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Seshadri S, Pudhukudi S, Vajiravelu J, Saravanan P, Hyett J, Ram U. Development of a semi-automated tool to measure fetal abdominal wall thickness during ultrasound at 20 weeks' gestation. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024. [PMID: 38607348 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To develop a semi-automated tool for measuring fetal abdominal wall thickness (AWT). To validate the software using images captured by other centers and create a nomogram for fetal AWT between 18 and 20 weeks. METHODS A semiautomated tool that measured AWT was developed using images captured at the routine 20-week morphology scan. The software was developed using digital images captured routinely during scans of low-risk women. Inter- and intraobserver reliability was assessed between manual and semi-automated measures. The tool was validated using images acquired from other centers. Linear regression and quadratic polynomials were used to create a nomogram for AWT. RESULTS The semi-automated tool was able to measure AWT in all images. Interoperator reliability was 0.90 and 0.97 (P < 0.05) for manual and semi-automated methods, respectively. Measurement agreement varied between three operators from moderate to excellent (0.77, 0.87, 0.92), with overall agreement being good (0.85). The tool could be successfully applied to 89% of images from other centers. A nomogram was generated for AWT measurements of fetuses at 18-20 weeks in normal, low risk mothers. CONCLUSION Semi-automated measurement of AWT was feasible using images captured during the routine 20-week scan. This approach had lower inter- and intraobserver variability compared to manual measurement.
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- Mediscan Systems, Chennai, India
- Aster Fetal Medicine, Aster Medcity, Cochin, India
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- Populations, Evidence and Technologies, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Seethapathy Clinic and Hospital, Chennai, India
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Huang X, Luo M, Liu L, Wu D, You X, Deng Z, Xiu P, Yang X, Zhou C, Feng G, Wang L, Zhou Z, Fan J, He M, Gao Z, Pu L, Wu Z, Zhou Z, Song Y, Huang S. The Comparison of Convolutional Neural Networks and the Manual Measurement of Cobb Angle in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Global Spine J 2024; 14:159-168. [PMID: 35622711 PMCID: PMC10676172 DOI: 10.1177/21925682221098672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Comparative study. OBJECTIVE To compare manual and deep learning-based automated measurement of Cobb angle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS We proposed a fully automated framework to measure the Cobb angle of AIS patients. Whole-spine images of 500 AIS individuals were collected. 200 digital radiographic (DR) images were labeled manually as training set, and the remaining 300 images were used to validate by mean absolute error (MAE), Pearson or spearman correlation coefficients, and intra/interclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). The relationship between accuracy of vertebral boundary identification and the subjective image quality score was evaluated. RESULTS The PT, MT, and TL/L Cobb angles were measured by the automated framework within 300 milliseconds. Remarkable 2.92° MAE, .967 ICC, and high correlation coefficient (r = .972) were obtained for the major curve. The MAEs of PT, MT, and TL/L were 3.04°, 2.72°, and 2.53°, respectively. The ICCs of these 3 curves were .936, .977, and .964, respectively. 88.7% (266/300) of cases had a difference range of ±5°, with 84.3% (253/300) for PT, 89.7% (269/300) for MT, and 93.0% (279/300) for TL/L. The decreased bone/soft tissue contrast (2.94 vs 3.26; P=.039) and bone sharpness (2.97 vs 3.35; P=.029) were identified in the images with MAE exceeding 5°. CONCLUSION The fully automated framework not only identifies the vertebral boundaries, vertebral sequences, the upper/lower end vertebras and apical vertebra, but also calculates the Cobb angle of PT, MT, and TL/L curves sequentially. The framework would shed new light on the assessment of AIS curvature.
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- Xianming Huang
- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Spine Surgery and Musculoskeletal Tumor, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Big Data for Spinal Deformities, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Chengdian Goldisc Health Data Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Chengdian Goldisc Health Data Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Chengdian Goldisc Health Data Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu Chengdian Goldisc Health Data Technology Co., Ltd, Chengdu, China
- School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Genetic Research of Skeletal Deformity, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Neve OM, Romeijn SR, Chen Y, Nagtegaal L, Grootjans W, Jansen JC, Staring M, Verbist BM, Hensen EF. Automated 2-Dimensional Measurement of Vestibular Schwannoma: Validity and Accuracy of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 169:1582-1589. [PMID: 37555251 DOI: 10.1002/ohn.470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Validation of automated 2-dimensional (2D) diameter measurements of vestibular schwannomas on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective validation study using 2 data sets containing MRIs of vestibular schwannoma patients. SETTING University Hospital in The Netherlands. METHODS Two data sets were used, 1 containing 1 scan per patient (n = 134) and the other containing at least 3 consecutive MRIs of 51 patients, all with contrast-enhanced T1 or high-resolution T2 sequences. 2D measurements of the maximal extrameatal diameters in the axial plane were automatically derived from a 3D-convolutional neural network compared to manual measurements by 2 human observers. Intra- and interobserver variabilities were calculated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), agreement on tumor progression using Cohen's kappa. RESULTS The human intra- and interobserver variability showed a high correlation (ICC: 0.98-0.99) and limits of agreement of 1.7 to 2.1 mm. Comparing the automated to human measurements resulted in ICC of 0.98 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.974; 0.987) and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.968; 0.984), with limits of agreement of 2.2 and 2.1 mm for diameters parallel and perpendicular to the posterior side of the temporal bone, respectively. There was satisfactory agreement on tumor progression between automated measurements and human observers (Cohen's κ = 0.77), better than the agreement between the human observers (Cohen's κ = 0.74). CONCLUSION Automated 2D diameter measurements and growth detection of vestibular schwannomas are at least as accurate as human 2D measurements. In clinical practice, measurements of the maximal extrameatal tumor (2D) diameters of vestibular schwannomas provide important complementary information to total tumor volume (3D) measurements. Combining both in an automated measurement algorithm facilitates clinical adoption.
