Natural Language Processing-Driven Artificial Intelligence Models for the Diagnosis of Lumbar Disc Herniation with L5 and S1 Radiculopathy: A Preliminary Evaluation.

Journal: World neurosurgery
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate natural language processing-driven artificial intelligence (AI) models for the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) with L5 and S1 radiculopathy using electronic health records (EHRs).

Authors

  • PeiYang Wang
    Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Zhe Zhang
    Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, China.
  • ZhiYang Xie
    Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Lei Liu
    Department of Science and Technology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • GuanRui Ren
    Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • ZongJie Guo
    Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Li Xu
    College of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
  • XiangJie Yin
    Department of Spine Surgery, Affiliated ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Yili Hu
    The Key Laboratory of Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology & Equipment for Urban Rail Transit of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Precision Machinery and Smart Structure, College of Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China.
  • Yuntao Wang
    Key Laboratory of Pervasive Computing, Ministry of Education, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: yuntaowang@tsinghua.edu.cn.
  • Xiaotao Wu
    Department of Spine Surgery, ZhongDa Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.