Estimation of age in unidentified patients via chest radiography using convolutional neural network regression.

Journal: Emergency radiology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Patient age has important clinical utility for refining a differential diagnosis in radiology. Here, we evaluate the potential for convolutional neural network models to predict patient age based on anterior-posterior chest radiographs for instances where patients may present for emergency services without the ability to provide this identifying information.

Authors

  • Carl F Sabottke
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, LA, USA. cfs121090@gmail.com.
  • Marc A Breaux
    Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, LA, USA.
  • Bradley M Spieler
    Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.