Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications in Medical Diagnosis

Abstract

An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a mathematical representation of the human brain neural system, reflecting its “learning” and “generalization” capabilities. This article aims to provide a comprehensive tutorial and a survey regarding ANN and its varied applications. The sight of ANN can be found in almost all the fields and applications ranging from multimedia to medical science. ANN when effectively used in medical science can predict accurate results while screening a patient’s records and also suggest precautionary measures and treatments to improve world health. This technology will save time and avoid medical errors. ANN can be used to recognize patterns and predict various types of cancers like skin, brain and breast cancers. The readers can take away the subsequent contents from this article: A general wide introduction to ANN, Major areas where ANN is applied and their advancements, and also the applications of ANN in health care and medical diagnosis.