Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching
Abstract Diagnosing vestibular disorders remains challenging due to complex symptoms and extensive history-taking required. While machine learning approaches have shown promise in medical diagnostics, their application to vestibular disorder classification has been limited. We developed a CatBoost m...
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| author | Cecilia A. Callejas Pastor Hyun Tae Ryu Jung Sook Joo Yunseo Ku Myung-Whan Suh |
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| description | Abstract Diagnosing vestibular disorders remains challenging due to complex symptoms and extensive history-taking required. While machine learning approaches have shown promise in medical diagnostics, their application to vestibular disorder classification has been limited. We developed a CatBoost machine learning model to classify six common vestibular disorders using a retrospective dataset of patients. The model incorporates 50 clinical features, selected through a hybrid approach combining algorithmic methods (RFE-SVM and SKB score) and expert clinical knowledge. We designed the system to achieve high sensitivity for common vestibular disorders (BPPV and VM) and high specificity for conditions requiring intensive interventions (MD and HOD) or careful differential diagnosis (PPPD and VEST) to minimize unnecessary invasive treatments. When applied to test data, reaches 88.4% accuracy, with 60.9% correct classifications, 27.5% partially correct, and 11.6% incorrect classifications. Results suggest that machine learning can support clinical decision-making in vestibular disorder diagnosis when combining algorithmic capabilities with clinical expertise. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c466bfd117bc43e0a32ee986fe683aa92025-08-20T03:43:30ZengNature Portfolionpj Digital Medicine2398-63522025-07-018111010.1038/s41746-025-01880-zClinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coachingCecilia A. Callejas Pastor0Hyun Tae Ryu1Jung Sook Joo2Yunseo Ku3Myung-Whan Suh4Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University HospitalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University HospitalDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University HospitalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Chungnam National UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Seoul National University HospitalAbstract Diagnosing vestibular disorders remains challenging due to complex symptoms and extensive history-taking required. While machine learning approaches have shown promise in medical diagnostics, their application to vestibular disorder classification has been limited. We developed a CatBoost machine learning model to classify six common vestibular disorders using a retrospective dataset of patients. The model incorporates 50 clinical features, selected through a hybrid approach combining algorithmic methods (RFE-SVM and SKB score) and expert clinical knowledge. We designed the system to achieve high sensitivity for common vestibular disorders (BPPV and VM) and high specificity for conditions requiring intensive interventions (MD and HOD) or careful differential diagnosis (PPPD and VEST) to minimize unnecessary invasive treatments. When applied to test data, reaches 88.4% accuracy, with 60.9% correct classifications, 27.5% partially correct, and 11.6% incorrect classifications. Results suggest that machine learning can support clinical decision-making in vestibular disorder diagnosis when combining algorithmic capabilities with clinical expertise.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01880-z |
| spellingShingle | Cecilia A. Callejas Pastor Hyun Tae Ryu Jung Sook Joo Yunseo Ku Myung-Whan Suh Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching npj Digital Medicine |
| title | Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| title_full | Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| title_fullStr | Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| title_short | Clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis: large-scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| title_sort | clinical decision support for vestibular diagnosis large scale machine learning with lived experience coaching |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01880-z |
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