A comparison of performance between a deep learning model with residents for localization and classification of intracranial hemorrhage.

Journal: Scientific reports
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Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) from traumatic brain injury (TBI) requires prompt radiological investigation and recognition by physicians. Computed tomography (CT) scanning is the investigation of choice for TBI and has become increasingly utilized under the shortage of trained radiology personnel. It is anticipated that deep learning models will be a promising solution for the generation of timely and accurate radiology reports. Our study examines the diagnostic performance of a deep learning model and compares the performance of that with detection, localization and classification of traumatic ICHs involving radiology, emergency medicine, and neurosurgery residents. Our results demonstrate that the high level of accuracy achieved by the deep learning model, (0.89), outperforms the residents with regard to sensitivity (0.82) but still lacks behind in specificity (0.90). Overall, our study suggests that the deep learning model may serve as a potential screening tool aiding the interpretation of head CT scans among traumatic brain injury patients.

Authors

  • Salita Angkurawaranon
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: salita.ang@cmu.ac.th.
  • Nonn Sanorsieng
    Department of Radiology, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
  • Kittisak Unsrisong
    Department of Radiology, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
  • Papangkorn Inkeaw
    Data Science Research Center, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: papangkorn.i@cmu.ac.th.
  • Patumrat Sripan
    Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
  • Piyapong Khumrin
    Dept of Computing and Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Chaisiri Angkurawaranon
    Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: chaisiri.a@cmu.ac.th.
  • Tanat Vaniyapong
    Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
  • Imjai Chitapanarux
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: imjai.chitapanarux@cmu.ac.th.