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Hyunjung Park¹, Jihye Yun¹, Sang Min Lee¹

¹From the Department of Medical Science and Department of Bioengineering, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology (H.P., N.K.), Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology (J.Y., S.M.L., H.J.H., J.B.S., N.K.), Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases (S.W.L.), and Health Screening and Promotion Center (Y.J.J.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea; Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.H.); Department of Biomedical Research Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.H.); and Department of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea (S.H.L.).

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A deep learning model accurately predicts lung function using low-dose CT scans in smokers, aiding in early detection of respiratory disease. This AI tool shows promise for identifying individuals at high risk for lung conditions.

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Area of Science:

Radiology and Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine

Background:

Low-dose chest CT screening is recommended for smokers at risk of lung abnormalities.
The predictive role of low-dose CT for lung function is not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a deep learning algorithm for predicting pulmonary function from low-dose CT images.
To assess the algorithm's performance in identifying individuals at high risk for respiratory disease.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of low-dose CT and spirometry data from 16,148 participants.
A convolutional neural network was trained to predict forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC).
Performance was evaluated using mean absolute error and concordance correlation coefficient (CCC).

Main Results:

The deep learning model achieved high accuracy in predicting FVC (CCC=0.94) and FEV1 (CCC=0.91).
Accuracies for predicting the high-risk respiratory group (based on FVC%, FEV1%, FEV1/FVC) were 89.6%, 85.9%, and 90.2%, respectively.
Sensitivities for high-risk classification ranged from 36.1% to 61.6%.

Conclusions:

A deep learning model applied to volumetric chest CT can predict pulmonary function with good performance.
This AI-driven approach shows potential for non-invasive assessment of lung function in screening programs.