An Automatic Classification of the Early Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head with Deep Learning.

Journal: Current medical imaging
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head (ONFH) is a common complication in orthopaedics, wherein femoral structures are usually damaged due to the impairment or interruption of femoral head blood supply.

Authors

  • Liyang Zhu
    School of Computer Science, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
  • Jungang Han
    School of Computer Science, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
  • Renwen Guo
    Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
  • Dong Wu
  • Qiang Wei
    School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Wei Chai
    Department of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital (301 Hospital), 28 Fuxing Rd, 100853, Beijing, China.
  • Shaojie Tang
    School of Automation, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.