{"id":22523,"date":"2026-07-16T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/use-cases\/medical-prognosis\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:47:20","slug":"medical-prognosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/use-cases\/medical-prognosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical prognosis using machine learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Predicting patients&#8217; future health is becoming more critical in the clinical decision-making process.<\/p>\n<p>Machine learning and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/\">Neural Designer<\/a>\u00a0have been used to predict the outcome of diseases and post-operative events, and are increasingly being used in complex medical decision making.<\/p>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#description\"><br \/>\n1. Definition<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#benefits\"><br \/>\n2. Benefits<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#approach\"><br \/>\n3. Approach<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#conclusions\"><br \/>\n4. Conclusions<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>1. Definition<\/h2>\n<p>Medical prognosis consists of predicting the evolution of a patient so that the doctor can select the most appropriate treatment for them.<\/p>\n<p>An example is to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1186\/s12874-016-0265-5\">predict in-hospital mortality following major lower extremity amputations in type 2 diabetic patients<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Medical prognosis usually comprises one or several of the following metrics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Life expectancy.<\/li>\n<li>Survivability.<\/li>\n<li>Progression.<\/li>\n<li>Treatment sensitivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, many types of variables affect diseases and evolution. Some examples are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Personal data:<\/strong> Age, sex, weight&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environmental data:<\/strong> Smoking, drinking&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disease data:<\/strong> Physiological measurements, symptoms&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comorbidity data: <\/strong>Aditional conditions&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Benefits<\/h2>\n<h3>2.1. Imrove treatment<\/h3>\n<p>Edit &#8220;Medical prognosis using machine learning&#8221; with Elementor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2.2. Improve wellbeing<\/h3>\n<p>Prevent excessive treatment or unnecessary surgical operations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2.3. Optimize scheduling<\/h3>\n<p>Prioritize the care of specific patients based on their prognosis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Approach<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/neural-networks-tutorial\">Neural networks<\/a>\u00a0are the most important technique for machine learning and artificial intelligence. The following flow chart shows how to build and use a neural network for medical prognosis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_1.svg\" \/> The first step is to create a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/data-set\">data set<\/a> by collecting all the personal, environmental, disease, and comorbidity data about a cohort, as well as the outcome of those patients.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_2.svg\" \/>Then, we need to build a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/neural-network\">neural network <\/a>that will forecast the outcome of new patients.<\/p>\n<p>The next graph illustrates a neural network for medical prognosis.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical_prognosis_neural_network.webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical_prognosis_neural_network.webp 588w, https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/medical_prognosis_neural_network-300x111.webp 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"217\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_3.svg\" \/>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/training-strategy\">training strategy<\/a> is applied to the neural network to discover the underlying relationships in the data set.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_4.svg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To improve the predictive capabilities of the model, we can also apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/model-selection\">model selection<\/a> by trying combinations of variables and choosing those with more impact on the outcome.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_5.svg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, the resulting model undergoes an exhaustive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/testing-analysis\">testing analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_6.svg\" \/>Finally, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/model-deployment\">model deployment<\/a>, the neural network is used to predict the future health of new patients.<\/p>\n<p>The data science and machine learning platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/downloads\/\">Neural Designer<\/a> guides you through this process to focus on the medical aspects and not on the details behind machine learning.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Conclusions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine learning enables us to build predictive models that help doctors predict the outcome of a disease and choose the best possible treatment for each patient.<\/li>\n<li>Medical prognosis is essential for life-threatening diseases such as cancer and other patients who can be more sensitive to aggressive medical treatment, such as older patients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Relevant documentation:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>To learn more about neural networks, you can read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/neural-networks-tutorial\">neural networks tutorial<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To start applying machine learning using Neural Designer, you can follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/user-guide\/design-a-neural-network\">7 steps to build a neural network<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can also practice with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/examples\/examples-healthcare\/\">16 machine learning examples in healthcare &amp; medicine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2001037014000464\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kourou, K., Exarchos, T. P., Exarchos, K. P., Karamouzis, M. V., &amp; Fotiadis, D. I. (2015). Machine learning applications in cancer prognosis and prediction. Computational and structural biotechnology journal, 13, 8-17<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/%28SICI%291097-0142%2819970215%2979%3A4%3C857%3A%3AAID-CNCR24%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Y\" rel=\"nofollow\">Burke, H. B., Goodman, P. H., Rosen, D. B., Henson, D. E., Weinstein, J. N., Harrell Jr, F. E., &#8230; &amp; Bostwick, D. G. (1997). Artificial neural networks improve the accuracy of cancer survival prediction. Cancer, 79(4), 857-862<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1532046402910385\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ohno-Machado, L. (2001). Modeling medical prognosis: survival analysis techniques. Journal of biomedical informatics, 34(6), 428-439<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related posts<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Predicting patients&#8217; future health is becoming more critical in the clinical decision-making process. Machine learning and\u00a0Neural Designer\u00a0have been used to predict the outcome of diseases and post-operative events, and are increasingly being used in complex medical decision making. Contents 1. Definition 2. Benefits 3. Approach 4. Conclusions 1. 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