Interpretable Machine Learning for Predicting Anterior Uveitis in Axial Spondyloarthritis.

Journal: Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints, with anterior uveitis (AU) as a common extra-articular manifestation. Predicting AU onset in axSpA patients is challenging, as traditional statistical methods often fail to capture the disease's complexity.

Authors

  • Hui Li
    Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
  • Qin Guo
    Comprehensive Orthopedic Surgery Department, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
  • Tiantian Zhang
    College of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Longdong University, Qingyang, Gansu 745000, China.
  • Shufen Zhou
  • Chengshan Guo