Smartpath k : a platform for teaching glomerulopathies using machine learning

With the emergence of the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), distance learning, especially that mediated by information and digital communication technologies, has been adopted in all areas of knowledge and at all levels, including medical education. Imminently practical areas, such as pathology,...

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Published in:BMC medical education 2021-04, Vol.21 (1), p.248
Main Authors: Aldeman, Nayze Lucena Sangreman, de Sá Urtiga Aita, Keylla Maria, Machado, Vinícius Ponte, da Mata Sousa, Luiz Claudio Demes, Coelho, Antonio Gilberto Borges, da Silva, Adalberto Socorro, da Silva Mendes, Ana Paula, de Oliveira Neres, Francisco Jair, do Monte, Semíramis Jamil Hadad
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Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
COVID-19
Education, Distance
Humans
Machine Learning
SARS-CoV-2
Teaching
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Summary:With the emergence of the new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), distance learning, especially that mediated by information and digital communication technologies, has been adopted in all areas of knowledge and at all levels, including medical education. Imminently practical areas, such as pathology, have made traditional teaching based on conventional microscopy more flexible through the synergies of computational tools and image digitization, not only to improve teaching-learning but also to offer alternatives to repetitive and exhaustive histopathological analyzes. In this context, machine learning algorithms capable of recognizing histological patterns in kidney biopsy slides have been developed and validated with a view to building computational models capable of accurately identifying renal pathologies. In practice, the use of such algorithms can contribute to the universalization of teaching, allowing quality training even in regions where there is a lack of good nephropathologists. The purpose of this work is to describe and test the functionality of SmartPath , a tool to support teaching of glomerulopathies using machine learning. The training for knowledge acquisition was performed automatically by machine learning methods using the J48 algorithm to create a computational model of an appropriate decision tree. An intelligent system, SmartPath , was developed as a complementary remote tool in the teaching-learning process for pathology teachers and their students (undergraduate and graduate students), showing 89,47% accuracy using machine learning algorithms based on decision trees. This artificial intelligence system can assist in teaching renal pathology to increase the training capacity of new medical professionals in this area.
ISSN:1472-6920