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Trajectory-aware risk stratification of oral lichen planus using a multimodal large language model: a longitudinal diagnostic accuracy study
HealthContested · G 76 / P 72

multimodal LLM risk stratification and trajectory classification of oral lichen planus versus expert consensus

Source article: Trajectory-aware risk stratification of oral lichen planus using a multimodal large language model: a longitudinal diagnostic accuracy study

Problem

The model missed 21.2% of expert-defined high-risk cases with sensitivity of 78.8%, and three-level risk stratification accuracy was only 76.3% with 98.6% of errors being downward shifts that underestimate risk.

Scientific Reports
Gain

In 300 patients with histopathologically confirmed OLP and at least 24 months follow-up, a multimodal LLM achieved 94.7% trajectory classification accuracy and 99.6% specificity for detecting expert-defined high-risk cases.

Scientific Reports
Artificial intelligence for predicting surgical difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
HealthContested · G 70 / P 73

AI models to predict operative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Source article: Artificial intelligence for predicting surgical difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Problem

Most AI models for predicting laparoscopic cholecystectomy difficulty carry high risk of bias, rarely undergo external validation, and have significant methodological flaws limiting clinical translation.

Surgical Endoscopy
Gain

AI models predicted operative difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy with pooled discrimination of 0.848 in training and 0.818 in validation, with ensemble and multimodal models performing best.

Surgical Endoscopy
Machine learning models for predicting neonatal bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study
HealthPositive state · G 74 / P 68

machine learning prediction of bacterial infections in infants aged 1 to 90 days using routine non-invasive paraclinical markers versus CSF culture gold standard

Source article: Machine learning models for predicting neonatal bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study

Problem

When tuned for ≥95% sensitivity screening, the models suffered a steep parallel decline in specificity and cannot safely eliminate the need for lumbar puncture, with top non-linear models showing severe training optimism.

European Journal of Pediatrics
Gain

L2-regularized logistic regression trained on routine non-invasive paraclinical markers achieved stable discrimination with minimal generalization gap and robust calibration for early prediction of bacterial infections in infants aged 1 to 90 days.

European Journal of Pediatrics
Artificial Intelligence in Occlusion-Oriented Digital Reconstruction of Maxillofacial Fractures: Current Applications and Translational Challenges
HealthContested · G 68 / P 69

AI-assisted jaw and tooth segmentation and planning for maxillofacial fracture reconstruction

Source article: Artificial Intelligence in Occlusion-Oriented Digital Reconstruction of Maxillofacial Fractures: Current Applications and Translational Challenges

Problem

Labor-intensive segmentation and factors like comminution, bilateral injury, loss of anatomic references, and metal artifacts still restrict efficiency and reproducibility of digital reconstruction workflows.

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Gain

AI provides supervised decision support for fracture triage, preliminary jaw and tooth segmentation, planning preparation, and postoperative measurement in occlusion-oriented maxillofacial fracture reconstruction.

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Transformer-Based Deep Learning Framework for Automated Lesion Detection in Capsule Endoscopy: A Comparative Study With CNN Architectures
HealthContested · G 70 / P 74

multiclass lesion classification in capsule endoscopy using vision transformer versus CNN architectures

Source article: Transformer-Based Deep Learning Framework for Automated Lesion Detection in Capsule Endoscopy: A Comparative Study With CNN Architectures

Problem

Because the dataset was split at the image level, correlated frames from the same examination may inflate performance, so results cannot be interpreted as patient-level generalization and require grouped reanalysis and external validation before clinical use.

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Gain

A pretrained Vision Transformer fine-tuned on a merged 21-class capsule endoscopy dataset achieved 92.2% accuracy and 0.99 AUC on an independent test set, outperforming DenseNet121 and ResNet50.

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Google Finally Lets You Remove Gemini's Visible AI Watermark
Media & ArtsContested · G 52 / P 54

removing visible watermarks from Gemini-generated images, videos and music while retaining invisible provenance

Source article: Google Finally Lets You Remove Gemini's Visible AI Watermark

Problem

Removing the visible watermark makes AI-generated images, videos and music less immediately identifiable as synthetic to casual viewers, raising risk of audience confusion about authenticity.

Gizchina.com
Gain

Gemini users can now produce images, videos and music without an overlaid visible watermark, allowing cleaner final assets for creative use while invisible provenance remains.

Gizchina.com
The electrocardiogram and artificial intelligence: turning signals into insights in pediatric and congenital heart disease
HealthPositive state · G 72 / P 65

AI-ECG for pediatric and congenital heart disease detection and risk stratification

Source article: The electrocardiogram and artificial intelligence: turning signals into insights in pediatric and congenital heart disease

Problem

Most AI-ECG studies in pediatric and congenital heart disease remain retrospective and single-center with limited external validation, facing challenges from small datasets and age-dependent ECG variation.

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Gain

Deep learning models applied to standard ECGs can accurately identify arrhythmias, ventricular dysfunction, and congenital heart disease in pediatric populations, supporting earlier detection and risk stratification.

Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Regulatory Research Priorities for AI Use in the Medicine Lifecycle: A European Perspective with Global Relevance
PolicyContested · G 67 / P 71

use of artificial intelligence tools in the medicine lifecycle

Source article: Regulatory Research Priorities for AI Use in the Medicine Lifecycle: A European Perspective with Global Relevance

Problem

Stakeholders flag unresolved risks for AI in the medicine lifecycle around accuracy and reliability, data governance confidentiality and consent, and ethics fairness and bias prevention requiring further regulatory science research.

