Novel 3D-based deep learning for classification of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using high-resolution CT

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PURPOSE: Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is the primary cause of death in patients with IPF, characterised by diffuse, bilateral ground-glass opacification on high-resolution CT (HRCT). This study proposes a three-dimensional (3D)-based deep learning algorithm for classifying AE-IPF using HRCT images.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A novel 3D-based deep learning algorithm, SlowFast, was developed by applying a database of 306 HRCT scans obtained from two centres. The scans were divided into four separate subsets (training set, n=105; internal validation set, n=26; temporal test set 1, n=79; and geographical test set 2, n=96). The final training data set consisted of 1050 samples with 33 600 images for algorithm training. Algorithm performance was evaluated using accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and weighted κ coefficient.

RESULTS: The accuracy of the algorithm in classifying AE-IPF on the test sets 1 and 2 was 93.9% and 86.5%, respectively. Interobserver agreements between the algorithm and the majority opinion of the radiologists were good (κw=0.90 for test set 1 and κw=0.73 for test set 2, respectively). The ROC accuracy of the algorithm for classifying AE-IPF on the test sets 1 and 2 was 0.96 and 0.92, respectively. The algorithm performance was superior to visual analysis in accurately diagnosing radiological findings. Furthermore, the algorithm's categorisation was a significant predictor of IPF progression.

CONCLUSIONS: The deep learning algorithm provides high auxiliary diagnostic efficiency in patients with AE-IPF and may serve as a useful clinical aid for diagnosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

BMJ open respiratory research - 11(2024), 1 vom: 09. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Xinmei [VerfasserIn]
Si, Wufei [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yichao [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Huimin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Mingrui [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Shufei [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Yanchen [VerfasserIn]
Gui, Xianhua [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Yonglong [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Mengshu [VerfasserIn]

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Imaging/CT MRI etc
Interstitial Fibrosis
Journal Article

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjresp-2023-002226

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369507029