Geovisualisation Tools for Reporting and Monitoring Transthyretin-Associated Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy Disease

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2023

Authors

Lopo, RX (Author) Other; Jorge, AM (Author) FCUP; Maria Pedroto (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases - International Workshops of ECML PKDD 2022, Grenoble, France, September 19-23, 2022, Proceedings, Part I

Pages: 103-118

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Authenticus ID: P-00X-T5F

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23618-1_7

Abstract (EN): Transthyretin-associated Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) is a chronic fatal disease with a high incidence in Portugal. It is therefore relevant to provide professionals and citizens with a tool that enables a detailed geographical and territorial study. For this reason, we have developed an web based application that brings together techniques applied to spatial data that allow the study of the historical progression and growth of cases in patients' residential areas and areas of origin as well as an epidemic forecast. The tool enables the exploration of geographical longitudinal data at national, district and county levels. High density regions and periods can be visually identified according to parameters selected by the user. The visual evaluation of the data and its comparison across different time spans of the disease era can have an impact on more informed decision making by those working with patients to improve their quality of life, treatment or follow-up. The tool is available online for data exploration and its code is available on GitHub for adaptation to other geospatial scenarios.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 16