"Automation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human organs of observation, effort, and decision. (From Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 1993)
| Descriptor ID |
D001331
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.897.104
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Automation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Automation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Automation" by people in Profiles.
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Automatic treatment planning using reinforcement learning for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2026 Aug 19; 71(16).
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Automated analysis of echocardiographic images: do different artificial intelligence tools provide concordant measurements? Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Feb; 42(2):195-202.
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Improving Provider Documentation Using a Pediatric Automated Documentation Assistance Tool. Appl Clin Inform. 2025 10; 16(5):1900-1908.
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Automating pending labs list into discharge summaries. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 12 12; 14(4).
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Artificial Intelligence Automation of Echocardiographic Measurements. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 30; 86(13):964-978.
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Automatic Cough Analysis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Detection. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2025 Jul; 2025:1-7.
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Automated and Decentralized Genomic Profiling of Plasma Cell-Free DNA for Identification of Targetable and Resistance Alterations in Advanced Solid Tumors. Clin Chem. 2025 Jun 03; 71(6):700-712.
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Implementation of a Real-Time Documentation Assistance Tool: Automated Diagnosis (AutoDx). Appl Clin Inform. 2024 05; 15(3):501-510.
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Deep Learning-Derived Myocardial Strain. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul; 17(7):715-725.
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Automated tumor immunophenotyping predicts clinical benefit from anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. J Pathol. 2024 06; 263(2):190-202.