Comparison of diagnostic performance of a deep learning algorithm, emergency physicians, junior radiologists and senior radiologists in the detection of appendicular fractures in children - Normandie Université
Article Dans Une Revue Pediatric Radiology Année : 2023

Comparison of diagnostic performance of a deep learning algorithm, emergency physicians, junior radiologists and senior radiologists in the detection of appendicular fractures in children

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Background Advances have been made in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of diagnostic imaging, particularly in the detection of fractures on conventional radiographs. Studies looking at the detection of fractures in the pediatric population are few. The anatomical variations and evolution according to the child’s age require specific studies of this population. Failure to diagnose fractures early in children may lead to serious consequences for growth. Objective To evaluate the performance of an AI algorithm based on deep neural networks toward detecting traumatic appendicular fractures in a pediatric population. To compare sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of different readers and the AI algorithm. Materials and methods This retrospective study conducted on 878 patients younger than 18 years of age evaluated conventional radiographs obtained after recent non-life-threatening trauma. All radiographs of the shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, leg, knee, ankle and foot were evaluated. The diagnostic performance of a consensus of radiology experts in pediatric imaging (reference standard) was compared with those of pediatric radiologists, emergency physicians, senior residents and junior residents. The predictions made by the AI algorithm and the annotations made by the different physicians were compared. Results The algorithm predicted 174 fractures out of 182, corresponding to a sensitivity of 95.6%, a specificity of 91.64% and a negative predictive value of 98.76%. The AI predictions were close to that of pediatric radiologists (sensitivity 98.35%) and that of senior residents (95.05%) and were above those of emergency physicians (81.87%) and junior residents (90.1%). The algorithm identified 3 (1.6%) fractures not initially seen by pediatric radiologists. Conclusion This study suggests that deep learning algorithms can be useful in improving the detection of fractures in children.
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hal-04639423 , version 1 (09-07-2024)

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Idriss Gasmi, Arvin Calinghen, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Frederique Belloy, Audrey Fohlen, et al.. Comparison of diagnostic performance of a deep learning algorithm, emergency physicians, junior radiologists and senior radiologists in the detection of appendicular fractures in children. Pediatric Radiology, 2023, 53 (8), pp.1675-1684. ⟨10.1007/s00247-023-05621-w⟩. ⟨hal-04639423⟩
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