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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020

Assessment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Computer-Aided Technique: A Reliability Study.

Zhen-Ting Sun, Fen-E Hao, You-Min Guo, Ai-Shi Liu, Lei Zhao

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Zhen-Ting SunDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland).
Fen-E HaoDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland).
You-Min GuoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Ai-Shi LiuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland).
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (mainland).

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BACKGROUND Acute pulmonary embolism is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. Computer-aided technique is widely used in chest imaging, especially for assessing pulmonary embolism. The reliability and quantitative analyses of computer-aided technique are necessary. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of geometry-based computer-aided detection and quantification for emboli morphology and severity of acute pulmonary embolism. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty patients suspected of acute pulmonary embolism were analyzed by both manual and computer-aided interpretation of vascular obstruction index and computer-aided measurements of emboli quantitative parameters. The reliability of Qanadli and Mastora scores was analyzed using computer-aided and manual interpretation. RESULTS The time costs of manual and computer-aided interpretation were statistically different (374.90±150.16 versus 121.07±51.76, P<0.001). The difference between the computer-aided and manual interpretation of Qanadli score was 1.83±2.19, and 96.7% (29 out of 30) of the measurements were within 95% confidence interval (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC=0.998). The difference between the computer-aided and manual interpretation of Mastora score was 1.46±1.62, and 96.7% (29 out of 30) of the measurements were within 95% confidence interval (ICC=0.997). The emboli quantitative parameters were moderately correlated with the Qanadli and Mastora scores (all P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Computer-aided technique could reduce the time costs, improve the and reliability of vascular obstruction index and provided additional quantitative parameters for disease assessment.

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Diagnosis, Computer-AssistedCost-Benefit AnalysisDimensional Measurement AccuracyEmbolismFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary ArteryPulmonary EmbolismReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness Index

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PMID32111815
PMCPMC7063852

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