Varun Hariharan, Tessa A Harland, Christopher Young, Amit Sagar, Maria Merlano Gomez, Julie G Pilitsis
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. The success of SCS is dependent on candidate selection, response to trialing, and programming optimization. Owing to the subjective nature of these variables, machine learning (ML) offers a powerful tool to augment these processes. Here we explore what work has been done using data analytics and applications of ML in SCS. In addition, we discuss aspects of SCS which have narrowly been influenced by ML and propose the need for further exploration...
May 22, 2023: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)