The role of artificial intelligence in the management of liver diseases

• Published in: The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences Vol. 40; no. 11; pp. 962 - 971
• Main Authors: Lu, Ming‐Ying, Chuang, Wan‐Long, Yu, Ming‐Lung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BP, Asia Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 01.11.2024; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Algorithms; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiviral drugs; Artificial Intelligence; artificial intelligence (AI); Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis; Care and treatment; Classification; Datasets; Decision trees; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Disease Management; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; hepatitis C virus (HCV); hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Humans; Liver cancer; Liver diseases; Liver Diseases - diagnosis; Liver Diseases - pathology; Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis; Machine Learning; machine learning (ML); Natural language processing; Neural networks; Precision Medicine - methods; Review; Support vector machines; Taiwan; algorithms; hepatitis C virus (HCV); hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); machine learning (ML); artificial intelligence (AI)
• ISSN: 1607-551X; 2410-8650; 2410-8650
• DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12901

Universal neonatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination and the advent of direct‐acting antivirals (DAA) against hepatitis C virus (HCV) have reshaped the epidemiology of chronic liver diseases. However, some aspects of the management of chronic liver diseases remain unresolved. Nucleotide analogs can achieve sustained HBV DNA suppression but rarely lead to a functional cure. Despite the high efficacy of DAAs, successful antiviral therapy does not eliminate the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), highlighted the need for cost‐effective identification of high‐risk populations for HCC surveillance and tailored HCC treatment strategies for these populations. The accessibility of high‐throughput genomic data has accelerated the development of precision medicine, and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to a new era of precision medicine. AI can learn from complex, non‐linear data and identify hidden patterns within real‐world datasets. The combination of AI and multi‐omics approaches can facilitate disease diagnosis, biomarker discovery, and the prediction of treatment efficacy and prognosis. AI algorithms have been implemented in various aspects, including non‐invasive tests, predictive models, image diagnosis, and the interpretation of histopathology findings. AI can support clinicians in decision‐making, alleviate clinical burdens, and curtail healthcare expenses. In this review, we introduce the fundamental concepts of machine learning and review the role of AI in the management of chronic liver diseases.