Comparison of Deep Learning and Classical Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Postoperative Outcomes for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedures With State-of-the-art Performance.

Journal: Spine
Published Date:

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort.

Authors

  • Adrian J Rodrigues
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Ethan Schonfeld
    Neurosurgery AI Lab & Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
  • Kunal Varshneya
    Neurosurgery AI Lab & Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
  • Martin N Stienen
    Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Victor E Staartjes
    Department of Neurosurgery, Bergman Clinics, Naarden, The Netherlands; and.
  • Michael C Jin
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. mjin2@stanford.edu.
  • Anand Veeravagu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California.