Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

Conquering the Cobb Angle: A Deep Learning Algorithm for Automated, Hardware-Invariant Measurement of Cobb Angle on Radiographs in Patients with Scoliosis

Authors: Abhinav Suri; Sisi Tang; Daniel Kargilis; Elena Taratuta; Bruce J. Kneeland; Grace Choi; Alisha Agarwal; +7 Authors

Conquering the Cobb Angle: A Deep Learning Algorithm for Automated, Hardware-Invariant Measurement of Cobb Angle on Radiographs in Patients with Scoliosis

Abstract

Scoliosis is a disease estimated to affect more than 8% of adults in the United States. It is diagnosed with use of radiography by means of manual measurement of the angle between maximally tilted vertebrae on a radiograph (ie, the Cobb angle). However, these measurements are time-consuming, limiting their use in scoliosis surgical planning and postoperative monitoring. In this retrospective study, a pipeline (using the SpineTK architecture) was developed that was trained, validated, and tested on 1310 anterior-posterior images obtained with a low-dose stereoradiographic scanning system and radiographs obtained in patients with suspected scoliosis to automatically measure Cobb angles. The images were obtained at six centers (2005-2020). The algorithm measured Cobb angles on hold-out internal (n = 460) and external (n = 161) test sets with less than 2° error (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.96) compared with ground truth measurements by two experienced radiologists. Measurements, produced in less than 0.5 second, did not differ significantly (P = .05 cutoff) from ground truth measurements, regardless of the presence or absence of surgical hardware (P = .80), age (P = .58), sex (P = .83), body mass index (P = .63), scoliosis severity (P = .44), or image type (low-dose stereoradiographic image vs radiograph; P = .51) in the patient. These findings suggest that the algorithm is highly robust across different clinical characteristics. Given its automated, rapid, and accurate measurements, this network may be used for monitoring scoliosis progression in patients. Keywords: Cobb Angle, Convolutional Neural Network, Deep Learning Algorithms, Pediatrics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scoliosis, Spine Supplemental material is available for this article. © RSNA, 2023.

Related Organizations
  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    22
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Top 10%
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Top 10%
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Top 10%
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
22
Top 10%
Top 10%
Top 10%
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!