A multicenter evaluation of a deep learning software (LungQuant) for lung parenchyma characterization in COVID-19 pneumonia.

Journal: European radiology experimental
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and characterization of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia has been widely recognized. We evaluated the performance of a software for quantitative analysis of chest CT, the LungQuant system, by comparing its results with independent visual evaluations by a group of 14 clinical experts. The aim of this work is to evaluate the ability of the automated tool to extract quantitative information from lung CT, relevant for the design of a diagnosis support model.

Authors

  • Camilla Scapicchio
    Academic Radiology, Department of Translational Research, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56126, Pisa, Italy. camilla.scapicchio@med.unipi.it.
  • Andrea Chincarini
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova, Genova, Italy.
  • Elena Ballante
    Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Luca Berta
    Department of Medical Physics, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Eleonora Bicci
    Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
  • Chandra Bortolotto
    Unit of Imaging and Radiotherapy, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Francesca Brero
    INFN, Pavia division, Pavia, Italy.
  • Raffaella Fiamma Cabini
    INFN, Pavia division, Pavia, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Cristofalo
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Salvatore Claudio Fanni
    Department of Translational Research, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Maria Evelina Fantacci
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Silvia Figini
    INFN, Pavia division, Pavia, Italy.
  • Massimo Galia
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Pietro Gemma
    Post-graduate School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Emanuele Grassedonio
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Alessandro Lascialfari
    INFN, Pavia division, Pavia, Italy.
  • Cristina Lenardi
    CIMaINa, Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
  • Alice Lionetti
    Unit of Imaging and Radiotherapy, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Francesca Lizzi
    Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy. francesca.lizzi@sns.it.
  • Maurizio Marrale
    Department of Physics and Chemistry "Emilio Segrè", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Massimo Midiri
    Dipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica avanzata, Università di Palermo.
  • Cosimo Nardi
    Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
  • Piernicola Oliva
    Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
  • Noemi Perillo
    Post-graduate School in Radiodiagnostics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
  • Ian Postuma
    INFN, Pavia division, Pavia, Italy.
  • Lorenzo Preda
    Unit of Imaging and Radiotherapy, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Vieri Rastrelli
    Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, Radiodiagnostic Unit n. 2, University of Florence-Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
  • Francesco Rizzetto
    Department of Radiology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Nicola Spina
    Department of Translational Research, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Cinzia Talamonti
    Department of Biomedical Experimental Clinical Science "M. Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Alberto Torresin
    Department of Medical Physics, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Angelo Vanzulli
    Department of Medical Physics, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
  • Federica Volpi
    Department of Translational Research, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Emanuele Neri
    Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
  • Alessandra Retico
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.