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Promises and limitations of deep learning for predicting knee osteoarthritis progression from medical imaging: A systematic review
HealthContested · G 71 / P 71

deep learning models predicting knee osteoarthritis progression from medical imaging

Source article: Promises and limitations of deep learning for predicting knee osteoarthritis progression from medical imaging: A systematic review

Problem

Deep learning models for knee osteoarthritis progression showed limited generalizability, with performance degradation on external validation and heavy reliance on a single training dataset without rigorous multi-site validation.

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Gain

Deep learning models demonstrated proof-of-concept ability to predict knee osteoarthritis progression from medical imaging, with internal median AUCs up to 0.87 for surgical endpoints.

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Establishing diagnostic thresholds for adult ADHD screening in taxi drivers: validation of the CAARS-S via Item Response Theory and Machine Learning
HealthContested · G 67 / P 67

optimal CAARS-S:SV cutoff scores for adult ADHD screening in Iranian male taxi drivers

Source article: Establishing diagnostic thresholds for adult ADHD screening in taxi drivers: validation of the CAARS-S via Item Response Theory and Machine Learning

Problem

Item Response Theory produced an unacceptably low 68% sensitivity for the total score at threshold 24, and logistic regression yielded only 16%-60% sensitivity for ADHD status in the same driver sample.

Journal of injury & violence research
Gain

In 298 Iranian male taxi drivers, ROC and Random Forest analysis of the Persian CAARS-S:SV identified total-score cutoffs with 88% sensitivity and 86.7% specificity for adult ADHD screening.

Journal of injury & violence research
Exploratory machine learning-based early post-treatment assessment of willingness to reuse rubber dam isolation after microscopic root canal treatment
HealthContested · G 68 / P 72

predicting willingness to reuse rubber dam isolation after microscopic root canal treatment using machine learning

Source article: Exploratory machine learning-based early post-treatment assessment of willingness to reuse rubber dam isolation after microscopic root canal treatment

Problem

Model performance dropped when satisfaction was excluded and estimates from the small same-center temporal validation cohort with only 14 unwilling patients were considered preliminary and potentially imprecise.

Journal of International Medical Research
Gain

An exploratory Light Gradient Boosting Machine model predicted 1-week willingness to reuse rubber dam isolation after microscopic root canal treatment with AUC 0.939 in held-out test and 0.983 in temporal validation.

Journal of International Medical Research
From machine learning to deep learning in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis: A bibliometric analysis of global trends (2011-2024)
HealthContested · G 68 / P 69

AI-based objective diagnosis of ADHD

Source article: From machine learning to deep learning in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis: A bibliometric analysis of global trends (2011-2024)

Problem

High algorithmic accuracy in AI models for ADHD has not yet translated into routine clinical utility without advances in explainability and multimodal fusion.

Applied Neuropsychology: Adult
Gain

AI research is moving ADHD diagnosis away from subjective interviews toward objective, data-driven tools, with EEG emerging as preferred modality for recent models.

Applied Neuropsychology: Adult
Performance of federated learning models in health services research: A systematic review and meta-analysis
HealthContested · G 74 / P 74

performance of federated learning models trained on patient data for health services research

Source article: Performance of federated learning models in health services research: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Problem

Federated learning models showed modest performance losses compared with centralized models trained on pooled patient data across AUC, F1, sensitivity and PRAUC.

Advances in Medical Sciences
Gain

Federated learning models trained on distributed patient data improved predictive performance over single-site local models across AUC, F1, sensitivity, PPV and PRAUC.

Advances in Medical Sciences
Smart elections or rigged algorithms: the rise of artificial intelligence in electoral governance in Southeast Asia
PolicyContested · G 66 / P 66

AI-assisted voter identification and election monitoring in Southeast Asian democracies and its effects on administrative coordination and electoral fairness

Source article: Smart elections or rigged algorithms: the rise of artificial intelligence in electoral governance in Southeast Asia

Problem

The same AI electoral systems created concerns about unexplained data anomalies, opaque algorithmic operations, inconsistent security practices, and potential undermining of democratic fairness.

Frontiers in Political Science
Gain

AI-assisted voter verification, biometric identification, and result-monitoring systems improved administrative coordination and voter-list accuracy in elections in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Myanmar.

Frontiers in Political Science
From bones to bytes: anticipating and addressing the governance challenges of human digital remains and posthumous digital human twins
PolicyContested · G 70 / P 68

governance of AI-created Human Digital Remains and posthumous rights for deceased persons

Source article: From bones to bytes: anticipating and addressing the governance challenges of human digital remains and posthumous digital human twins

Problem

Human Digital Remains created by AI from personal and biometric data face existing legal and ethical gaps because neither GDPR nor the AI Act currently extends rights to the deceased.

AI & SOCIETY
Gain

Researchers propose an HDR governance framework for AI-created human digital twins that would protect citizen autonomy after death through advance data directives and data trustees.

