Data mining and CBR integrated methods in medicine: A review

Abstract

Nowadays, a large number of data mining (DM) techniques are available for data analysis and prediction in medicine. Few literatures are available that provide a comprehensive view which give a guideline to use the DM techniques in different medical areas (domain). This review provides a comprehensive view of the state of the art of single DM and integrated case-based reasoning (CBR) and DM techniques in different medical domains such as: general medicine, nephrology, dermatology, cardiology, urology, oncology, neurology and orthopaedic. We present our observation in tabular and graphic mode, which shows the use of a particular method of DM in the various domains of medical use and the use of different methods of DM in a particular medical domain. The study and observation would help the biomedical engineers to know the applicability of a particular method in different medical domains of practice and research. © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.