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Mengjie Ying¹, Yufan Wang^2,3, Kai Yang⁴

¹Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

|January 31, 2024

Summary

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This study introduces a deep learning framework using knowledge distillation to improve meniscus tear detection from MRI scans. The distilled MRI-based model showed enhanced accuracy, sensitivity, and F1-scores compared to the undistilled model.

Keywords:

arthroscopy artificial intelligence computer-assisted diagnosis deep learning knee joint magnetic resonance imaging meniscal lesions

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Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence
Orthopedics

Background:

Meniscus tears are common knee injuries.
Accurate detection of meniscus tears is crucial for effective treatment.
Current diagnostic methods have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a deep learning knowledge distillation framework for meniscus tear detection.
To explore the use of MRI alone versus combined with arthroscopy information.
To enhance the performance of MRI-based meniscus tear detection models.

Main Methods:

A multimodal teacher network (using MRI and arthroscopy) and an MRI-based student network were developed.
A knowledge distillation framework was employed to transfer information from the teacher to the student network.
Residual neural networks, MSE and CE loss functions, and fivefold cross-validation were utilized.

Main Results:

The distilled student model (S ) demonstrated improved Area Under the Curve (AUC) values for both medial and lateral meniscus tear detection compared to the undistilled student model (S).
The distilled model achieved higher accuracy, sensitivity, and F1-scores for meniscus tear detection than the undistilled model.
The teacher model (T) generally outperformed both student models, but the distilled student model significantly narrowed the performance gap.

Conclusions:

The proposed deep learning knowledge distillation framework effectively improved meniscus tear detection using MRI data.
The MRI-based student model benefited from learning arthroscopic information via distillation.
This approach offers a promising method for enhancing the diagnostic capabilities of AI in detecting meniscus tears.