Cancer Control (Sep 2024)

Revolution of Medical Review: The Application of Meta-Analysis and Convolutional Neural Network-Natural Language Processing in Classifying the Literature for Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy

  • Tsair-Fwu Lee,
  • Chu-Ho Chang,
  • Jen-Chung Shao,
  • Yen-Hsien Liu,
  • Chien-Liang Chiu,
  • Yang-Wei Hsieh,
  • Shen-Hao Lee,
  • Pei-Ju Chao,
  • Shyh-An Yeh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748241286688
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31

Abstract

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This study explored the application of meta-analysis and convolutional neural network-natural language processing (CNN-NLP) technologies in classifying literature concerning radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. It aims to enhance both the efficiency and accuracy of literature reviews. By integrating statistical analysis with deep learning, this research successfully identified key studies related to the probability of normal tissue complications (NTCP) from a vast corpus of literature. This demonstrates the advantages of these technologies in recognizing professional terminology and extracting relevant information. The findings not only improve the quality of literature reviews but also offer new insights for future research on optimizing medical studies through AI technologies. Despite the challenges related to data quality and model generalization, this work provides clear directions for future research.