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Three-class obstructive sleep apnea severity assessment: a parallel AHI and ODI explainable artificial intelligence framework using craniofacial-enriched clinical data.

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · Ameli Mazandarani Z, Behnaz M, AmiriFard H, Ebadifar A, Mirmohammadsadeghi H, Dalaie K, Kavousinejad S · 2026-07-30

Researchers developed an explainable artificial intelligence model using craniofacial measurements alongside standard clinical data to classify obstructive sleep apnea severity into three categories, achieving 87.2% accuracy with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and demonstrating that anatomical features substantially improved predictions compared to demographic and questionnaire data alone.

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