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Gain

Regulatory guidance enables safe and effective use of AI tools in medicine development and evaluation across the medicine lifecycle.

Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Reframing risk management for AI-enabled medical devices: A dual-layer risk governance framework
PolicyContested · G 68 / P 69

safety-risk governance for AI-enabled medical devices linking AI-specific hazards to ISO 14971 and EU AI Act lifecycle requirements

Source article: Reframing risk management for AI-enabled medical devices: A dual-layer risk governance framework

Problem

AI-enabled medical devices create dynamic, data-dependent hazards that current ISO 14971, AAMI CR34971 and EU AI Act approaches address only in fragmented form, leaving gaps in hazard linkage, control adequacy, and lifecycle monitoring.

International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine
Gain

The review proposes an integrated dual-layer governance model that aligns AI-specific risk identification with ISO 14971 processes and EU AI Act obligations, giving regulators and manufacturers a clearer actionable pathway for lifecycle monitoring.

International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine
AI Simplification of Dermatopathology Reports for Patients: Basic Versus Prompt-Engineered Approaches
HealthNegative state · G 67 / P 75

AI simplification of dermatopathology reports for patient comprehension

Source article: AI Simplification of Dermatopathology Reports for Patients: Basic Versus Prompt-Engineered Approaches

Problem

Prompt-engineered simplification performed significantly worse for completeness and harmfulness in specific diagnoses and provided generic education disconnected from pathological findings.

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Gain

AI simplification of dermatopathology reports for patients was rated by dermatology professionals as mostly factual, complete, and harmless.

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
Generative AI for Transformative Healthcare: A Comprehensive Study of Emerging Models, Applications, Case Studies, and Limitations
HealthContested · G 68 / P 72

use of generative AI models like ChatGPT and DALL-E in healthcare applications

Source article: Generative AI for Transformative Healthcare: A Comprehensive Study of Emerging Models, Applications, Case Studies, and Limitations

Problem

Use of generative AI in healthcare introduces challenges including lack of professional expertise in decision making, risk to patient data privacy, difficulty integrating with existing healthcare systems, and data bias.

IEEE Access
Gain

Generative AI models like ChatGPT and DALL-E are being applied and deployed in healthcare for medical imaging, drug discovery, personalized treatment, and clinical operations, including specific use cases such as visual snow syndrome diagnosis and molecular drug optimization.

IEEE Access
Advances in AI's Future in Toxicology: Integrating Computational Prediction and Clinical Translation Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence
HealthContested · G 67 / P 67

AI models for predicting chemical toxicity and supporting toxicological risk assessment

Source article: Advances in AI's Future in Toxicology: Integrating Computational Prediction and Clinical Translation Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Problem

Current AI toxicity models are limited by black-box opacity that lowers transparency and regulatory confidence, with most explainable AI applications still stuck at computational or preclinical stage.

International Journal of Toxicology
Gain

AI and machine learning models are being applied to predict chemical toxicity and flag hazardous compounds to inform regulatory decisions, with XAI methods like SHAP and LIME improving interpretability.

International Journal of Toxicology
Additional sectioning and AI-assisted diagnosis reveal underdiagnosis of serous (pre)malignancies in fallopian tube specimen from BRCA1/2 carriers
HealthContested · G 68 / P 65

detection of STIC/HGSC in fallopian tube RRSO specimens from BRCA1/2 carriers to predict peritoneal HGSC

Source article: Additional sectioning and AI-assisted diagnosis reveal underdiagnosis of serous (pre)malignancies in fallopian tube specimen from BRCA1/2 carriers

Problem

Standard initial pathology of RRSO specimens missed serous (pre)malignancies in BRCA1/2 carriers, leaving occult STIC or HGSC undetected in patients who subsequently developed peritoneal HGSC.

Histopathology
Gain

Additional sectioning at 150 μm intervals with deep learning support detected isolated STIC or HGSC in BRCA1/2 carriers whose initial RRSO pathology was negative but who later developed peritoneal HGSC.

Histopathology
Effect of Deep Learning Training Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Efficiency for Chest Radiograph Classification
ClimatePositive state · G 76 / P 68

greenhouse gas emissions and carbon efficiency of chest radiograph classification training under different stopping policies

Source article: Effect of Deep Learning Training Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Efficiency for Chest Radiograph Classification

Problem

Fixed 20-epoch training without checkpoint selection wasted most compute, with 78% to 84% of total emissions occurring after the optimal checkpoint had already been reached.

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Gain

Prospective early stopping with patience 10 preserved chest radiograph classification performance while lowering total training emissions by up to 38% and raising carbon efficiency by up to 76% compared to fixed 20-epoch training.

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal
Artificial Intelligence Can Direct Patients Toward a Complaint-specific Musculoskeletal Provider
HealthContested · G 68 / P 69

LLM recommendations of local musculoskeletal providers for patient queries in Lynchburg VA and Trumbull CT

Source article: Artificial Intelligence Can Direct Patients Toward a Complaint-specific Musculoskeletal Provider

Problem

When recommending musculoskeletal providers, LLMs at times provided inaccurate phone numbers and contact information, potentially preventing patients from reaching the appropriate clinic.

JAAOS: Global Research and Reviews
Gain

Large language models directed patients with musculoskeletal complaints to currently practicing, specialty-appropriate providers in the requested city, with ChatGPT achieving 100% appropriateness in the tested queries.

JAAOS: Global Research and Reviews