
Minh Huu Nhat Le- Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine
- MD, PhD candidate at Taipei Medical University
Minh Huu Nhat Le
- Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine
- MD, PhD candidate at Taipei Medical University
genomics, radiomics, computer vision, AI, machine learning, deep learning
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Introduction
Minh is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Medicine, majoring in AI in Medicine studies at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. His research focuses on AI algorithms, machine learning, and deep learning, with a notable project on integrating Artificial Intelligence within Clinical Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging. Additionally, he sharpened his skills in Clinical Research and Epidemiology in GCSRT Program, class of 2022 at Harvard Medical School.
Skills and Expertise
Current institution
Additional affiliations
October 2022 - present
TMU Research Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Position
- PhD Student
September 2022 - June 2024
Position
- PhD Student
Description
- Taipei Medical University (TMU) has been a leader in Taiwan's healthcare system for more than half a century. Around 6,000 students from over 40 countries are currently enrolled in TMU's 10 colleges. Taipei Medical University (TMU) has ranked top #1 of top Taiwan's private medical universities.
October 2021 - present
Education
October 2022 - September 2025
June 2021 - October 2022
September 2012 - September 2018
Publications
Publications (185)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge technologies in the diagnosis of multiple cardiovascular disease. Readers will understand technical advancements and research gaps, which will help them to optimize the design of algorithms and devices.
Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Technologies in Cardiovascular Diseases: Towards Data-Driven S...
Highlights and novelty: Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are a type of deep learning model particularly effective in processing structured data, such as images and sequential patterns in gene expression data. Originally designed for image recognition, CNNs excel at identifying spatial hierarchies and complex patterns, making them well-suited fo...
Background
Meningiomas are typically found in adults, with an average diagnosis age of 66. However, they can occur in children, presenting unique clinical and immunohistochemical characteristics. This report explores a rare pediatric case of anaplastic meningioma, highlighting the diagnostic and treatment challenges involved.
Clinical finding, lab...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and genomics is revolutionizing cancer drug discovery by enabling personalized and effective therapies. This review explores the application of AI technologies, such as deep learning and data analytics, in transforming the identification, design, and evaluation of cancer drugs. AI plays a pivotal role...
Background Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are the leading cause of acute disease incidence worldwide and contribute to a substantial health-care burden. Although acute otitis media is a common complication of URIs, the combined global burden of URIs and otitis media has not been studied comprehensively. We used results from the Global Burden o...
Summary
Background Diarrhoeal diseases claim more than 1 million lives annually and are a leading cause of death in children
younger than 5 years. Comprehensive global estimates of the diarrhoeal disease burden for specific age groups of
children younger than 5 years are scarce, and the burden in children older than 5 years and in adults is also
un...
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Southeast Asian female presented with fatigue and exertional dyspnea. She underwent a myomectomy four years ago. Examination showed vital signs within normal limits, except for an SpO2 of 87%. Blood tests indicated microcytic hypochromic anemia and elevated D-Dimer levels of 1479 ng/mL.
A transthoracic echocardiogra...
Background
As set out in Sustainable Development Goal 3.3, the target date for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat is 2030. Therefore, there is a crucial need to evaluate current epidemiological trends and monitor global progress towards HIV incidence and mortality reduction goals. In this analysis, we assess the current burden of HIV...
Accurate quantification of intraoperative blood loss is crucial for enhancing patient safety and the success rate of surgeries. Traditional estimation techniques, mainly reliant on visual assessments, are prone to significant inaccuracies due to their subjective nature. This study introduces MDCare, an innovative deep learning-integrated system des...
Background
Stillbirth is a devastating and often avoidable adverse pregnancy outcome. Monitoring stillbirth levels and trends—in a comprehensive manner that leaves no one uncounted—is imperative for continuing progress in pregnancy loss reduction. This analysis, completed as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (G...