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- Olaf M Neve
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Image Processing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Division of Image Processing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Stone KH, Cosby MR, Strange NA, Thampy V, Walroth RC, Troxel Jr C. Remote and automated high-throughput powder diffraction measurements enabled by a robotic sample changer at SSRL beamline 2-1. J Appl Crystallogr 2023; 56:1480-1484. [PMID: 37791352 PMCID: PMC10543666 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576723007148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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The general-purpose powder diffractometer beamline (BL2-1) at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) is described. The evolution of design and performance of BL2-1 are presented, in addition to current operating specifications, applications and measurement capabilities. Recent developments involve a robotic sample changer enabling high-throughput X-ray diffraction measurements, applicable to mail-in and remote operations. In situ and operando capabilities to measure samples with different form factors (e.g. capillary, flat plate or thin film, and transmission) and under variable experimental conditions are discussed. Several example datasets and accompanying Rietveld refinements are presented.
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- Kevin H. Stone
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Centracchio J, De Caro D, Bifulco P, Andreozzi E. B 3X: a novel efficient algorithm for accurate automated auscultatory blood pressure estimation. Physiol Meas 2023; 44:095007. [PMID: 37659397 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/acf643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Objective.The auscultatory technique is still considered the most accurate method for non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement, although its reliability depends on operator's skills. Various methods for automated Korotkoff sounds analysis have been proposed for reliable estimation of systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures. To this aim, very complex methodologies have been presented, including some based on artificial intelligence (AI). This study proposes a relatively simple methodology, named B3X, to estimate SBP and DBP by processing Korotkoff sounds recordings acquired during an auscultatory NIBP measurement.Approach.The beat-by-beat change in morphology of adjacent Korotkoff sounds is evaluated via their cross-correlation. The time series of the beat-by-beat cross-correlation and its first derivative are analyzed to locate the timings of SBP and DBP values. Extensive tests were performed on a public database of 350 annotated measurements, and the performance was evaluated according to the BHS, AAMI/ANSI, and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) quality standards.Main results.The proposed approach achieved 'A' scores for SBP and DBP in the BHS grading system, and passed the quality tests of AAMI/ANSI and ISO standards. The B3X algorithm outperformed two well-established algorithms for oscillometric NIBP measurement in both SBP and DBP estimation. It also outperformed four AI-based algorithms in DBP estimation, while providing comparable performance for SBP, at the cost of a much lower computational burden. The full code of the B3X algorithm is provided in a public repository.Significance.The very good performances ensured by the proposed B3X algorithm, at a low computational cost and without the need for parameter training, support its direct implementation into clinical blood pressure (BP) monitoring devices. The results of this study pave the way for solving/overcoming the trade-off between the accuracy of the auscultatory technique and the objectivity of oscillatory measurements, by bringing an automated auscultatory BP measurement method in clinical practice.
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- Jessica Centracchio
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, I-80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, I-80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, I-80125 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, I-80125 Naples, Italy
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Although still-face effects are well-studied, little is known about the degree to which the Face-to-Face/Still-Face (FFSF) is associated with the production of intense affective displays. Duchenne smiling expresses more intense positive affect than non-Duchenne smiling, while Duchenne cry-faces express more intense negative affect than non-Duchenne cry-faces. Forty 4-month-old infants and their mothers completed the FFSF, and key affect-indexing facial Action Units (AUs) were coded by expert Facial Action Coding System coders for the first 30 s of each FFSF episode. Computer vision software, automated facial affect recognition (AFAR), identified AUs for the entire 2-min episodes. Expert coding and AFAR produced similar infant and mother Duchenne and non-Duchenne FFSF effects, highlighting the convergent validity of automated measurement. Substantive AFAR analyses indicated that both infant Duchenne and non-Duchenne smiling declined from the FF to the SF, but only Duchenne smiling increased from the SF to the RE. In similar fashion, the magnitude of mother Duchenne smiling changes over the FFSF were 2-4 times greater than non-Duchenne smiling changes. Duchenne expressions appear to be a sensitive index of intense infant and mother affective valence that are accessible to automated measurement and may be a target for future FFSF research.
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- Yeojin Amy Ahn
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht
University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies,
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
- Departments of Pediatrics and Music Engineering, University
of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Perez H, Tah JHM. Towards Automated Measurement of As-Built Components Using Computer Vision. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:7110. [PMID: 37631646 PMCID: PMC10458418 DOI: 10.3390/s23167110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Regular inspections during construction work ensure that the completed work aligns with the plans and specifications and that it is within the planned time and budget. This requires frequent physical site observations to independently measure and verify the completion percentage of the construction progress performed over periods of time. The current computer vision techniques for measuring as-built elements predominantly employ three-dimensional laser scanning or three-dimensional photogrammetry modeling to ascertain the geometric properties of as-built elements on construction sites. Both techniques require data acquisition from several positions and angles to generate sufficient information about the element's coordinates, making the deployment of these techniques on dynamic construction project sites challenging. This paper proposes a pipeline for automating the measurement of as-built components using artificial intelligence and computer vision techniques. The pipeline requires a single image obtained with a stereo camera system to measure the sizes of selected objects or as-built components. The results in this work were demonstrated by measuring the sizes of concrete walls and columns. The novelty of this work is attributed to the use of a single image and a single target for developing a fully automated computer vision-based method for measuring any given object. The proposed solution is suitable for use in measuring the sizes of as-built components in built assets. It has the potential to be further developed and integrated with building information modelling applications for use on construction projects for progress monitoring.