AI & SOCIETY
Screening efficiency over experience: Rapid target detection in low-power field as a modifiable cognitive biomarker for diagnostic accuracy in digital cytology
HealthContested · G 75 / P 71

low-power field target detection efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in digital cytology

Source article: Screening efficiency over experience: Rapid target detection in low-power field as a modifiable cognitive biomarker for diagnostic accuracy in digital cytology

Problem

Inefficient low-power field target detection, reflected in longer fixation duration on the LPF main object, predicts lower diagnostic accuracy, while traditional years of professional experience fails to predict accuracy in digital cytology.

Cancer Cytopathology
Gain

Efficient low-power field target detection, measured as shorter fixation duration and faster time to first target fixation, predicts higher diagnostic accuracy in digital cytology and can be rapidly acquired through standard 3-month training.

Cancer Cytopathology
[Artificial intelligence in hypertension: where do we stand?]
HealthContested · G 69 / P 68

AI assistance for clinical management of patients with hypertension and its evaluation on clinically meaningful endpoints

Source article: [Artificial intelligence in hypertension: where do we stand?]

Problem

There are few controlled clinical trials that directly compare AI tools to traditional medical literature and clinical experience for hypertension on key endpoints of real clinical value to prove superiority.

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
Gain

AI systems can provide simple, clear, well-documented answers to clinical questions about managing patients with hypertension to assist practicing physicians.

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia
Large Language Models for Individualized Psychoeducational Tools for Psychosis: A Cross-Sectional Study
HealthContested · G 68 / P 67

quality of GPT-4-generated responses to 20 psychosis-related psychoeducational questions for patients, caregivers and relatives

Source article: Large Language Models for Individualized Psychoeducational Tools for Psychosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Problem

Responses showed comparatively lower inclusivity, high reading complexity, and lacked nuance for complex or individualized clinical scenarios.

Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Gain

GPT-4 generated responses to 20 psychosis psychoeducational questions that were rated highly for accuracy, clarity, completeness and clinical utility.

Early Intervention in Psychiatry
Advancing Radiology Education with Artificial Intelligence: Curriculum Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
HealthNegative state · G 70 / P 75

use of AI to plan, implement, and evaluate radiology education curricula for trainees

Source article: Advancing Radiology Education with Artificial Intelligence: Curriculum Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Problem

Implementing AI in radiology education is constrained by high costs, rapid pace of technological change, and risks of bias, error, and data privacy violations.

RadioGraphics
Gain

Generative AI can personalize radiology trainee learning pathways and generate synthetic imaging cases and board-style questions to augment curriculum planning and assessment.

RadioGraphics
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Poor Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
HealthPositive state · G 76 / P 69

machine learning prediction of hematoma expansion, poor functional outcome, and mortality in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

Source article: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Poor Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Problem

Pooled performance estimates were based predominantly on internal validation, with true external validation remaining sparse, limiting confidence in generalizability.

Brain and Behavior
Gain

Machine learning models that integrate clinical and radiomics features achieved high pooled discrimination for predicting hematoma expansion, poor functional outcome, and mortality in adults with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Brain and Behavior
[Use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice and hospitals]
HealthContested · G 73 / P 72

AI integration into urology and hospital clinical practice

Source article: [Use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice and hospitals]

Problem

Clinical use of AI is limited by hallucinations, algorithmic bias, data protection requirements, and regulatory considerations that require continuous human oversight.

Die Urologie
Gain

AI systems are being used in urology and hospital care to support image interpretation, risk stratification, clinical decision-making, documentation, and workflow optimization.

Die Urologie
Development and external validation of a machine learning model for predicting postoperative hydrocephalus in 1,073 posterior fossa tumor patients
HealthContested · G 69 / P 69

preoperative prediction of postoperative hydrocephalus after posterior fossa tumor resection using a three-variable machine learning model

Source article: Development and external validation of a machine learning model for predicting postoperative hydrocephalus in 1,073 posterior fossa tumor patients

Problem

Calibration assessment showed dataset shift, so absolute predicted probabilities should be interpreted cautiously and the model should not drive CSF diversion decisions alone without prospective validation.

Neurosurgical Review
Gain

A preoperative model using Evans index, tumor-fourth ventricle relationship, and preoperative CSF diversion status achieved good external discrimination for postoperative hydrocephalus after posterior fossa tumor resection.

Neurosurgical Review
Innovative approaches to therapeutic target discovery amid the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance
HealthPositive state · G 70 / P 64

AI-driven structural modeling for therapeutic target discovery in multidrug-resistant bacterial genomes

Source article: Innovative approaches to therapeutic target discovery amid the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Problem

AI-driven modeling for antimicrobial resistance target discovery continues to face persistent challenges around experimental validation and genomic variability, limiting confirmation of predicted functions.

Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design
Gain

Structural modeling tools such as AlphaFold and RoseTTAFold enable high-accuracy 3D prediction of proteins encoded by multidrug-resistant bacterial genomes, facilitating functional annotation and accelerating design of new antimicrobial compounds.

Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design