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SpectraClassifier 1.0: a user friendly, automated MRS-based classifier-development system

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Abstract

Background
SpectraClassifier (SC) is a Java solution for designing and implementing Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS)-based classifiers. The main goal of SC is to allow users with minimum background knowledge of multivariate statistics to perform a fully automated pattern recognition analysis. SC incorporates feature selection (greedy stepwise approach, either forward or backward), and feature extraction (PCA). Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis is the method of choice for classification. Classifier evaluation is performed through various methods: display of the confusion matrix of the training and testing datasets; K-fold cross-validation, leave-one-out and bootstrapping as well as Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves.

Results
SC is composed of the following modules: Classifier design, Data exploration, Data visualisation, Classifier evaluation, Reports, and Classifier history. It is able to read low resolution in-vivo MRS (single-voxel and multi-voxel) and high resolution tissue MRS (HRMAS), processed with existing tools (jMRUI, INTERPRET, 3DiCSI or TopSpin). In addition, to facilitate exchanging data between applications, a standard format capable of storing all the information needed for a dataset was developed. Each functionality of SC has been specifically validated with real data with the purpose of bug-testing and methods validation. Data from the INTERPRET project was used.

Conclusions
SC is a user-friendly software designed to fulfil the needs of potential users in the MRS community. It accepts all kinds of pre-processed MRS data types and classifies them semi-automatically, allowing spectroscopists to concentrate on interpretation of results with the use of its visualisation tools.

Acceptance Date Feb 24, 2010
Publication Date Feb 24, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal BMC Bioinformatics
Publisher Springer Verlag
Pages 106 - 106
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-106
Keywords Feature Selection, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Data Visualisation, Classifier Evaluation, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Data
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-106

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