Evaluation of automated detection of head position on lateral cephalometric radiographs based on deep learning techniques.

Journal: Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lateral cephalometric radiograph (LCR) is crucial to diagnosis and treatment planning of maxillofacial diseases, but inappropriate head position, which reduces the accuracy of cephalometric measurements, can be challenging to detect for clinicians. This non-interventional retrospective study aims to develop two deep learning (DL) systems to efficiently, accurately, and instantly detect the head position on LCRs.

Authors

  • Chen Jiang
    Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Fulin Jiang
  • Zhuokai Xie
    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
  • Jikui Sun
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Yan Sun
    Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.
  • Mei Zhang
    Clinical and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Jiawei Zhou
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Orthodontics, Sichuan University, People's Republic of China.
  • Qingchen Feng
    Department of Orthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Guanning Zhang
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • Ke Xing
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Department of Orthodontics, Sichuan University, People's Republic of China.
  • Hongxiang Mei
  • Juan Li
    Department of Hygienic Inspection, School of Public Health, Jilin University 1163 Xinmin Street Changchun 130021 Jilin China songxiuling@jlu.edu.cn li_juan@jlu.edu.cn jinmh@jlu.edu.cn +86 43185619441.