Our study describes the reported rate of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, declaration of Helsinki (DoH), and informed consent in the case reports and case series and investigates factors associated with the ethical approval report. We searched PubMed for case reports and case series from 2006 to 2017. Annually, we obtained the first 2...
Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resource allocation planning. We aimed to provide such estimates for the period 1990–2021. We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-year (...
Background: Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resource allocation planning. We aimed to provide such estimates for the period 1990–2021.
Methods: We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disabilit...
Background
Expanding chronic hepatitis B (CHB) testing through effective implementation strategies in primary- and community-care setting is crucial for elimination. Our study aimed to determine the effectiveness of all available strategies in the literature and evaluate their specifications and implementation outcomes, thereby informing future pro...
Background Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are the leading cause of acute disease incidence worldwide and contribute to a substantial health-care burden. Although acute otitis media is a common complication of URIs, the combined global burden of URIs and otitis media has not been studied comprehensively. We used results from the Global Burden o...
Introduction Pedestrian road injuries are a significant public health issue in Georgia, Syria, and Tajikistan. This study investigates the trends in mortality, Years of Life Lost (YLLs), and incidence rates of pedestrian road injuries from 1990 to 2021, with a focus on sex-specific differences, using age-standardized data from the Global Burden of...
Background
To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals.
Methods
A systematic review and meta-analysis of published population studies and gray literature from 2000 to 2020 was carried out to estimate global a...
Background: This study aims to estimate the burden, trends, forecasts,
and disparities of early musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders among individuals
ages 15 to 39 years.
Methods: The global prevalence, years lived with disabilities (YLDs),
disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), projection, and inequality were
estimated for early MSK diseases, includi...
This study presents an AI-enhanced radiomics model incorporating SHAP explanations to predict survival time in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). By integrating advanced radiomics features with explainable AI techniques, the model provides accurate and interpretable predictions of patient ou...
Summary
Background Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public
at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We
have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injur...
Background Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to i...
This appendix provides detailed information on the methods for the paper “Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021 with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021”
Background
Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensiv...
Summary
Background
Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term health investment, planning, and prioritisation. We have expanded and improved upon previous forecasts produced as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injur...
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second most common type of skin cancer. As ultraviolet exposure represents an important risk factor, SCC commonly occurs on the face, lips, scalp, hands, and heels. The foot is an unusual location to manifest SCC. In this report, we present a case of a 44-year-old woman with severe local recurrence of SCC in the...
Developing implementation strategies to expand chronic hepatitis B (CHB) testing is pivotal to addressing the impediment to the global CHB treatment and elimination. We conducted a systematic review using PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Scopus for evidence on implementation strategies to expand CHB testing to community and primary care settings. Our se...
Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and responding to complex patterns of disease and injury burden over time and across age groups, sexes, and locations. The availability of disease burden estimates can promote evidence-base...
Summary
Background Lower respiratory infections (LRIs) are a major global contributor to morbidity and mortality. In 2020–21,
non-pharmaceutical interventions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic reduced not only the transmission of
SARS-CoV-2, but also the transmission of other LRI pathogens. Tracking LRI incidence and mortality, as well as the
p...
Background
Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important follow...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing hepatitis management through Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL). These technologies enable risk prediction, diagnosis, and personalized screening protocols, enhancing the efficiency of healthcare delivery. ML algorithms analyze patient data to identify individuals at high risk of infection,...
Background Accurate assessments of current and future fertility-including overall trends and changing population age structures across countries and regions-are essential to help plan for the profound social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical challenges that these changes will bring. Estimates and projections of fertility are necessary to i...
Background Disorders affecting the nervous system are diverse and include neurodevelopmental disorders, late-life neurodegeneration, and newly emergent conditions, such as cognitive impairment following COVID-19. Previous publications from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factor Study estimated the burden of 15 neurological conditio...
Background: To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals.
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published population studies and gray literature from 2000 to 2020 was carried out to estimate global...
