Artificial intelligence and wheezing in children: where are we now?

Wheezing is a common condition in childhood, and its prevalence has increased in the last decade. Up to one-third of preschoolers develop recurrent wheezing, significantly impacting their quality of life and healthcare resources. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have recently been applied i...

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Published in:Frontiers in medicine 2024-08, Vol.11, p.1460050
Main Authors: Venditto, Laura, Morano, Sonia, Piazza, Michele, Zaffanello, Marco, Tenero, Laura, Piacentini, Giorgio, Ferrante, Giuliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
artificial intelligence
asthma
digital health
machine learning
Medicine
wheezing
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Summary:Wheezing is a common condition in childhood, and its prevalence has increased in the last decade. Up to one-third of preschoolers develop recurrent wheezing, significantly impacting their quality of life and healthcare resources. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have recently been applied in paediatric allergology and pulmonology, contributing to disease recognition, risk stratification, and decision support. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped healthcare systems, resulting in an increased workload and the necessity to reduce access to hospital facilities. In this view, AI and Machine Learning (ML) approaches can help address current issues in managing preschool wheezing, from its recognition with AI-augmented stethoscopes and monitoring with smartphone applications, aiming to improve parent-led/self-management and reducing economic and social costs. Moreover, in the last decade, ML algorithms have been applied in wheezing phenotyping, also contributing to identifying specific genes, and have been proven to even predict asthma in preschoolers. This minireview aims to update our knowledge on recent advancements of AI applications in childhood wheezing, summarizing and discussing the current evidence in recognition, diagnosis, phenotyping, and asthma prediction, with an overview of home monitoring and tele-management.
ISSN:2296-858X
2296-858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2024.1460050