ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2021
Artificial Intelligence to Automatically Assess Scan Quality in Hip Ultrasound.
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- Artificial Intelligence to Detect Developmental Dysplasia of Hip: A Systematic Review.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2025Pooled it
- The diagnostic value of artificial intelligence-assisted imaging for developmental dysplasia of the hip: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
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- Leveraging AI solutions for sustainable practice in pediatric radiology: a practical guide and an educational tool.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Orthopaedics.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence to support ultrasound in the detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip : a scoping review.Bone & joint open · 2026Article
- Scaling Early Detection for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip With Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Imaging.Cureus · 2026Review
- Characterizing Shape Variations in Infant Hips Using Statistical Shape Modeling for Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Hip Dysplasia with Graf's Method.Hip & pelvis · 2025Article
- Current and Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging for Paediatric Hip Disorders-A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Overcoming barriers in the use of artificial intelligence in point of care ultrasound.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Review
- Automated scan quality evaluation for DDH using transfer learning: Development of a novel ensemble system.PloS one · 2025Article
- Hip and Happening: Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in 2022.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeSince it is fast, inexpensive and increasingly portable, ultrasound can be used for early detection of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in infants at point-of-care. However, accurate interpretation\is highly dependent on scan quality. Poor-quality images lead to misdiagnosis, but inexperienced users may not even recognize the deficiencies in the images. Currently, users assess scan quality subjectively, based on image landmarks which are prone to human errors. Instead, we propose using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically assess scan quality.
methodsWe trained separate Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models to detect presence of each of four commonly used ultrasound landmarks in each hip image: straight horizontal iliac wing, labrum, os ischium and midportion of the femoral head. We used 100 3D ultrasound (3DUS) images for training and validated the technique on a set of 107 3DUS images also scored for landmarks by three non-expert readers and one expert radiologist.
resultsWe got AI ≥ 85% accuracy for all four landmarks (ilium = 0.89, labrum = 0.94, os ischium = 0.85, femoral head = 0.98) as a binary classifier between adequate and inadequate scan quality. Our technique also showed excellent agreement with manual assessment in terms of Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Cohen's kappa coefficient (
conclusionThis new technique could ensure high scan quality and facilitate more widespread use of ultrasound in population screening of DDH. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT:
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