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- Husein Perez
- Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK;
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Kuhn A, Weiler K, Gibbs G, Prechtl G, Bauer N, Moritz A. Evaluation of a novel moving threshold gating strategy for assessment of reticulated platelets in dogs using the ADVIA 2120 analyzer. Vet Clin Pathol 2023; 52:11-21. [PMID: 36284074 DOI: 10.1111/vcp.13168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND A novel method using a moving threshold (r-PLTmt) to determine canine r-PLTs (reticulated platelets) has been introduced for ADVIA 2120 software v6.11.7. OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate absolute (ar-PLTmt) and percent (%r-PLTmt) prior to and after visual inspection of scattergrams (ar-PLTmtv, %rPLTmtv) compared with flow cytometry (flow) and to determine reference intervals (RIs) in 120 dogs. METHODS For method comparison, 42 blood samples of healthy and thrombocytopenic dogs were included. Calculation of Spearman's rho, Bland-Altman, and Passing-Bablok analysis was performed. Coefficients of variation (CVs) were determined for three concentration levels. RESULTS Moderate correlations between %r-PLTmt and %r-PLTmtv (rs 0.75-0.76) were seen compared with flow cytometry. The CV for medium %r-PLTs counts assessed with flow cytometry was 12.9%. Comparable CVs were obtained for ar-PLTmt (14.4%) and %r-PLTmt (15.7%), and ar-PLTmtv and %r-PLTmtv (10.9% and 12.9%, respectively). At low and high concentration levels, CVs for % and absolute r-PLTmt/rPLTmtv ranged between 23%-30% and 15%-20%. In patients with microcytic hypochromic erythrocytes, CVs for ar-PLTmt and %r-PLTmt were 36%-66%. Visual inspection of scattergrams resulted in a marked decrease in CV ranging between 15% and 20%. A proportional bias of 10.8% between %r-PLTmt and flow cytometry became lower (9.7%) after visual validation of scattergrams. Passing-Bablok analysis showed proportional and constant error. RIs for r-PLTmt and r-PLTmtv were 0.2%-3.8% and 0.6-10.2 × 109 /L and 0.3%-4.5% and 1.1-10.3 × 109 /L, respectively. Median values for %r-PLTmtv were higher in young adults (≤2 years) than in older dogs (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS r-PLTmt and r-PLTmtv were moderately correlated with flow cytometry. Visual inspection of scattergrams is recommended.
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- Anja Kuhn
- Clinic for Small Animals, Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Clinical Pathophysiology and Clinical Pathology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare Laboratory Diagnostics, Sudbury, UK
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- Clinical Pathophysiology and Clinical Pathology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Clinic for Small Animals, Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.,Clinical Pathophysiology and Clinical Pathology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Morales-Palacios MDLP, Núñez-Córdoba JM, Tejero E, Matellanes Ó, Quan PL, Carvallo Á, Sánchez-Fernández S, Urtasun M, Larrea C, Íñiguez MT, Giménez R, Goikoetxea MJ, D'Amelio CM, Ferrer M, Gastaminza G. Reliability of a novel electro-medical device for wheal size measurement in allergy skin testing: An exploratory clinical trial. Allergy 2023; 78:299-301. [PMID: 35950712 PMCID: PMC10087902 DOI: 10.1111/all.15474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Central Clinical Trials Unit, Research Support Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Spanish Research Network on Allergy RD 1600060031 (ARADyAL: Red Nacional de Alergia -Asma, Reacciones Adversas y Alérgicas) of the Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Spanish Research Network on Allergy RD 1600060031 (ARADyAL: Red Nacional de Alergia -Asma, Reacciones Adversas y Alérgicas) of the Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Spanish Research Network on Allergy RD 1600060031 (ARADyAL: Red Nacional de Alergia -Asma, Reacciones Adversas y Alérgicas) of the Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Spanish Research Network on Allergy RD 1600060031 (ARADyAL: Red Nacional de Alergia -Asma, Reacciones Adversas y Alérgicas) of the Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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Knapp A, Stefani J, Katz E, Bloom AJ. Novel method for the quantification of rosette area from images of Arabidopsis seedlings grown on agar plates. Appl Plant Sci 2022; 10:e11504. [PMID: 36518946 PMCID: PMC9742823 DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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PREMISE The agar-based culture of Arabidopsis seedlings is widely used for quantifying root traits. Shoot traits are generally overlooked in these studies, probably because the rosettes are often askew. A technique to assess the shoot surface area of seedlings grown inside agar culture dishes would facilitate simultaneous root and shoot phenotyping. METHODS We developed an image processing workflow in Python that estimates rosette area of Arabidopsis seedlings on agar culture dishes. We validated this method by comparing its output with other metrics of seedling growth. As part of a larger study on genetic variation in plant responses to nitrogen form and concentration, we measured the rosette areas from more than 2000 plate images. RESULTS The rosette area measured from plate images was strongly correlated with the rosette area measured from directly overhead and moderately correlated with seedling mass. Rosette area in the large image set was significantly influenced by genotype and nitrogen treatment. The broad-sense heritability of leaf area measured using this method was 0.28. DISCUSSION These results indicated that this approach for estimating rosette area produces accurate shoot phenotype data. It can be used with image sets for which other methods of leaf area quantification prove unsuitable.
