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In Vivo Quantification of Hip Arthrokinematics during Dynamic Weight-bearing Activities using Dual Fluoroscopy
Published on: July 2, 2021
Volumetric quantitative measurement of hip effusions by manual versus automated artificial intelligence techniques:
Jacob L Jaremko1, Banafshe Felfeliyan2, Abhilash Hareendranathan1
1Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, 2A2.41 WMC, 8440 - 112 St. NW, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Objective:
Preliminary assessment, via OMERACT filter, of manual and automated MRI hip effusion Volumetric Quantitative Measurement (VQM).
Methods:
For 358 hips (93 osteoarthritis subjects, bilateral, 2 time points), 2 radiologists performed manual VQM using custom Matlab software. A Mask R-CNN artificial-intelligence (AI) tool was trained to automatically compute joint fluid volumes.
Results:
Manual VQM had excellent inter-observer reliability (ICC 0.96). AI predicted hip fluid volumes with ICC 0.86 (status), 0.58 (change) vs. 2 human readers.
Conclusion:
Hip joint fluid volumes are reliably assessed by VQM. It is feasible to automate this approach using AI, with promising initial reliability.
