A causal forest model integrating quantitative CT scores to predict benefit from flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a two-center retrospective study
Zhoumeng Ying, Jing Li, Zheming Li, Ge Hu, Fei Yang, Zhu Zhu, Wei Han, Zhenchen Zhu, Baofeng Zhang, Zhen Zhou, Mengyu Duan, Weixiong Tan, Xinxin Li, Zhengyu Jin, Lan Song, Gang Yu · 2025
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Zhoumeng Ying and a large team predict which children with mycoplasma pneumonia gain from bronchoscopy. Their two-centre study from twenty twenty-five uses causal machine learning. The scope procedure helps some children with stubborn lung collapse. Others recover without it, so selection matters greatly.
Scan scores were measured by an AI system automatically. Clinical and lab data joined the scan features. A causal forest estimated each child benefit from the procedure. One cohort built the model and another validated it. Benefit varied substantially between children with similar illness labels. Feature rankings show what drives the predicted benefit. Doctors could aim an invasive procedure at likely responders.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhoumeng Ying, Jing Li, Zheming Li, Ge Hu, Fei Yang, Zhu Zhu, Wei Han, Zhenchen Zhu, Baofeng Zhang, Zhen Zhou, Mengyu Duan, Weixiong Tan, Xinxin Li, Zhengyu Jin, Lan Song, Gang Yu |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |