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We then tested the model against lumbar MRI scans for 140 patients who had undergone lumbar spine MRI at our institution (60 of whom ultimately underwent surgery, and 80 of whom did not). The model generated automated segmentations of the lumbar spinal canals and calculated a maximum degree of spinal stenosis for each patient, which served as our biomarker for surgical pathology warranting expert consultation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The machine learning model correctly predicted surgical candidacy (ie, whether patients ultimately underwent lumbar spinal decompression) with high accuracy (area under the curve\u00a0=\u00a00.88), using only imaging data from lumbar MRI scans.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Automated interpretation of lumbar MRI scans was sufficient to correctly determine surgical candidacy in nearly 90% of cases. Given that a significant proportion of referrals placed for spine surgery evaluation fail to meet criteria for surgical intervention, our model could serve as a valuable tool for patient triage and thereby address some of the inefficiencies within the outpatient surgical referral process.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/neuros\/nyab085","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,24]],"date-time":"2021-02-24T07:20:42Z","timestamp":1614151242000},"page":"116-121","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Predicting Spinal Surgery Candidacy From Imaging Data Using Machine Learning"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"89","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6782-0677","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bayard","family":"Wilson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 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