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@ARTICLE{Lehnen:157775,
author = {Lehnen, Nils Christian and Haase, Robert and Faber,
Jennifer and Rüber, Theodor and Vatter, Hartmut and
Radbruch, Alexander and Schmeel, Frederic Carsten},
title = {{D}etection of {D}egenerative {C}hanges on {MR} {I}mages of
the {L}umbar {S}pine with a {C}onvolutional {N}eural
{N}etwork: {A} {F}easibility {S}tudy.},
journal = {Diagnostics},
volume = {11},
number = {5},
issn = {2075-4418},
address = {Basel},
publisher = {MDPI},
reportid = {DZNE-2021-01232},
pages = {902},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Our objective was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of
a convolutional neural network (CNN) trained on multiple MR
imaging features of the lumbar spine, to detect a variety of
different degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. One
hundred and forty-six consecutive patients underwent routine
clinical MRI of the lumbar spine including T2-weighted
imaging and were retrospectively analyzed using a CNN for
detection and labeling of vertebrae, disc segments, as well
as presence of disc herniation, disc bulging, spinal canal
stenosis, nerve root compression, and spondylolisthesis. The
assessment of a radiologist served as the diagnostic
reference standard. We assessed the CNN's diagnostic
accuracy and consistency using confusion matrices and
McNemar's test. In our data, 77 disc herniations (thereof 46
further classified as extrusions), 133 disc bulgings, 35
spinal canal stenoses, 59 nerve root compressions, and 20
segments with spondylolisthesis were present in a total of
888 lumbar spine segments. The CNN yielded a perfect
accuracy score for intervertebral disc detection and
labeling $(100\%),$ and moderate to high diagnostic accuracy
for the detection of disc herniations $(87\%;$ $95\%$ CI:
0.84, 0.89), extrusions $(86\%;$ $95\%$ CI: 0.84, 0.89),
bulgings $(76\%;$ $95\%$ CI: 0.73, 0.78), spinal canal
stenoses $(98\%;$ $95\%$ CI: 0.97, 0.99), nerve root
compressions $(91\%;$ $95\%$ CI: 0.89, 0.92), and
spondylolisthesis $(87.61\%;$ $95\%$ CI: 85.26, 89.21),
respectively. Our data suggest that automatic diagnosis of
multiple different degenerative changes of the lumbar spine
is feasible using a single comprehensive CNN. The CNN
provides high diagnostic accuracy for intervertebral disc
labeling and detection of clinically relevant degenerative
changes such as spinal canal stenosis and disc extrusion of
the lumbar spine.},
keywords = {MRI (Other) / automated reading (Other) / deep learning
(Other) / diagnostic performance (Other) / disc bulging
(Other) / disc protrusion (Other) / lumbar spine (Other) /
nerve root compression (Other) / spinal canal stenosis
(Other) / spondylolisthesis (Other)},
cin = {AG Radbruch},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)5000075},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:34069362},
pmc = {pmc:PMC8158737},
doi = {10.3390/diagnostics11050902},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/157775},
}