Artificial Neural Network and Its Application in Medical Disease Prediction: Review Article

Abstract

: Artificial Neural Network (ANN) has gained considerable attention in many fields, including medicine. Despite this, many physicians are still oblivious to the concept of ANN. In this paper, therefore, we attempt to provide an overview of the features of ANN. In addition, performance comparison in medical disease prediction between ANN and regression as a standard statistical technique is also conducted. This is due to the proficiency of ANN in modeling complex, non-linear relationships which makes it highly attractive for diagnostic or prognostic purposes. It can be concluded that ANN has similar performance to, and in some cases, is better than regression.