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- Anna Knapp
- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, One Shields Ave.DavisCalifornia95616USA
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, One Shields Ave.DavisCalifornia95616USA
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, One Shields Ave.DavisCalifornia95616USA
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- Department of Plant SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, One Shields Ave.DavisCalifornia95616USA
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Lou L, Cao J, Wang Y, Gao Z, Jin K, Xu Z, Zhang Q, Huang X, Ye J. Deep learning-based image analysis for automated measurement of eyelid morphology before and after blepharoptosis surgery. Ann Med 2021; 53:2278-2285. [PMID: 34844503 PMCID: PMC8805858 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2021.2009127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Eyelid position and contour abnormality could lead to various diseases, such as blepharoptosis, which is a common eyelid disease. Accurate assessment of eyelid morphology is important in the management of blepharoptosis. We aimed to proposed a novel deep learning-based image analysis to automatically measure eyelid morphological properties before and after blepharoptosis surgery. METHODS This study included 135 ptotic eyes of 103 patients who underwent blepharoptosis surgery. Facial photographs were taken preoperatively and postoperatively. Margin reflex distance (MRD) 1 and 2 of the operated eyes were manually measured by a senior surgeon. Multiple eyelid morphological parameters, such as MRD1, MRD2, upper eyelid length and corneal area, were automatically measured by our deep learning-based image analysis. Agreement between manual and automated measurements, as well as two repeated automated measurements of MRDs were analysed. Preoperative and postoperative eyelid morphological parameters were compared. Postoperative eyelid contour symmetry was evaluated using multiple mid-pupil lid distances (MPLDs). RESULTS The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) between manual and automated measurements of MRDs ranged from 0.934 to 0.971 (p < .001), and the bias ranged from 0.09 mm to 0.15 mm. The ICCs between two repeated automated measurements were up to 0.999 (p < .001), and the bias was no more than 0.002 mm. After surgery, MRD1 increased significantly from 0.31 ± 1.17 mm to 2.89 ± 1.06 mm, upper eyelid length from 19.94 ± 3.61 mm to 21.40 ± 2.40 mm, and corneal area from 52.72 ± 15.97 mm2 to 76.31 ± 11.31mm2 (all p < .001). Postoperative binocular MPLDs at different angles (from 0° to 180°) showed no significant differences in the patients. CONCLUSION This technique had high accuracy and repeatability for automatically measuring eyelid morphology, which allows objective assessment of blepharoptosis surgical outcomes. Using only patients' photographs, this technique has great potential in diagnosis and management of other eyelid-related diseases.
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- Lixia Lou
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Media Engineering, Communication University of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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The three-dimensional carpal alignment was measured in the neutral wrist position in 121 asymptomatic volunteers using computer-based cone-beam CT analysis. Normal values and the reliability of the automated analysis are reported. An analysis software based on segmentation of CT images and mathematical modelling was used to determine several axis variants based on different landmarks and to calculate the intercarpal angles automatically. Twenty wrists were imaged twice to determine intra-observer reliability. Mean values using the preferred axis variants were: scapholunate angle 57° (SD 9°), radiolunate angle 2° (SD 10°), lunocapitate angle -14° (SD 9°). Using alternate axis variants notably changed the angles produced. The intra-observer reliability of the analysis was excellent (mean intraclass correlation coefficient 0.97, SD 0.03). Computer-based CT analysis enables highly reproducible and automated assessment of carpal alignment. This study provides a reference database for measurement techniques and normal carpal angle values in three-dimensional imaging.
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- Robert M J Sippo
- Department of Hand Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Hand Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Hand Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Jirapatnakul A, Yip R, Branch AD, Lewis S, Crane M, Yankelevitz DF, Henschke CI. Dose-response relationship between World Trade Center dust exposure and hepatic steatosis. Am J Ind Med 2021; 64:837-844. [PMID: 34328231 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The World Trade Center (WTC) attack exposed thousands of workers to toxic chemicals that have been linked to liver diseases and cancers. This study examined the relationship between the intensity of WTC dust exposure and the risk of hepatic steatosis in the WTC General Responders Cohort (GRC). METHODS All low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest performed on the WTC GRC between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2018, collected as part of the World Trade Center Health Program, were reviewed. WTC dust exposure was categorized into five groups based on WTC arrival time. CT liver density was estimated using an automated algorithm, statistics-based liver density estimation from imaging. The relationship between the intensity of WTC dust exposure and the risk of hepatic steatosis was examined using univariate and multivariable regression analyses. RESULTS Of the 1788 WTC responders, 258 (14.4%) had liver attenuation less than 40 Hounsfield units (HU < 40) on their earliest CT. Median time after September 11, 2001 and the earliest available CT was 11.3 years (interquartile range: 8.0-14.9 years). Prevalence of liver attenuation less than 40 HU was 17.0% for arrivals on September 11, 2001, 16.0% for arrivals on (September 12, 2001 or September 13, 2001), 10.9% for arrivals on September 14-30, 2001, and 9.0% for arrivals on January 10, 2001 or later (p = 0.0015). A statistically significant trend of increasing liver steatosis was observed with earlier arrival times (p < 0.0001). WTC arrival time remained a significant independent factor for decreased liver attenuation after controlling for other covariates. CONCLUSIONS Early arrival at the WTC site was significantly associated with increasing hepatic steatosis.
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- Artit Jirapatnakul
- Department of Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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- Department of Radiology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA
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It is of vital importance to identify the pleural line when performing lung ultrasound, as the pleural line not only indicates the interface between the chest wall and lung, but offers additional diagnostic information. In the current clinical practice, the pleural line is visually detected and evaluated by clinicians, which requires experiences and skills with challenges for the novice. In this study, we developed a computer-aided technique for automated pleural line detection using ultrasound. The method first utilized the Radon transform to detect line objects in the ultrasound images. The relation of the body mass index and chest wall thickness was then applied to estimate the range of the pleural thickness, based on which the pleural line was detected together with the consideration of the ultrasonic properties of the pleural line. The proposed method was validated by testing 83 ultrasound data sets collected from 21 pneumothorax patients. The pleural lines were successfully identified in 76 data sets by the automated method (successful detection rate 91.6%). In those successful cases, the depths of the pleural lines measured by the automated method agreed with those manually measured as confirmed with the Bland-Altman test. The measurement errors were below 5% in terms of the pleural line depth. As a conclusion, the proposed method could detect the pleural line in an automated manner in the defined data set. In addition, the method may potentially act as an alternative to visual inspection after further tests on more diverse data sets are performed in future studies.
