Feasibility of deep learning algorithm in diagnosing lumbar central canal stenosis using abdominal CT.
Skeletal Radiol
; 2024 Sep 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To develop a deep learning algorithm for diagnosing lumbar central canal stenosis (LCCS) using abdominal CT (ACT) and lumbar spine CT (LCT). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This retrospective study involved 109 patients undergoing LCTs and ACTs between January 2014 and July 2021. The dural sac on CT images was manually segmented and classified as normal or stenosed (dural sac cross-sectional area ≥ 100 mm2 or < 100 mm2, respectively). A deep learning model based on U-Net architecture was developed to automatically segment the dural sac and classify the central canal stenosis. The classification performance of the model was compared on a testing set (990 images from 9 patients). The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of automatic segmentation were quantitatively evaluated by comparing its Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) with those of manual segmentation.RESULTS:
In total, 990 CT images from nine patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 77 ± 7 years; six men) were evaluated. The algorithm achieved high segmentation performance with a DSC of 0.85 ± 0.10 and ICC of 0.82 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.80,0.85). The ICC between ACTs and LCTs on the deep learning algorithm was 0.89 (95%CI 0.87,0.91). The accuracy of the algorithm in diagnosing LCCS with dichotomous classification was 84%(95%CI 0.82,0.86). In dataset analysis, the accuracy of ACTs and LCTs was 85%(95%CI 0.82,0.88) and 83%(95%CI 0.79,0.86), respectively. The model showed better accuracy for ACT than LCT.CONCLUSION:
The deep learning algorithm automatically diagnosed LCCS on LCTs and ACTs. ACT had a diagnostic performance for LCCS comparable to that of LCT.
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Skeletal Radiol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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