Artificial neural network applied to prostate cancer diagnosis

Authors

  • Wesley Batista Dominices de Araujo Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Ewaldo Eder Carvalho Santana Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Nilviane Pires Silva Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Carlos Magno Sousa Junior Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
  • Giullianno Lopes Moura Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • José Arnon Linhares Moraes dos Santos Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Paloma Larissa Arruda Lopes Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Wesley do Nascimento Silva Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • João Pedro Pereira Gonçalves Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Felipe Castelo Branco Rocha Silva Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59681/2175-4411.v16.iEspecial.2024.1371

Keywords:

Artificial Neural Network, Diagnosis, Prostate cancer

Abstract

Objective: Develop a method to assist in the diagnosis of prostate cancer using Artificial Neural Network applied to clinical variables. Method: Retrospective observational research was carried out on 274 medical records from the University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão. The following clinical variables were used: age, race, systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, alcohol consumption, digital rectal exam, and total PSA. An Artificial Neural Network model was created for predictive classification. Results: The model presented an accuracy of 80%, sensitivity of 80%, specificity of 80% and area under the ROC curve of 0.9027. Conclusion: Excellent performance was obtained in predicting prostate cancer. This method can be incorporated into clinical practice as doctors and patients can reap the benefits of it by reducing unnecessary biopsies without compromising the ability to diagnose prostate cancer.

Author Biographies

Wesley Batista Dominices de Araujo, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

 Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Ewaldo Eder Carvalho Santana, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Departamento de Engenharia da Computação, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Nilviane Pires Silva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Carlos Magno Sousa Junior, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão

Departamento de Engenharia da Computação, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Giullianno Lopes Moura, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão – HU-UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

José Arnon Linhares Moraes dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão – HU-UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Paloma Larissa Arruda Lopes, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

 Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Wesley do Nascimento Silva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

João Pedro Pereira Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

Felipe Castelo Branco Rocha Silva, Universidade Federal do Maranhão

Departamento de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, São Luís (MA), Brasil.

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Published

2024-11-19

How to Cite

de Araujo, W. B. D., Santana, E. E. C., Silva, N. P., Sousa Junior, C. M., Moura, G. L., dos Santos, J. A. L. M., … Silva, F. C. B. R. (2024). Artificial neural network applied to prostate cancer diagnosis. Journal of Health Informatics, 16(Especial). https://doi.org/10.59681/2175-4411.v16.iEspecial.2024.1371

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