Automated ultrasound system ARTHUR V.2.0 with AI analysis DIANA V.2.0 matches expert rheumatologist in hand joint assessment of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Journal: RMD open
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the agreement and repeatability of an automated robotic ultrasound system (ARTHUR V.2.0) combined with an AI model (DIANA V.2.0) in assessing synovial hypertrophy (SH) and Doppler activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, using an expert rheumatologist's assessment as the reference standard.

Authors

  • Bill Aplin Frederiksen
    Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Svendborg Hospital - Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark.
  • Hilde Berner Hammer
    Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
  • Lene Terslev
    Department of Clinical Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
  • Mads Ammitzbøll-Danielsen
    Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.
  • Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu
    The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Denmark.
  • Anders Bossel Holst Weber
    ROPCA, Odense, Denmark.
  • Søren Andreas Just
    Department of Rheumatology, Odense Universitetshospital, Odense, Denmark.