Development and Validation of Deep Learning-Based Infectivity Prediction in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Through Chest Radiography: Retrospective Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) poses a global health challenge owing to the time-intensive nature of traditional diagnostic tests such as smear and culture tests, which can require hours to weeks to yield results.

Authors

  • Wou Young Chung
    Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
  • Jinsik Yoon
    Department of Integrative Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Dukyong Yoon
    Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Songsoo Kim
    Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Yujeong Kim
    Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Korea.
  • Ji Eun Park
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan 602-714, Korea.
  • Young Ae Kang
    From the Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Chongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea (S.L., J.M.G., S.H.Y.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (J.J.Y., N.K.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea (Y.J.L.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (J.K.L.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (J.Y.L.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea (J.S.K.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Y.A.K.); Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea (D.J.); Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.J.); Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea (J.M.G.); and Department of Radiology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Mass (S.H.Y.).