Abstract
Auto-encoders and their variational counterparts form a family of (deep) neural networks that serve a wide range of applications in medical research and clinical practice. In this chapter we provide a comprehensive overview of how auto-encoders work and how they can be used to improve medical research. We elaborate on various topics such as dimension reduction, denoising auto-encoders, auto-encoders used for anomaly detection and the applications of representations of data created using auto-encoders. Secondly, we touch upon the subject of variational auto-encoders, explaining their design and training process. We end the chapter with small scale examples of auto-encoders applied to the MNIST dataset and a recent example of an application of a (disentangled) variational auto-encoder applied to ECG-data.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Real-World Data |
Editors | Folkert W. Asselbergs, Spiros Denaxas, Daniel L. Oberski, Jason H. Moore |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 203-220 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031366789 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783031366772 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Nov 2023 |
Keywords
- Anomaly detection
- Auto-encoder
- Deep learning
- Denoising
- Dimension reduction
- Disentanglement
- ECG
- Explainable AI
- Variational auto-encoder