Development and Validation of a Bayesian Network for Supporting the Etiological Diagnosis of Uveitis

The etiological diagnosis of uveitis is complex. We aimed to implement and validate a Bayesian belief network algorithm for the differential diagnosis of the most relevant causes of uveitis. The training dataset (n = 897) and the test dataset (n = 154) were composed of all incident cases of uveitis admitted to two internal medicine departments, in two independent French centers (Lyon, 2003-2016 and Dijon, 2015-2017). The etiologies of uveitis were classified into eight groups. The algorithm was based on simple epidemiological characteristics (age, gender, and ethnicity) and anatomoclinical features of uveitis. The cross-validated estimate obtained in the training dataset concluded that the etiology of uveitis determined by the experts corresponded to one of the two most probable diagnoses in at least 77% of the cases. In the test dataset, this probability reached at least 83%. For the training and test datasets, when the most likely diagnosis was considered, the highest sensitivity was obtained for spondyloarthritis and HLA-B27-related uveitis (76% and 63%, respectively). The respective specificities were 93% and 54%. This algorithm could help junior and general ophthalmologists in the differential diagnosis of uveitis. It could guide the diagnostic work-up and help in the selection of further diagnostic investigations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 10(2021), 15 vom: 30. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jamilloux, Yvan [VerfasserIn]
Romain-Scelle, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Rabilloud, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Morel, Coralie [VerfasserIn]
Kodjikian, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Maucort-Boulch, Delphine [VerfasserIn]
Bielefeld, Philip [VerfasserIn]
Sève, Pascal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Algorithm
Artificial intelligence
Bayesian network
Diagnosis
Journal Article
Uveitis

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Date Revised 20.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm10153398

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32906441X