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- Jiangang Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Lin A, Fang D, Li C, Cheung CY, Chen H. Improved Automated Foveal Avascular Zone Measurement in Cirrus Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Using the Level Sets Macro. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2020; 9:20. [PMID: 33240573 PMCID: PMC7671870 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.9.12.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate automated measurements of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) using the Level Sets macro (LSM) in ImageJ as compared with the Cirrus optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) inbuilt algorithm and the Kanno–Saitama macro (KSM). Methods The eyes of healthy volunteers were scanned four times consecutively on the Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCT 5000 system. The FAZ metrics (area, perimeter, and circularity) were measured manually and automatically by the Cirrus inbuilt algorithm, the KSM, and the LSM. The accuracy and repeatability of all methods and agreement between automated and manual methods were evaluated. Results The LSM segmented the FAZ with an average Dice coefficient of 0.9243. Compared with the KSM and the Cirrus inbuilt algorithm, the LSM outperformed them by 0.02 and 0.19, respectively, for Dice coefficients. Both the LSM (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.908; coefficient of variation [CoV] = 9.664%) and manual methods (ICC ≥ 0.921, CoV ≤ 8.727%) showed excellent repeatability for the FAZ area, whereas the other methods presented moderate to good repeatability (ICC ≤ 0.789, CoV ≥ 15.788%). Agreement with manual FAZ area measurement was excellent for both the LSM and KSM but not for the Cirrus inbuilt algorithm (LSM, ICC = 0.930; KSM, ICC = 0.928; Cirrus, ICC = 0.254). Conclusions The LSM exhibited greater accuracy and reliability compared to the KSM and inbuilt automated methods and may be an improved and accessible option for automated FAZ segmentation. Translational Relevance The LSM may be a suitable automated and customizable tool for FAZ quantification of Cirrus HD-OCT 5000 images, providing results comparable to those for manual measurement.
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- Aidi Lin
- Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Joint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China
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Chen J, Li J, Ding X, Wei G, Wang X, Li Q. Automated Ultrasound Measurement of the Inferior Vena Cava: An Animal Study. Ultrason Imaging 2020; 42:148-158. [PMID: 32238107 DOI: 10.1177/0161734620912345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Because of continuous movement and variation in diameter of the inferior vena cava (IVC) with respiration, the measurements on IVC are labor-intensive and with considerable inter-operator variations. Some computer-assisted techniques have been developed to track the movement of the IVC semi-automatically. However, existing methods predominantly rely on reference marker selection and require many manual inputs. In this study, we developed a cross-correlation (CC)-based method for automated IVC movement tracking and measurement, which requires minimal manual input and avoids manual selection of reference markers. Based on the CC method, two approaches, named direct and relative approaches, were used to calculate the maximum, minimum, and variation of the IVC diameter, and compared with the manual measurement. Fifty-four ultrasound cine-loops collected from nine pigs were tested. The results reveal that both the proposed approaches were well agreed with the manual measurement. The errors of the direct approach were less than 9%, while those of relative approach were as high as 26.7%. It is concluded that the proposed direct approach is superior for IVC diameter measurements, which can be comparable with manual counterpart, serving as an alternative to traditional IVC measurement.
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- Jiangang Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, and Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Naval Medical Department, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Uemura K, Takao M, Otake Y, Koyama K, Yokota F, Hamada H, Sakai T, Sato Y, Sugano N. Reproducibility of pelvic sagittal inclination while acquiring radiographs in supine and standing postures. J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2020; 27:2309499019828515. [PMID: 30798713 DOI: 10.1177/2309499019828515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Pelvic position on the sagittal plane is usually evaluated with the pelvic sagittal inclination (PSI) angle from a single radiograph. However, the reproducibility of pelvic positioning has not been investigated, and thus, the validity of measuring the PSI from a single film/time point is not understood. Herein, the reproducibility of a patient's pelvic positions in supine and standing postures was analyzed. METHODS A total of 34 patients who underwent either a pelvic osteotomy or total hip arthroplasty were enrolled in this study. Preoperative radiographs in both supine and standing postures were acquired twice (first X-ray and second X-ray) within 6 months; preoperative computed tomography (CT) images of the full pelvis were also acquired in a supine posture (preop-CT). To eliminate measurement variability, each PSI was automatically measured from radiographs and CT images through the use of CT segmentation and landmark localization followed by intensity-based 2D-3D registration. The absolute difference of PSI among each image was calculated and the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) in each posture was also analyzed. RESULTS The median absolute differences of PSI in the supine posture were 1.3° between the first and second X-rays, 1.2° between the first X-ray and preop-CT, and 1.3° between the second X-ray and preop-CT. The median absolute difference of PSI in the standing posture was 1.5°. The ICC was 0.965 (95% CI: 0.939-0.981) in supine and 0.977 (95% CI: 0.954-0.988) during standing. CONCLUSIONS Pelvic positions in supine and standing postures are reproducible. Thus, measuring the PSI from a single radiograph is reliable.
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- Keisuke Uemura
- 1 Department of Orthopaedic Medical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- 1 Department of Orthopaedic Medical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- 2 Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- 2 Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- 2 Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- 2 Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, Nara, Japan
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- 1 Department of Orthopaedic Medical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Lou L, Yang L, Ye X, Zhu Y, Wang S, Sun L, Qian D, Ye J. A Novel Approach for Automated Eyelid Measurements in Blepharoptosis Using Digital Image Analysis. Curr Eye Res 2019; 44:1075-1079. [PMID: 31148484 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2019.1619779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: To propose a novel approach for automated measurements of margin reflex distance (MRD) using digital image analysis and to evaluate the agreement between automated and manual measurements of MRD. Materials and Methods: This observational study included 132 eyes of 66 volunteers referred to an oculoplastic clinic for blepharoptosis. Preoperative facial photographs of participants were taken. MRD1 and MRD2 were measured manually by a senior surgeon and automatically by our image-based algorithm. Correlation analyses and Bland-Altman analyses were performed to evaluate the agreement between the two measurements. Results: A strong positive correlation was observed between automated and manual MRD1 measurements, with Spearman's r = 0.968 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.949-0.976; P < .001) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.966 (95% CI = 0.953-0.976; P < .001). The bias between automated and manual MRD1 measurements was 0.02 mm (95% CI = -0.06-0.10 mm), with 95% limits of agreement (LoA) = -0.88 to 0.92 mm. Agreement also existed in MRD2 measurements, with Spearman's r = 0.803 (95% CI = 0.716-0.865; P < .001), ICC = 0.833 (95% CI = 0.772-0.879; P < .001), and bias = 0.34 mm (95% CI = 0.26-0.42 mm), 95% LoA = -0.54 to 1.22 mm. Conclusions: Automated eyelid measurements in blepharoptosis using the image-based approach compare favorably with clinical manual measurements. This novel approach allows an objective assessment of ptosis with high accuracy.
