Natural language processing of head CT reports to identify intracranial mass effect: CTIME algorithm.
Journal:
The American journal of emergency medicine
Published Date:
Nov 9, 2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Mortality Probability Model (MPM) is used in research and quality improvement to adjust for severity of illness and can also inform triage decisions. However, a limitation for its automated use or application is that it includes the variable "intracranial mass effect" (IME), which requires human engagement with the electronic health record (EHR). We developed and tested a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to identify IME from CT head reports.