Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke

ObjectiveTo develop and validate an explainable machine learning (ML) model predicting the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after intravenous thrombolysis.MethodsWe retrospectively enrolled patients who received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) thrombolysis within 4.5 h after...

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Main Authors: Yanan Lin, Yan Li, Yayin Luo, Jie Han
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description ObjectiveTo develop and validate an explainable machine learning (ML) model predicting the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after intravenous thrombolysis.MethodsWe retrospectively enrolled patients who received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) thrombolysis within 4.5 h after symptom onset to form the original modeling cohort. HT was defined as any hemorrhage on head CT scan completed within 48 h after IV-tPA administration. We utilized the Random Forest (RF), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), and Gaussian Naive Bayes (GauNB) algorithms to develop ML-HT models. The models' predictive performance was evaluated using confusion matrix (including accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score), and discriminative analysis (area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve, ROC-AUC) in the original cohort, followed by validation in an independent external cohort. The models' explainability was assessed using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) global feature plot, SHAP Summary Plot, and Partial Dependence Plot.ResultsA total of 1,007 patients were included in the original modeling cohort, with an HT incidence of 8.94%. The RF-based ML-HT model showed metrics of 0.874 (accuracy), 0.972 (precision), 0.890 (recall), 0.929 (F1 score); with ROC-AUC of 0.7847 in the original cohort and 0.7119 in the external validation cohort. The MLP model showed 0.878, 0.967, 0.989, 0.978, 0.7710, and 0.6768, respectively. The AdaBoost model showed 0.907, 0.967, 0.989, 0.978, 0.7798, and 0.6606, respectively. The GauNB model showed 0.848, 0.983, 0.598, 0.716, 0.6953, and 0.6289, respectively. The explainable analysis of the RF-based ML model indicated that the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, age, platelet count, and atrial fibrillation were the primary determinants for HT following IV-tPA thrombolysis.ConclusionThe RF-based explainable ML model demonstrated promising predictive ability for estimating the risk of HT after IV-tPA thrombolysis and may have the potential to assist the clinical decision-making in emergency settings.
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spelling doaj-art-e915280bc2984453904d093e0ac6f2c52025-08-20T02:59:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952025-01-011510.3389/fneur.2024.14462501446250Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in strokeYanan Lin0Yan Li1Yayin Luo2Jie Han3Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaInterdisciplinary Research Center for Biology and Chemistry, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, ChinaObjectiveTo develop and validate an explainable machine learning (ML) model predicting the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after intravenous thrombolysis.MethodsWe retrospectively enrolled patients who received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) thrombolysis within 4.5 h after symptom onset to form the original modeling cohort. HT was defined as any hemorrhage on head CT scan completed within 48 h after IV-tPA administration. We utilized the Random Forest (RF), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), and Gaussian Naive Bayes (GauNB) algorithms to develop ML-HT models. The models' predictive performance was evaluated using confusion matrix (including accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score), and discriminative analysis (area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve, ROC-AUC) in the original cohort, followed by validation in an independent external cohort. The models' explainability was assessed using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) global feature plot, SHAP Summary Plot, and Partial Dependence Plot.ResultsA total of 1,007 patients were included in the original modeling cohort, with an HT incidence of 8.94%. The RF-based ML-HT model showed metrics of 0.874 (accuracy), 0.972 (precision), 0.890 (recall), 0.929 (F1 score); with ROC-AUC of 0.7847 in the original cohort and 0.7119 in the external validation cohort. The MLP model showed 0.878, 0.967, 0.989, 0.978, 0.7710, and 0.6768, respectively. The AdaBoost model showed 0.907, 0.967, 0.989, 0.978, 0.7798, and 0.6606, respectively. The GauNB model showed 0.848, 0.983, 0.598, 0.716, 0.6953, and 0.6289, respectively. The explainable analysis of the RF-based ML model indicated that the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, age, platelet count, and atrial fibrillation were the primary determinants for HT following IV-tPA thrombolysis.ConclusionThe RF-based explainable ML model demonstrated promising predictive ability for estimating the risk of HT after IV-tPA thrombolysis and may have the potential to assist the clinical decision-making in emergency settings.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1446250/fullacute ischemic strokeintravenous thrombolysishemorrhagic transformationmachine learningexplainability
spellingShingle Yanan Lin
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Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
Frontiers in Neurology
acute ischemic stroke
intravenous thrombolysis
hemorrhagic transformation
machine learning
explainability
title Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
title_full Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
title_fullStr Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
title_short Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
title_sort development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke
topic acute ischemic stroke
intravenous thrombolysis
hemorrhagic transformation
machine learning
explainability
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1446250/full
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