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- Lixia Lou
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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- College of Electronics & Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University , Hangzhou , China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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- The Institute of VLSI Design, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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- College of Electronics & Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University , Hangzhou , China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University , Hangzhou , China
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Ishii H, Shoji T, Yoshikawa Y, Kanno J, Ibuki H, Shinoda K. Automated Measurement of the Foveal Avascular Zone in Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Images. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2019; 8:28. [PMID: 31171995 PMCID: PMC6543862 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.8.3.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate automated measurement of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area using the Kanno-Saitama macro (KSM) software in Image J with swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) images. Methods In this cross-sectional study, one photographer scanned the macular area (3 × 3 mm) of healthy volunteers twice on the same day, at the same time. The FAZ area was measured from the en face image of the superficial retinal layer by two masked examiners, using the KSM and the Advanced Retina Imaging (ARI)-network method in Carl Zeiss online analysis. Intra- and interscan reproducibility and FAZ area were compared among the methods. Results Forty eyes of 22 healthy volunteers were included in the analysis. The mean ± SD age of the subjects was 34.6 ± 12.4 years. Intra- and interscan intraclass coefficients ranged from 0.997 to 1.000 and 0.989 to 0.995, respectively. The mean FAZ area was 0.264 ± 0.08 mm2 by the KSM, 0.245 ± 0.08 mm2 by the ARI, and 0.281 ± 0.09 mm2 by the manual method. The mean difference between the KSM and manual methods was 0.015 mm2, which was significantly smaller than the mean difference between the ARI and manual methods (0.034 mm2; P < 0.001). Conclusions Automated determination of the FAZ area is feasible and yields results comparable to those obtained by manual measurement. The FAZ area measured with the KSM program is less user dependent and could potentially contribute to our understanding of the pathophysiology of various retinal diseases, particularly underlying vascular diseases. Translational Relevance This study demonstrates a novel automated determination of the FAZ area using the Image J macro program in SS-OCTA images. This program was feasible and yields results comparable to those obtained by manual measurement.
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- Hirokazu Ishii
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Chen J, Li J, Ding X, Chang C, Wang X, Ta D. Automated Identification and Localization of the Inferior Vena Cava Using Ultrasound: An Animal Study. Ultrason Imaging 2018; 40:232-244. [PMID: 29862931 DOI: 10.1177/0161734618777262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ultrasound measurement of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is widely implemented in the clinic. However, the process is time consuming and labor intensive, because the IVC diameter is continuously changing with respiration. In addition, artificial errors and intra-operator variations are always considerable, making the measurement inconsistent. Research efforts were recently devoted to developing semiautomated methods. But most required an initial identification of the IVC manually. As a first step toward fully automated IVC measurement, in this paper, we present an intelligent technique for automated IVC identification and localization. Forty-eight ultrasound data sets were collected from eight pigs, each of which included two frames in B-mode and color mode (C-mode) collected at the inspiration, and two cine loops in B-mode and C-mode. Static and dynamic automation algorithms were applied to the data sets for identifying and localizing the IVC. The results were evaluated by comparing with the manual measurement of experienced clinicians. The automated approaches successfully identified the IVC in 47 cases (success rate: 97.9%). The automated localization of the IVC is close to the manual counterpart, with the difference within one diameter. The automatically measured diameters are close to those measured manually, with most differences below 15%. It is revealed that the proposed method can automatically identify the IVC with high success rate and localize the IVC with high accuracy. But the study with high accuracy was conducted under good control and without considering difficult cases, which deserve future explorations. The method is a first step toward fully automated IVC measurement, which is suitable for point-of-care applications.
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- Jiangang Chen
- 1 Academy for Engineering and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 2 Department of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- 3 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- 2 Department of Medical Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- 3 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- 4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- 5 Department of Electronic Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Islam A, Oldham MJ, Wexler AS. Comparison of Manual and Automated Measurements of Tracheobronchial Airway Geometry in Three Balb/c Mice. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2017; 300:2046-2057. [PMID: 28632922 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Mammalian lungs are comprised of large numbers of tracheobronchial airways that transition from the trachea to alveoli. Studies as wide ranging as pollutant deposition and lung development rely on accurate characterization of these airways. Advancements in CT imaging and the value of computational approaches in eliminating the burden of manual measurement are providing increased efficiency in obtaining this geometric data. In this study, we compare an automated method to a manual one for the first six generations of three Balb/c mouse lungs. We find good agreement between manual and automated methods and that much of the disagreement can be attributed to method precision. Using the automated method, we then provide anatomical data for the entire tracheobronchial airway tree from three Balb/C mice. Anat Rec, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Anat Rec, 300:2046-2057, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Asef Islam
- Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, California
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Saba L, Araki T, Kumar PK, Rajan J, Lavra F, Ikeda N, Sharma AM, Shafique S, Nicolaides A, Laird JR, Gupta A, Suri JS. Carotid inter-adventitial diameter is more strongly related to plaque score than lumen diameter: An automated tool for stroke analysis. J Clin Ultrasound 2016; 44:210-220. [PMID: 26887355 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare the strength of correlation between automatically measured carotid lumen diameter (LD) and interadventitial diameter (IAD) with plaque score (PS). METHODS Retrospective study on a database of 404 common carotid artery B-mode sonographic images from 202 diabetic patients. LD and IAD were computed automatically using an advanced computerized edge detection method and compared with two distinct manual measurements. PS was computed by adding the maximal thickness in millimeters of plaques in segments taken from the internal carotid artery, bulb, and common carotid artery on both sides. RESULTS The coefficient of correlation was 0.19 (p < 0.007) between LD and PS, and 0.25 (p < 0.0006) between IAD and PS. After excluding 10 outliers, coefficient of correlation was 0.25 (p < 0.0001) between LD and PS, and 0.38 (p < 0.0001) between IAD and PS. The precision of merit of automated versus the two manual measurements was 96.6% and 97.2% for LD, and 97.7% and 98.1%, for IAD, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our automated measurement system gave satisfying results in comparison with manual measurements. Carotid IAD was more strongly correlated to PS than carotid LD in this population sample of Japanese diabetic patients.
