Big Data and Black-box Medical Algorithms

Overview

Journal Sci Transl Med

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2018 Dec 14

PMID 30541791

Citations 76

Authors

W Nicholson Price

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Abstract

New machine-learning techniques entering medicine present challenges in validation, regulation, and integration into practice.

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