Development and Validation of an Automated Classifier to Diagnose Acute Otitis Media in Children.

Journal: JAMA pediatrics
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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Acute otitis media (AOM) is a frequently diagnosed illness in children, yet the accuracy of diagnosis has been consistently low. Multiple neural networks have been developed to recognize the presence of AOM with limited clinical application.

Authors

  • Nader Shaikh
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Shannon J Conway
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Jelena Kovacevic
    Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, New York, New York.
  • Filipe Condessa
    Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Timothy R Shope
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Mary Ann Haralam
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Catherine Campese
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Matthew C Lee
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Tomas Larsson
    Dcipher Analytics, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Zafer Cavdar
    Dcipher Analytics, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Alejandro Hoberman
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.