
response
MSC
therapy
by
pre-MSC
treatment
plasma
proteomic
profile
in
severe
COVID-19
order
optimize
choice.
Methods
A
total
58
patients
selected
from
our
previous
RCT
cohort
were
enrolled
study.
responders
(
n
=
35)
defined
as
whose
resolution
lung
consolidation
≥
51.99%
(the
median
value
consolidation)
28
days
post-MSC
treatment,
while
non-responders
23)
<
51.99%.
Plasma
before
detected
using
data-independent
acquisition
(DIA)
proteomics.
Multivariate
logistic
regression
analysis
used
that
might
distinguish
between
and
therapy.
Results
In
total,
1101
proteins
identified
plasma.
Compared
with
the
non-responders,
had
three
upregulated
(CSPG2,
CTRB1,
OSCAR)
10
downregulated
(ANXA1,
AGRG6,
CAPG,
DDX55,
KV133,
LEG10,
OXSR1,
PICAL,
PTGDS,
S100A8)
treatment.
Using
model,
lower
levels
ANXA1
higher
CTRB1
predictors
therapy,
AUC
ROC
at
0.910
(95%
CI
0.818–1.000)
training
set.
validation
set,
0.767
0.459–1.000).
Conclusions
responsiveness
appears
depend
on
baseline
level
ANXA1.
Clinicians
should
take
these
factors
into
consideration
when
making
decision
initiate
COVID-19.
Sensors,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1), P. 205 - 205
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Objective:
In
this
paper,
we
explore
the
correlation
between
performance
reporting
and
development
of
inclusive
AI
solutions
for
biomedical
problems.
Our
study
examines
critical
aspects
bias
noise
in
context
medical
decision
support,
aiming
to
provide
actionable
solutions.
Contributions:
A
key
contribution
our
work
is
recognition
that
measurement
processes
introduce
arising
from
human
data
interpretation
selection.
We
concept
“noise-bias
cascade”
explain
their
interconnected
nature.
While
current
models
handle
well,
remains
a
significant
obstacle
achieving
practical
these
models.
analysis
spans
entire
lifecycle,
collection
model
deployment.
Recommendations:
To
effectively
mitigate
bias,
assert
need
implement
additional
measures
such
as
rigorous
design;
appropriate
statistical
analysis;
transparent
reporting;
diverse
research
representation.
Furthermore,
strongly
recommend
integration
uncertainty
during
deployment
ensure
utmost
fairness
inclusivity.
These
comprehensive
recommendations
aim
minimize
both
noise,
thereby
improving
future
support
systems.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Abstract
COVID-19
is
a
highly
communicable
respiratory
illness
caused
by
the
novel
coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2,
which
has
had
significant
impact
on
global
public
health
and
economy.
Detecting
patients
during
pandemic
with
limited
medical
facilities
can
be
challenging,
resulting
in
errors
further
complications.
Therefore,
this
study
aims
to
develop
deep
learning
models
facilitate
automated
diagnosis
of
from
CT
scan
records
patients.
The
also
introduced
COVID-MAH-CT,
new
dataset
that
contains
4442
images
133
patients,
as
well
3D
volumes.
We
proposed
evaluated
six
different
transfer
for
slide-level
analysis
are
responsible
detecting
multi-slice
spiral
CT.
Additionally,
multi-head
attention
squeeze
excitation
residual
(MASERes)
neural
network,
model
was
developed
patient-level
analysis,
analyzes
all
slides
given
patient
whole
accurately
diagnose
COVID-19.
codes
available
at
https://github.com/alrzsdgh/COVID
.
were
able
detect
an
accuracy
more
than
99%,
while
MASERes
volumes
100%.
These
achievements
demonstrate
useful
automatically
both
patients’
records,
applied
real-world
utilization,
particularly
diagnosing
cases
areas
facilities.
Computers in Biology and Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
152, P. 106417 - 106417
Published: Dec. 15, 2022
COVID-19
pandemic
continues
to
spread
rapidly
over
the
world
and
causes
a
tremendous
crisis
in
global
human
health
economy.
Its
early
detection
diagnosis
are
crucial
for
controlling
further
spread.
Many
deep
learning-based
methods
have
been
proposed
assist
clinicians
automatic
based
on
computed
tomography
imaging.
However,
challenges
still
remain,
including
low
data
diversity
existing
datasets,
unsatisfied
resulting
from
insufficient
accuracy
sensitivity
of
learning
models.
To
enhance
diversity,
we
design
augmentation
techniques
incremental
levels
apply
them
largest
open-access
benchmark
dataset,
COVIDx
CT-2A.
Meanwhile,
similarity
regularization
(SR)
derived
contrastive
is
this
study
enable
CNNs
learn
more
parameter-efficient
representations,
thus
improving
CNNs.
The
results
seven
commonly
used
demonstrate
that
CNN
performance
can
be
improved
stably
through
applying
designed
SR
techniques.
In
particular,
DenseNet121
with
achieves
an
average
test
99.44%
three
trials
three-category
classification,
normal,
non-COVID-19
pneumonia,
pneumonia.
And
achieved
precision,
sensitivity,
specificity
pneumonia
category
98.40%,
99.59%,
99.50%,
respectively.
These
statistics
suggest
our
method
has
surpassed
state-of-the-art
CT-2A
dataset.
Healthcare,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 2388 - 2388
Published: Aug. 24, 2023
The
emergence
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
in
Wuhan
2019
led
to
discovery
a
novel
coronavirus.
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
designated
it
as
global
on
11
March
2020
due
its
rapid
and
widespread
transmission.
Its
impact
has
had
profound
implications,
particularly
realm
public
health.
Extensive
scientific
endeavors
have
been
directed
towards
devising
effective
treatment
strategies
vaccines.
Within
healthcare
medical
imaging
domain,
application
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
brought
significant
advantages.
This
study
delves
into
peer-reviewed
research
articles
spanning
years
2022,
focusing
AI-driven
methodologies
for
analysis
screening
through
chest
CT
scan
data.
We
assess
efficacy
deep
learning
algorithms
facilitating
decision
making
processes.
Our
exploration
encompasses
various
facets,
including
data
collection,
systematic
contributions,
emerging
techniques,
encountered
challenges.
However,
comparison
outcomes
between
2022
proves
intricate
shifts
dataset
magnitudes
over
time.
initiatives
aimed
at
developing
AI-powered
tools
detection,
localization,
segmentation
cases
are
primarily
centered
educational
training
contexts.
deliberate
their
merits
constraints,
context
necessitating
cross-population
train/test
models.
encompassed
review
231
publications,
bolstered
by
meta-analysis
employing
search
keywords
(COVID-19
OR
Coronavirus)
AND
(deep
imaging)
both
PubMed
Central
Repository
Web
Science
platforms.