Longitudinal assessment of interstitial lung abnormalities on CT in patients with COPD using artificial intelligence-based segmentation: a prospective observational study.

Journal: BMC pulmonary medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) on CT may affect the clinical outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but their quantification remains unestablished. This study examined whether artificial intelligence (AI)-based segmentation could be applied to identify ILAs using two COPD cohorts.

Authors

  • Yusuke Shiraishi
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
  • Naoya Tanabe
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Electronic address: ntana@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
  • Ryo Sakamoto
    Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
  • Tomoki Maetani
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Shizuo Kaji
    Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Shima
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
  • Satoru Terada
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Kunihiko Terada
    Respiratory Medicine and General Practice, Terada Clinic, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
  • Kohei Ikezoe
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Kiminobu Tanizawa
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Tsuyoshi Oguma
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Tomohiro Handa
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Susumu Sato
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
  • Shigeo Muro
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Toyohiro Hirai
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.