On the design of a CADS for shoulder pain pathology

K. López De Ipiña, M. C. Hernández, E. Martínez, C. Vaquero

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Abstract

A musculoskeletal disorder is a condition of the musculoskeletal system, which consists in part of it being injured continuously over time. Shoulder disorders are one of the most common musculoskeletal cases attended in primary health care services. Shoulder disorders cause pain and limit the ability to perform many routine activities, affecting about 15-25 % of the general population. Several clinical tests have been described to aid diagnosis of shoulder disorders. However, the current literature acknowledges a lack of concordance in clinical assessment, even among musculoskeletal specialists. We are working on the design of a Computer-Aided Decision Support (CADS) system for Shoulder Pain Pathology. The paper presents the results of our efforts to build a CADS system testing several classical classification paradigms, feature reduction methods (PCA) and K-means unsupervised clustering. The small database size imposes the use of robust covariance matrix estimation methods to improve the system performance. Finally, the system was evaluated by a medical specialist.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems - 5th International Conference, HAIS 2010, Proceedings
Pages508-515
Number of pages8
EditionPART 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event5th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, HAIS 2010 - San Sebastian, Spain
Duration: 23 Jun 201025 Jun 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6076 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, HAIS 2010
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySan Sebastian
Period23/06/1025/06/10

Keywords

  • Computer-Aided Decision Support system
  • Machine Learning
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Shoulder Pain

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