Automated analysis of knee joint alignment using detailed angular values in long leg radiographs based on deep learning

Malalignment in the lower limb structure occurs due to various causes. Accurately evaluating limb alignment in situations where malalignment needs correction is necessary. To create an automated support system to evaluate lower limb alignment by quantifying mechanical tibiofemoral angle (mTFA), mech...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2024-03, Vol.14 (1), p.7226-7226, Article 7226
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Hong Seon, Hwang, Sangchul, Kim, Sung-Hwan, Joon, Nam Bum, Kim, Hyeongmin, Hong, Yeong Sang, Kim, Sungjun
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Zusammenfassung:Malalignment in the lower limb structure occurs due to various causes. Accurately evaluating limb alignment in situations where malalignment needs correction is necessary. To create an automated support system to evaluate lower limb alignment by quantifying mechanical tibiofemoral angle (mTFA), mechanical lateral distal femoral angle (mLDFA), medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA), and joint line convergence angle (JLCA) on full-length weight-bearing radiographs of both lower extremities. In this retrospective study, we analysed 404 radiographs from one hospital for algorithm development and testing and 30 radiographs from another hospital for external validation. The performance of segmentation algorithm was compared to that of manual segmentation using the dice similarity coefficient (DSC). The agreement of alignment parameters was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for internal and external validation. The time taken to load the data and measure the four alignment parameters was recorded. The segmentation algorithm demonstrated excellent agreement with human-annotated segmentation for all anatomical regions (average similarity: 89–97%). Internal validation yielded good to very good agreement for all the alignment parameters (ICC ranges: 0.7213–0.9865). Interobserver correlations between manual and automatic measurements in external validation were good to very good (ICC scores: 0.7126–0.9695). The computer-aided measurement was 3.44 times faster than was the manual measurement. Our deep learning-based automated measurement algorithm accurately quantified lower limb alignment from radiographs and was faster than manual measurement.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-57887-1