PURPOSE: To predict the need for surgical intervention in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using systemic data in electronic health records (EHRs).
OBJECTIVE: The objective is to develop and validate a predictive model for 15-month mortality using a random sample of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries.
In recent studies, neuroanatomical volume and shape asymmetries have been seen during the course of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and could potentially be used as preclinical imaging biomarkers for the prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and AD ...
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Jul 13, 2019
BACKGROUND: Accurate estimation of operative case-time duration is critical for optimizing operating room use. Current estimates are inaccurate and earlier models include data not available at the time of scheduling. Our objective was to develop stat...
OBJECTIVE: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been increasingly applied for malignant meningiomas as an alternative to conventionally fractioned radiation therapy. We performed a retrospective analysis of an institutional patient cohort with maligna...
Cataract is the clouding of lens, which affects vision and it is the leading cause of blindness in the world's population. Accurate and convenient cataract detection and cataract severity evaluation will improve the situation. Automatic cataract dete...
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Jul 11, 2019
PURPOSE: Glioblastoma is routinely treated by concomitant radiochemotherapy. Current target definition guidelines use anatomic MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, taking into account contrast enhancement and the rather unspecific hyperintensity o...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Jul 10, 2019
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently occurring form of arrhythmia, which induces multiple fatal diseases and impairs the quality of life in patients; thus, the study of the diagnostic methods for detecting AF is clinically important. Here,...
Background and Purpose- Discrimination of the stability of intracranial aneurysms is critical for determining the treatment strategy, especially in small aneurysms. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of applying machine learning for predicti...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Jul 9, 2019
BACKGROUND: Dementia is underdiagnosed in both the general population and among Veterans. This underdiagnosis decreases quality of life, reduces opportunities for interventions, and increases health-care costs. New approaches are therefore necessary ...
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