Artificial intelligence-aided lytic spinal bone metastasis classification on CT scans.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Spinal bone metastases directly affect quality of life, and patients with lytic-dominant lesions are at high risk for neurological symptoms and fractures. To detect and classify lytic spinal bone metastasis using routine computed tomography (CT) scans, we developed a deep learning (DL)-based computer-aided detection (CAD) system.

Authors

  • Yuhei Koike
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
  • Midori Yui
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan.
  • Satoaki Nakamura
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
  • Asami Yoshida
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan.
  • Hideki Takegawa
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.
  • Yusuke Anetai
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.
  • Kazuki Hirota
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan.
  • Noboru Tanigawa
    Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1010, Japan.