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- Luca Saba
- Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University, Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
- Point-of-Care Devices, Global Biomedical Technologies, Inc, Roseville, CA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
- Point-of-Care Devices, Global Biomedical Technologies, Inc, Roseville, CA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, VA
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- UC Davis Vascular Center, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Radiology Department, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, NY
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- Point-of-Care Devices, Global Biomedical Technologies, Inc, Roseville, CA
- Monitoring and Diagnostic Division, AtheroPoint, Roseville, CA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho (Affl.), ID
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Takahashi K, Nabeshima T, Sashinami A, Nakayashiro M, Ganaha H. QT dynamics evaluated on fully automated QT measurement in children. Pediatr Int 2015; 57:1067-71. [PMID: 26096703 DOI: 10.1111/ped.12734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association between QT interval and heart rate (HR), QT dynamics, has been reported to vary greatly between individuals. We investigated QT dynamics using fully automated QT interval measurement with a commercially available multifunctional electrocardiogram (ECG) recorder. METHODS The study group included 17 otherwise healthy subjects (mean age, 12.7 years; 11 girls, 6 boys), who were undergoing exercise test for arrhythmia evaluation. The subjects had single premature ventricular contraction. RESULTS Mean corrected QT interval (Fridericia) at rest was 412 ± 19 ms (male, 408 ± 20 ms; female, 414 ± 19 ms), manually measured with a digitizer, using the tangent method. We assessed QT interval/HR slope during the whole exercise test, the exercise phase, and the recovery from exercise phase; the slopes were calculated offline after excluding wide QRS complex and were -1.15 ± 0.26 (r(2) = 0.65), -1.18 ± 0.30 (r(2) = 0.62), and -1.11 ± 0.25 (r(2) = 0.70), respectively. Estimated QT interval at HR 60 beats/min (QT60) was calculated using the regression line formula and was 383 ± 24 ms, 387 ± 28 ms, and 375 ± 21 ms, respectively. QT60 of the total exercise test correlated with the corrected QT interval at rest (P = 0.04, r(2) = 0.25). CONCLUSIONS Assessment of QT dynamics is feasible on fully automated QT interval measurement with this ECG recorder. Further studies are required in larger populations to confirm the accuracy and precision of QT measurement and QT dynamics using this new multifunctional ECG.
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- Kazuhiro Takahashi
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Nanbu, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Nanbu, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Nanbu, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Nanbu, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Nanbu, Okinawa, Japan
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Dzyubak B, Venkatesh SK, Manduca A, Glaser KJ, Ehman RL. Automated liver elasticity calculation for MR elastography. J Magn Reson Imaging 2015; 43:1055-63. [PMID: 26494224 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE MR elastography (MRE) is a phase-contrast MRI technique that is used to quantitatively assess liver stiffness for staging hepatic fibrosis. The current approach requires manual selection of a region of interest (ROI) with good wave quality from which to measure stiffness. The purpose of this work was to develop and evaluate a fully automated approach for measuring hepatic stiffness from MRE images to further reduce measurement variability. MATERIALS AND METHODS An automated liver elasticity calculation (ALEC) algorithm was developed to address reader stiffness measurement variability. ALEC has three stages: initial tissue estimation, segmentation, and ROI cleanup. Stiffnesses measured by the algorithm were compared with technicians and an expert radiologist in a set of 121 clinical cases acquired at 1.5 Tesla. Intra-class correlation (ICC), Bland-Altman analysis, and a noninferiority test were performed to evaluate whether the algorithm can be used in place of manual analysis by technicians. RESULTS The stiffness measurement difference with the expert was 1.42% ± 11.17% (mean ± standard deviation) for the algorithm and 1.82% ± 13.65% for the technicians. The ICCs were 0.981 and 0.984, respectively. Both the algorithm and technicians were equivalent to the expert within a 5% significance margin (P < 0.01). The algorithm had no failures in the 119 cases that were considered analyzable by the human readers. CONCLUSION The results of this study show that the newly developed automated algorithm is able to measure stiffness in clinical liver MRE exams with an accuracy that is equivalent to that of an expert radiologist. ALEC may be useful for analysis of archived data and suitable for performing multi-center studies.
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Huang T, James CA, Tichnell C, Murray B, Xue J, Calkins H, Tereshchenko LG. Statistical evaluation of reproducibility of automated ECG measurements: an example from arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy clinic. Biomed Signal Process Control 2014; 13:23-30. [PMID: 24883077 PMCID: PMC4036813 DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is characterized by delay in depolarization of the right ventricle, detected by prolonged terminal activation duration (TAD) in V1-V3. However, manual ECG measurements have shown moderate-to-low intra- and inter-reader agreement. The goal of this study was to assess reproducibility of automated ECG measurements in the right precordial leads. METHODS Pairs of ECGs recorded in the same day from Johns Hopkins ARVD/C Registry participants [n=247, mean age 35.2±15.6 y, 58% men, 92% whites, 11(4.5%) with definite ARVD/C] were retrospectively analyzed. QRS duration, intrinsicoid deflection, TAD, and T-wave amplitude in the right precordial leads, as well as averaged across all leads QRS duration, QRS axis, T axis, QTc interval, and heart rate was measured automatically, using 12SL TM algorithm (GE Healthcare, Wauwatosa, WI, USA). Intrinsicoid deflection was measured as the time from QRS complex onset to the alignment point of the QRS complex. TAD was calculated as the difference between QRS duration and intrinsicoid in V1, V2, V3. Reproducibility was quantified by Bland-Altman analysis (bias with 95% limits of agreement), Lin's concordance coefficient, and Bradley-Blackwood procedure. RESULTS Bland-Altman analysis revealed satisfactory reproducibility of tested parameters. V1 QRS duration bias was -0.10ms [95% limits of agreement -12.77 to 12.56ms], V2 QRS duration bias -0.09ms [-11.13 to 10.96ms]; V1 TAD bias 0.14ms [-13.23 to 13.51ms], V2 TAD bias 0.008ms [-12.42 to 12.44ms]. CONCLUSION Comprehensive statistical evaluation of reproducibility of automated ECG measurements is important for appropriate interpretation of ECG. Automated ECG measurements are reproducible to within 25%.
