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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Digital health2024

Explainable artificial intelligence in deep learning-based detection of aortic elongation on chest X-ray images.

Estela Ribeiro, Diego A C Cardenas, Felipe M Dias, Jose E Krieger, Marco A Gutierrez

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Article in European heart journal. Digital health, 2024. 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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  2. Clinical cognition in the age of cardiovascular AI.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026
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  4. Role of artificial intelligence in congenital heart disease.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025
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Estela RibeiroHeart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital University of Sao Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 05403-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2193-6866
Diego A C CardenasHeart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital University of Sao Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 05403-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8846-5202
Felipe M DiasHeart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital University of Sao Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 05403-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-4606
Jose E KriegerHeart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital University of Sao Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 05403-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-1792
Marco A GutierrezHeart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital University of Sao Paulo Medical School (HCFMUSP), Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 44 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP 05403-900, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0964-6222

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: Aortic elongation can result from age-related changes, congenital factors, aneurysms, or conditions affecting blood vessel elasticity. It is associated with cardiovascular diseases and severe complications like aortic aneurysms and dissection. We assess qualitatively and quantitatively explainable methods to understand the decisions of a deep learning model for detecting aortic elongation using chest X-ray (CXR) images. Methods and results: In this study, we evaluated the performance of deep learning models (DenseNet and EfficientNet) for detecting aortic elongation using transfer learning and fine-tuning techniques with CXR images as input. EfficientNet achieved higher accuracy (86.7% Conclusion: Our study presents a comprehensive strategy for analysing CXR images by integrating aortic elongation detection models with explainable artificial intelligence techniques. By enhancing the interpretability and understanding of the models' decisions, this approach holds promise for aiding clinicians in timely and accurate diagnosis, potentially improving patient outcomes in clinical practice.

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Aortic elongationChest X-rayDeep learningExplainable AI

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PMCPMC11417491

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