Background
Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of D...
Background: Uncontrolled blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Fixed-dose combination (FDC) therapy offers a promising approach to addressing this challenge by providing a convenient single-tablet solution that enhances the effectiveness of blood pressure control. In our systematic review, we assess the effectiveness of...
Background
Oculo-facio-cardio-dental (OFCD) syndrome is a rare condition that affects the eyes, face, heart, and teeth of patients. One notable dental characteristic of OFCD is radiculomegaly, or root gigantism, which highlights the role of dentists in detecting this syndrome. OFCD is an X-linked dominant syndrome that results from a variant in the...
This report examines a case of systemic hypersensitivity to tirzepatide in a patient with type 2 diabetes. Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®), a dual agonist of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor, has recently gained FDA approval. Additionally, a literature review was conducted to summarize recent r...
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The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a multinational collaborative research study with >10,000 collaborators around the world. GBD generates a time series of summary measures of health, including prevalence, cause-specific mortality (CSMR), years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disabi...
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of reliable, noninvasive diagnostic tools for robust public health interventions. In this work, we fused magnetic respiratory sensing technology (MRST) with machine learning (ML) to create a diagnostic platform for real-time tracking and diagnosis of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases. The MRST...
Background The causes for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are diverse and the incidence trends of IMIDs from specific causes are rarely studied. The study aims to investigate the pattern and trend of IMIDs from 1990 to 2019. Methods We collected detailed information on six major causes of IMIDs, including asthma, inflammatory bowel di...
Background
The causes for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are diverse and the incidence trends of IMIDs from specific causes are rarely studied. The study aims to investigate the pattern and trend of IMIDs from 1990 to 2019.
Methods
We collected detailed information on six major causes of IMIDs, including asthma, inflammatory bowel d...
The ingested foreign body is a very unusual etiology of liver abscess. This clinical scenario is infrequently reported in the literature. A 66-year-old male patient presented to the hospital because of abdominal pain along with 7 days of right upper quadrant pain and intermittent low-grade fever. He was living in an epidemiological area of Fasciola...
Ganoderma lucidum is traditionally used to prevent and treat some diseases such as liver disorders, hypertension, insomnia, diabetes, and cancer. G. lucidum spore extracts are also reported to share similar bioactivities as extracts from its other parts. However, there is no systematic review that elucidates its pharmacological effect. Our aim is t...
Background Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030, and assessing trends in the global meningitis burden can help track progress and identify gaps in achieving these goals. Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases,...
Background: Although meningitis is largely preventable, it still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year. WHO set ambitious goals to reduce meningitis cases by 2030, and assessing trends in the global meningitis burden can help track progress and identify gaps in achieving these goals. Using data from the Global Burden of Diseases...
Background
Asthma and atopic dermatitis (AD) are chronic allergic conditions, along with allergic rhinitis and food allergy and cause high morbidity and mortality both in children and adults. This study aims to evaluate the global, regional, national, and temporal trends of the burden of asthma and AD from 1990 to 2019 and analyze their association...
Background
To estimate global and regional trends from 2000-2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals.
Methods
A systematic review and meta-analysis of published population studies and grey literature from 2000-2020 was carried out to estimate global and regio...
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INTRODUCTION: Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of child morbidity and mortality and foster overall child development. However, suboptimal breastfeeding practices have been reported in many countries. This study aims to describe patterns of breastfeeding from birth to 24 months in Vietnam and examine factors associated with the maintenanc...
Background: Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary and analytical framework from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD), we produced location-specific, age-specific, and sex-specific estimat...
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How do I increase the number of citations for my research articles?
Dear colleagues,
Please give me your opinion with support of literature,
Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis, is it extrapulmonary or pulmonary TB?
Thank you so much!
Minh
How to find a suitable journal to publish?
Do you know the tool or website?
I am finding a tool or reference to calculate mean and standard deviation from median and range?