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- Timothy Huang
- Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- GE Healthcare, Wauwatosa, WI, USA
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- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Zhang F, Qu X, Ouyang J. An automated inner dimensional measurement system based on a laser displacement sensor for long-stepped pipes. Sensors (Basel) 2012; 12:5824-34. [PMID: 22778615 PMCID: PMC3386714 DOI: 10.3390/s120505824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel measurement prototype based on a mobile vehicle that carries a laser scanning sensor is proposed. The prototype is intended for the automated measurement of the interior 3D geometry of large-diameter long-stepped pipes. The laser displacement sensor, which has a small measurement range, is mounted on an extended arm of known length. It is scanned to improve the measurement accuracy for large-sized pipes. A fixing mechanism based on two sections is designed to ensure that the stepped pipe is concentric with the axis of rotation of the system. Data are acquired in a cylindrical coordinate system and fitted in a circle to determine diameter. Systematic errors covering arm length, tilt, and offset errors are analyzed and calibrated. The proposed system is applied to sample parts and the results are discussed to verify its effectiveness. This technique measures a diameter of 600 mm with an uncertainty of 0.02 mm at a 95% confidence probability. A repeatability test is performed to examine precision, which is 1.1 μm. A laser tracker is used to verify the measurement accuracy of the system, which is evaluated as 9 μm within a diameter of 600 mm.
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- Fumin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Kasamaki Y, Ozawa Y, Ohta M, Sezai A, Yamaki T, Kaneko M, Watanabe I, Hirayama A, Nakayama T. Automated versus manual measurement of the QT interval and corrected QT interval. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2011; 16:156-64. [PMID: 21496166 PMCID: PMC6932516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2011.00423.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The International Conference on Harmonization E14 Guideline specifies detailed assessment of QT interval or corrected QT interval prolongation when developing new drugs. We recently devised new software to precisely measure the QT interval. METHODS AND RESULTS The QT intervals of all leads for a selected single heart beat were compared between automated measurement with the new software from Fukuda Denshi and manual measurement. With both automated and manual measurement, QT intervals obtained by the tangent method were shorter than those obtained by the differential threshold method, but the extent of correction was smaller. QT interval data obtained by the differential threshold method were more similar to values obtained by visual measurement than were data obtained by the tangent method, but the extent of correction was larger. Variability was related to the T-wave amplitude and to setting the baseline and tangent in the tangent method, while skeletal muscle potential noise affected the differential threshold method. Drift, low-amplitude recordings, and T-wave morphology were problems for both methods. Among the 12 leads, corrections were less frequent for leads II and V(3) -V(6) . CONCLUSION We conclude that, for a thorough assessment of the QT/QTc interval, the tangent method or the differential threshold method appears to be suitable because of smaller interreader differences and better reproducibility. Correction of data should be done by readers who are experienced in measuring the QT interval. It is also important for electrocardiograms to have little noise and for a suitable heart rate and appropriate leads to be selected.
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- Yuji Kasamaki
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Miyake Y, Hozumi T, Mori I, Sugioka K, Yamamuro A, Akasaka T, Homma S, Yoshida K, Yoshikawa J. Automated quantification of aortic regurgitant volume and regurgitant fraction using the digital colour Doppler velocity profile integration method in patients with aortic regurgitation. Heart 2002; 88:481-4. [PMID: 12381638 PMCID: PMC1767402 DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.5.481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The recently introduced automated cardiac flow measurement (ACM) technique provides a quick and an accurate automated calculation of stroke volume and cardiac output. This is obtained by spatio-temporal integration of digital Doppler velocity profile data. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of the ACM method in the non-invasive assessment of aortic regurgitant volume and per cent regurgitant fraction (%RF) in patients with aortic regurgitation. METHODS Aortic outflow volume and mitral inflow volume were calculated by the ACM method in 22 patients with isolated aortic regurgitation. Aortic regurgitant volume and %RF were calculated using the following equations: aortic regurgitant volume = [aortic outflow volume] - [mitral inflow volume]; %RF = [aortic regurgitant volume]/[aortic outflow volume] x 100. The results were compared with those obtained using pulsed Doppler cross sectional echocardiography (PD-2D). RESULTS Aortic regurgitant volumes measured by the ACM method showed a good correlation with the PD-2D measurements (r = 0.95, y = 0.9x + 3.9, SEE = 8.6 ml); the mean (SD) difference between the two methods was -1.5 (8.5) ml. %RF estimated by the ACM method also correlated well with the values obtained by the PD-2D method (r = 0.91, y = 0.9x + 4.9, SEE = 6.0%); the mean difference between the two methods was -1.5 (6.0)%. Total time required for aortic regurgitant volume (for one cardiac cycle) by the ACM method was significantly shorter than by the PD-2D method (130 (16) v 230 (32) s, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The newly developed the ACM method is quick and accurate in the automated assessment of aortic regurgitant volume and per cent regurgitant fraction in patients with isolated aortic regurgitation.
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- Y Miyake
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Colombia University, New York, USA
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