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Artificial Intelligence in Adult Spinal Deformity

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Artificial Intelligence is gaining traction in medicine for its ease of use and advancements in technology. This study evaluates the current literature on the use of artificial intelligence in adult spinal deformity.

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    Pramod N. Kamalapathy, Aditya V. Karhade, Daniel Tobert & Joseph H. Schwab

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Kamalapathy, P.N., Karhade, A.V., Tobert, D., Schwab, J.H. (2022). Artificial Intelligence in Adult Spinal Deformity. In: Staartjes, V.E., Regli, L., Serra, C. (eds) Machine Learning in Clinical Neuroscience. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 134. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85292-4_35

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