Comparison of detection of trauma-related injuries using combined 'all-in-one' fused images and conventionally reconstructed images in acute trauma CT

Autor: Kai Higashigaito, Gioia Fischer, Lisa Jungblut, Christian Blüthgen, Moritz Schwyzer, Matthias Eberhard, Daniel Pinto dos Santos, Bettina Baessler, Pieter Vuylsteke, Joris A. M. Soons, Thomas Frauenfelder
Přispěvatelé: University of Zurich, Higashigaito, Kai
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: European radiology. 32(6)
ISSN: 1432-1084
Popis: To compare the accuracy of lesion detection of trauma-related injuries using combined "all-in-one" fused (AIO) and conventionally reconstructed images (CR) in acute trauma CT.In this retrospective study, trauma CT of 66 patients (median age 47 years, range 18-96 years; 20 female (30.3%)) were read using AIO and CR. Images were independently reviewed by 4 blinded radiologists (two residents and two consultants) for trauma-related injuries in 22 regions. Sub-analyses were performed to analyze the influence of experience (residents vs. consultants) and body region (chest, abdomen, skeletal structures) on lesion detection. Paired t-test was used to compare the accuracy of lesion detection. The effect size was calculated (Cohen's d). Linear mixed-effects model with patients as the fixed effect and random forest models were used to investigate the effect of experience, reconstruction/image processing, and body region on lesion detection.Reading time of residents was significantly faster using AIO (AIO: 266 ± 72 s, CR: 318 ± 113 s; p 0.001; d = 0.46) while no significant difference was observed in the accuracy of lesion detection (AIO: 93.5 ± 6.0%, CR: 94.6 ± 6.0% p = 0.092; d = - 0.21). Reading time of consultants showed no significant difference (AIO: 283 ± 82 s, CR: 274 ± 95 s; p = 0.067; d = 0.16). Accuracy was significantly higher using CR; however, the difference and effect size were very small (AIO 95.1 ± 4.9%, CR: 97.3 ± 3.7%, p = 0.002; d = - 0.39). The linear mixed-effects model showed only minor effect of image processing/reconstruction for lesion detection.Residents at the emergency department might benefit from faster reading time without sacrificing lesion detection rate using AIO for trauma CT.• Image fusion techniques decrease the reading time of acute trauma CT without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy.
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