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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Real-World Comparison of Human and Software Image Assessment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients' Qualification for Reperfusion Treatment.

Bartlomiej Lasocha, Roman Pulyk, Pawel Brzegowy, Pawel Latacz, Agnieszka Slowik, Tadeusz J Popiela

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Bartlomiej LasochaUniversity Hospital New Seat (NSSU) Diagnostic Imaging Unit, University Hospital, 30-688 Krakow, Poland.
Roman PulykChair of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Krakow, Poland.
Pawel BrzegowyChair of Radiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Krakow, Poland.
Pawel LataczChair of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Krakow, Poland.
Agnieszka SlowikChair of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Krakow, Poland.
Tadeusz J PopielaChair of Radiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6697-2449

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Abstract

Our aim was to compare human and computer accuracy in reading medical images of acute stroke patients. We analyzed data of patients who underwent assessment of Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) and CT Perfusion (CTP) via Rapid Processing of Perfusion and Diffusion (RAPID) software RAPID ASPECTS, and RAPID CTP), compared to radiologist reports and manual measurements. We compared volumes calculated by RAPID CTP software with those selected by scanner-equipped software (GE). For reference, follow-up images were manually assessed in accordance with the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) territories retrospectively. Although exact ASPECTS score agreement between the automatic and manual methods, and between each method and follow-up, was poor, crossing of the threshold for reperfusion therapy was characterized by an 80% match. CT perfusion analyses yielded only slight agreement (kappa = 0.193) in the qualification of patients for therapy. Either automatic or manual scoring methods of non-contrast images imply similar clinical decisions in real-world circumstances. However, volume measurements performed by fully automatic and manually assisted systems are not comparable. Thresholds devised and validated for computer algorithms are not compatible with measurements performed manually using other software and should not be applied to setups other than those with which they were developed.

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PMCPMC7690255

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