Creation and Testing of a Deep Learning Algorithm to Automatically Identify and Label Vessels, Nerves, Tendons, and Bones on Cross-sectional Point-of-Care Ultrasound Scans for Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement by Novices.

Journal: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Published Date: Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We sought to create a deep learning (DL) algorithm to identify vessels, bones, nerves, and tendons on transverse upper extremity (UE) ultrasound (US) images to enable providers new to US-guided peripheral vascular access to identify anatomy.

Authors

  • Michael Blaivas
    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Arntfield
    Department of Critical Care Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
  • Matthew White
    Department of Critical Care Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

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