Computational Analysis and Deep Learning for Medical Care

Preface

Due to recent technological developments and the integration of millions of Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices, a large volume of data is being generated every day. This data, known as big data, is summed up by the 7 V’s—Volume, Velocity, Variety, Variability, Veracity, Visualization, and Value. Efficient tools, models and algorithms are required to analyze this data in order to advance the development of applications in several sectors, including e-healthcare (i.e., for disease prediction) and satellites (i.e., for weather prediction) among others. In the case of data related to biomedical imaging, this analyzed data is very useful to doctors and their patients in making predictive and effective decisions when treating disease. The healthcare sector needs to rely on smart machines/devices to collect data; however, nowadays, these smart machines/devices are facing several critical issues, including security breaches, data leaks of private information, loss of trust, etc.

We are currently entering the era of smart world devices, where robots or machines are being used in most applications to solve real-world problems. These smart machines/devices reduce the burden on doctors, which in turn make their lives easier and the lives of their patients better, thereby increasing patient longevity, which is the ultimate goal of computer vision. Therefore, our goal in writing this book is to attempt to provide complete information on reliable deep learning models required ...