The XAI medical diagnosis timeline
We often think we can see a doctor, and we will get a straight explanation of what we are suffering from and what the solution is. Although it might be true in simple cases, it is far from reality in situations in which the symptoms are either absent or difficult to detect. The case study in this chapter describes a case with confusing symptoms and unexpected outcomes.
We can represent such a patient's history, from the diagnosis process to the treatment protocols, in a timeline. A medical diagnosis timeline starts when a doctor first discovers the symptoms of a patient. A simple disease will lead to a rapid diagnosis. When the same symptoms can describe several diseases, the timeline stretches out, and it might take several days or weeks to reach the end of the process and come up with a diagnosis.
Let's introduce a standard AI prototype that will help a general practitioner. The practitioner must deal with...