Convolutional neural network algorithm trained on lumbar spine radiographs to predict outcomes of transforaminal epidural steroid injection for lumbosacral radicular pain from spinal stenosis

Abstract Little is known about the therapeutic outcomes of transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) in patients with lumbosacral radicular pain due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Using lumbar spine radiographs as input data, we trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) to predict thera...

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Main Authors: Jeoung Kun Kim, Min Cheol Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59288-w