Artificial intelligence for detection of periapical lesions on intraoral radiographs: Comparison between convolutional neural networks and human observers.

Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with the performance of human observers for the detection of simulated periapical lesions on periapical radiographs.

Authors

  • Ruben Pauwels
    Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS), Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 6B, 8000-C, Aarhus, Denmark. pauwelsruben@hotmail.com.
  • Danieli Moura Brasil
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
  • Mayra Cristina Yamasaki
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
  • Reinhilde Jacobs
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: reinhilde.jacobs@ki.se.
  • Hilde Bosmans
    Department of Imaging & Pathology, Biomedical Sciences Group, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Deborah Queiroz Freitas
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
  • Francisco Haiter-Neto
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.