RT Book, Section A1 Rudzicz, Frank A2 Hashimoto, MD, MS, Daniel A. A2 Meireles, MD, Ozanan R. A2 Rosman, PhD, Guy SR Print(0) ID 1180349843 T1 Machine Learning for Medicine T2 Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Understanding the Role of AI in Surgical Practice YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260452730 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180349843 RD 2024/04/19 AB HIGHLIGHTSMachine learning is a deeply statistical science, built largely out statistics and algebra, neither “logistic regression on steroids” nor a panacea for all data-derived difficulties - it’s just another tool whose utility, like others, greatly depends on how it’s used.Although the learning algorithms themselves are of course important, the relevance of high-quality, representative, and voluminous data cannot be understated.Machine learning is increasingly being used in surgical settings. This chapter focuses on more traditional aspects of machine learning.