Automated classification of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in optical frequency domain imaging based on deep learning.

Journal: Atherosclerosis
Published Date:

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We developed a deep learning (DL) model for automated atherosclerotic plaque categorization using optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) and performed quantitative and visual evaluations.

Authors

  • Hiroki Shibutani
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
  • Kenichi Fujii
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan. Electronic address: fujiik@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp.
  • Daiju Ueda
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. ai.labo.ocu@gmail.com.
  • Rika Kawakami
    Division of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
  • Takahiro Imanaka
    Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Coronary Heart Disease, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
  • Kenji Kawai
  • Koichiro Matsumura
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
  • Kenta Hashimoto
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
  • Akira Yamamoto
    From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (D.U., A.Y., T.S., S.D., A.S., Y.M.) and Department of Premier Preventive Medicine (S.F.), Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan; LPixel, Tokyo, Japan (M.N., A.C., Y.S.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka City University Hospital, Osaka, Japan (Y.K.).
  • Hiroyuki Hao
    Division of Human Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Seiichi Hirota
    Division of Surgical Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
  • Yukio Miki
    Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
  • Ichiro Shiojima
    Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.