Method for Detecting Pathology of Internal Organs Using Bioelectrography

Yulia Shichkina1, Roza Fatkieva1, Alexander Sychev1

  • 1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia.

Insights

This study introduces a new bioelectrography method for detecting internal organ pathology using machine learning. The developed approach enhances disease identification accuracy, including combined pathologies, aiding medical screening.

Area of Science:

  • Medical diagnostics
  • Computational biology
  • Biomedical engineering

Background:

  • Current bioelectrography methods lack automated detection for internal organ pathologies and combined diseases.
  • There is a need for improved diagnostic tools to identify organ dysfunction and abnormalities efficiently.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automated method for detecting internal organ pathology using bioelectrography.
  • To create a software package for disease detection based on bioelectrography data.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of various machine learning classifiers for this diagnostic task.

Main Methods:

  • Bioelectrography data acquisition and analysis.
  • Implementation and comparison of machine learning classifiers: logistic regression, decision tree, random forest, xgboost, KNN, SVM, and HyperTab.
  • Development of a novel method and software for automated pathology detection.

Main Results:

  • Machine learning classifiers significantly expand the scope of detectable pathologies.
  • HyperTab, logistic regression, and xgboost demonstrated the best performance, achieving 60-70% f1-score.
  • The developed method enables the identification of individual and combined pathologies.

Conclusions:

  • The developed bioelectrography-based method with machine learning offers a promising approach for automated disease detection.
  • Combining machine learning models can improve the accuracy of identifying specific and complex pathologies.
  • This technology has the potential to reduce the burden on medical staff during screening and improve diagnostic efficiency.

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