The uncovered biases and errors in clinical determination of bone age by using deep learning models.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate AI biases and errors in estimating bone age (BA) by comparing AI and radiologists' clinical determinations of BA.

Authors

  • Mei Bai
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No 399, Wan Yuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201102, China.
  • Liangxin Gao
    Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd, China.
  • Min Ji
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No 399, Wan Yuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201102, China. ilovexray_349@163.com.
  • Jianbang Ge
    Ping An Technology, Shenzhen, China.
  • Lingyun Huang
    PingAn Technology, Shenzhen, China. huanglingyun691@pingan.com.cn.
  • HaoChen Qiao
    School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
  • Jing Xiao
    Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(CACMS), Beijing, China.
  • Xiaotian Chen
    Department of Orthopedics, Laboratory of Tissue and Transplant in Anhui Province, the First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu Anhui, 233003, P.R.China.
  • Bin Yang
    School of Control Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China. Electronic address: yangbin@dlut.edu.cn.
  • Yingqi Sun
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No 399, Wan Yuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201102, China.
  • Minjie Zhang
    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, No 399, Wan Yuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201102, China.
  • Wenjie Zhang
    Laboratory of Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
  • Feihong Luo
    Department of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Haowei Yang
  • Haibing Mei
    Department of Radiology, Ningbo Women and Children's Hospital, Ningbo, China.
  • Zhongwei Qiao