Artificial intelligence for the detection of airway nodules in chest CT scans.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Incidental airway tumors are rare and can easily be overlooked on chest CT, especially at an early stage. Therefore, we developed and assessed a deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) system for detecting and localizing airway nodules.

Authors

  • Ward Hendrix
    From the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Anatomy, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (N.L., C.I.S., L.H.B., M.B., E.C., W.M.v.E., P.K.G., B.G., M.G., N.H., W.H., H.J.H., C.J., R.K., M.K., K.v.L., J.M., M.O., R.S., C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S., E.T.S., C. Sital, J.T., K.V.V., C.d.V., W.X., B.d.W., M.P., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.B.); Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (J.P.C., E.M.v.R.); Departments of Internal Medicine (T.D.) and Radiology (M.V.), Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); Departments of Biomedical Physics and Engineering and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.v.H., I.I.); Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (J.K.); Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany (B.L.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (T.v.R.V.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S.); and Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (J.L.S.).
  • Nils Hendrix
    From the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Anatomy, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (N.L., C.I.S., L.H.B., M.B., E.C., W.M.v.E., P.K.G., B.G., M.G., N.H., W.H., H.J.H., C.J., R.K., M.K., K.v.L., J.M., M.O., R.S., C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S., E.T.S., C. Sital, J.T., K.V.V., C.d.V., W.X., B.d.W., M.P., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.B.); Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (J.P.C., E.M.v.R.); Departments of Internal Medicine (T.D.) and Radiology (M.V.), Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); Departments of Biomedical Physics and Engineering and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.v.H., I.I.); Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (J.K.); Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany (B.L.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (T.v.R.V.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S.); and Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (J.L.S.).
  • Ernst T Scholten
    From the Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Groteplein 10, Nijmegen 6500 HB, the Netherlands (K.M., E.T.S., S.S., C.M.S., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, the Netherlands (H.S.); Department of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (A.J.G.K., M.B.J.M.K., T.S., M.R.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C.M.S.); and Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (R.H.H.M.P., A.M., J.M.).
  • Bram van Ginneken
    Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Fraunhofer Mevis, Bremen, Germany.
  • Mathias Prokop
    Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Matthieu Rutten
    From the Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Groteplein 10, Nijmegen 6500 HB, the Netherlands (K.M., E.T.S., S.S., C.M.S., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, the Netherlands (H.S.); Department of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (A.J.G.K., M.B.J.M.K., T.S., M.R.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C.M.S.); and Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (R.H.H.M.P., A.M., J.M.).
  • Colin Jacobs
    Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.