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ArticlePloS one2024

ChatGPT-Enhanced ROC Analysis (CERA): A shiny web tool for finding optimal cutoff points in biomarker analysis.

Melih Agraz, Christos Mantzoros, George Em Karniadakis

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Melih AgrazDepartment of Statistics, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6597-7627
Christos MantzorosDepartment of Medicine, Boston VA Healthcare System, and Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
George Em KarniadakisDivision of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USBrown University · USGiresun University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnostic tests play a crucial role in establishing the presence of a specific disease in an individual. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analyses are essential tools that provide performance metrics for diagnostic tests. Accurate determination of the cutoff point in ROC curve analyses is the most critical aspect of the process. A variety of methods have been developed to find the optimal cutoffs. Although the R programming language provides a variety of package programs for conducting ROC curve analysis and determining the appropriate cutoffs, it typically needs coding skills and a substantial investment of time. Specifically, the necessity for data preprocessing and analysis can present a significant challenge, especially for individuals without coding experience. We have developed the CERA (ChatGPT-Enhanced ROC Analysis) tool, a user-friendly ROC curve analysis web tool using the shiny interface for faster and more effective analyses to solve this problem. CERA is not only user-friendly, but it also interacts with ChatGPT, which interprets the outputs. This allows for an interpreted report generated by R-Markdown to be presented to the user, enhancing the accessibility and understanding of the analysis results.

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Programming LanguagesSoftwareBiomarkersHumansROC CurveBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID38598521
PMCPMC11006156
OpenAlexW4394675068

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