A deep learning approach to identify the fetal head position using transperineal ultrasound during labor.

Journal: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To develop a deep learning (DL)-model using convolutional neural networks (CNN) to automatically identify the fetal head position at transperineal ultrasound in the second stage of labor.

Authors

  • Ruben Ramirez Zegarra
    Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Francesco Conversano
    National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy.
  • Andrea Dall'Asta
    Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Maria Giovanna Di Trani
    Amolab srl, Lecce, Italy.
  • Stefania Fieni
    Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Rocco Morello
    National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy.
  • Chiara Melito
    Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Paola Pisani
    National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy.
  • Enrico Iurlaro
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 'L. Mangiagalli', Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
  • Marta Tondo
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 'L. Mangiagalli', Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
  • Dominic Gabriel Iliescu
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania.
  • Rodica Nagy
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.
  • Edvin Vaso
    Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mediaş Municipal Hospital, Mediaş, Romania.
  • Michael Abou-Dakn
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Joseph Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany.
  • Gülhan Muslu
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Joseph Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany.
  • Wailam Lau
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Catherine Hung
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Angelo Sirico
    Obstetrics and High-Risk Unit, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
  • Antonio Lanzone
    Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Rizzo
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
  • Ilenia Mappa
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
  • Christoph Lees
    Department of Fetal Medicine, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, UK.
  • Sana Usman
    Department of Fetal Medicine, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, UK.
  • Alice Winkler
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Christian Braun
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Roni Levy
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel, affiliated to the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Edi Vaisbuch
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel, affiliated to the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Wassim A Hassan
    Fetal Medicine Unit, Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), UK.
  • Sasha Taylor
    Fetal Medicine Unit, Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), UK.
  • Antonella Vimercati
    Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari Consorziale Policlinico, Bari, Italy.
  • Allegra Mazzeo
    Department of Maternal and Child Health and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Torbjørn Moe Eggebø
    National Center for Fetal Medicine, Trondheim University Hospital (St Olavs Hospital), Trondheim, Norway.
  • Yaw Amo Wiafe
    Department of Medical Imaging, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Tullio Ghi
    Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: tullio.ghi@unipr.it.
  • Sergio Casciaro
    National Research Council, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Lecce, Italy.