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Detecting pediatric appendicular fractures using artificial intelligence.

Nezih Kavak¹, Rasime Pelin Kavak², Bülent Güngörer¹

¹Etlik City Hospital, Department of Emergency - Ankara, Turkey.

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A deep learning artificial intelligence model accurately detects pediatric appendicular fractures. AI assistance significantly improves emergency doctors' fracture detection sensitivity and accuracy in trauma cases.

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Area of Science:

Radiology
Artificial Intelligence
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Background:

Acute appendicular fractures are a common injury in pediatric trauma patients.
Accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment and patient outcomes.
Traditional diagnostic methods can be challenging, especially in emergency settings.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a deep learning (AI) model for detecting appendicular fractures in pediatric trauma patients.
To assess the impact of AI assistive support on emergency physicians' fracture detection performance.

Main Methods:

A dataset of 5,150 pediatric radiographs was used, with 850 showing fractures.
The AI model was trained on 88% of the data, validated on 8%, and tested on 4%.
Emergency physicians reviewed 2,000 additional radiographs with and without AI assistance.

Main Results:

The AI model achieved 89% mean average precision 50, 92% specificity, 90% sensitivity, and 90% F1 score.
AI assistance improved physician sensitivity from 93.7% to 97.0% and accuracy from 88% to 94.9% in fracture detection.
The AI model demonstrated high accuracy, with trained models achieving 93% and 95% detection rates.

Conclusions:

Deep learning-based AI is highly effective for detecting pediatric appendicular fractures.
AI assistive tools enhance emergency physicians' diagnostic capabilities in trauma settings.
AI integration shows promise for improving pediatric fracture diagnosis accuracy and efficiency.