Artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of low-back pain and sciatica.
In a prospective trial of 200 patients with low-back pain or sciatica, the diagnostic performance of a computer was compared with that of a clinician in a variety of clinical settings. The results indicate that artificial intelligence techniques can be used for the differential diagnosis of low-back disorders, can outperform clinicians, and can be used to develop better methods of human differential diagnosis.
Mathew
B
B
Neurosurgical Department, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, England.
Norris
D
D
Hendry
D
D
Waddell
G
G
D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012585:Sciatica / Q000175:diagnosis*