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ArticleIntelligence-based medicine2022

Using artificial intelligence to risk stratify COVID-19 patients based on chest X-ray findings.

Diego A Hipolito Canario, Eric Fromke, Matthew A Patetta, Mohamed T Eltilib, Juan P Reyes-Gonzalez, Georgina Cornelio Rodriguez, Valeria A Fusco Cornejo, Seymour Dunckner, Jessica K Stewart

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Article in Intelligence-based medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Diego A Hipolito CanarioUNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bondurant Hall, CB 9535, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280, United States.
Eric FromkeUNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bondurant Hall, CB 9535, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280, United States.
Matthew A PatettaUNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bondurant Hall, CB 9535, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280, United States.
Mohamed T EltilibUNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bondurant Hall, CB 9535, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-3280, United States.
Juan P Reyes-GonzalezDepartment of Radiology, Angeles del Pedregal Hospital, Camino de Sta, Teresa 1055-S, Héroes de Padierna, La Magdalena Contreras, 10700, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Georgina Cornelio RodriguezDepartment of Radiology, Angeles del Pedregal Hospital, Camino de Sta, Teresa 1055-S, Héroes de Padierna, La Magdalena Contreras, 10700, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
Valeria A Fusco CornejoMindscale, 800 W El Camino Real Suite 180 Mountain View, CA, 94040, United States.
Seymour DuncknerMindscale, 800 W El Camino Real Suite 180 Mountain View, CA, 94040, United States.
Jessica K StewartDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles. 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 2125, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USHospital Angeles Pedregal · MXUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDeep learning-based radiological image analysis could facilitate use of chest x-rays as a triaging tool for COVID-19 diagnosis in resource-limited settings. This study sought to determine whether a modified commercially available deep learning algorithm (M-qXR) could risk stratify patients with suspected COVID-19 infections.

methodsA dual track clinical validation study was designed to assess the clinical accuracy of M-qXR. The algorithm evaluated all Chest-X-rays (CXRs) performed during the study period for abnormal findings and assigned a COVID-19 risk score. Four independent radiologists served as radiological ground truth. The M-qXR algorithm output was compared against radiological ground truth and summary statistics for prediction accuracy were calculated. In addition, patients who underwent both PCR testing and CXR for suspected COVID-19 infection were included in a co-occurrence matrix to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the M-qXR algorithm.

results625 CXRs were included in the clinical validation study. 98% of total interpretations made by M-qXR agreed with ground truth (p = 0.25). M-qXR correctly identified the presence or absence of pulmonary opacities in 94% of CXR interpretations. M-qXR's sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for detecting pulmonary opacities were 94%, 95%, 99%, and 88% respectively. M-qXR correctly identified the presence or absence of pulmonary consolidation in 88% of CXR interpretations (p = 0.48). M-qXR's sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for detecting pulmonary consolidation were 91%, 84%, 89%, and 86% respectively. Furthermore, 113 PCR-confirmed COVID-19 cases were used to create a co-occurrence matrix between M-qXR's COVID-19 risk score and COVID-19 PCR test results. The PPV and NPV of a medium to high COVID-19 risk score assigned by M-qXR yielding a positive COVID-19 PCR test result was estimated to be 89.7% and 80.4% respectively.

conclusionM-qXR was found to have comparable accuracy to radiological ground truth in detecting radiographic abnormalities on CXR suggestive of COVID-19.

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AI, artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceChest X-rayCOVID-19COVID-19, coronavirus disease of 2019CXR, chest x-raysDeep learning algorithmM-qXR, modified qXR deep learning algorithmPatient risk stratification

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PMID35039806
PMCPMC8755446
OpenAlexW4206087222

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