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ArticleClinical neuroradiology2025

Evaluation of CT and MRI Radiomics for an Early Assessment of Diffuse Axonal Injury in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Compared to Conventional Radiological Diagnosis.

Anna-Katharina Meißner, Robin Gutsche, Lenhard Pennig, Christian Nelles, Enrico Budzejko, Christina Hamisch, Martin Kocher, Marc Schlamann, Roland Goldbrunner, Stefan Grau and 1 more

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Anna-Katharina MeißnerDept. of General Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50935, Cologne, Germany. anna-katharina.meissner@uk-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-7265
Robin GutscheInst. of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4), Research Center Juelich (FZJ), Juelich, Germany.
Lenhard PennigInst. for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Christian NellesInst. for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Enrico BudzejkoDept. of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Fulda, Academic Hospital of the University of Marburg, Fulda, Germany.
Christina HamischDept. of General Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50935, Cologne, Germany.
Martin KocherInst. of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4), Research Center Juelich (FZJ), Juelich, Germany.
Marc SchlamannInst. for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Roland GoldbrunnerDept. of General Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener St. 62, 50935, Cologne, Germany.
Stefan GrauDept. of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Fulda, Academic Hospital of the University of Marburg, Fulda, Germany.
Philipp LohmannInst. of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4), Research Center Juelich (FZJ), Juelich, Germany.

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Abstract

backgroundDe- and acceleration traumata can cause diffuse axonal injury (DAI) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The diagnosis of DAI on CT is challenging due to the lack of structural abnormalities. Radiomics, a method from the field of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the opportunity to extract additional information from imaging data. The purpose of this work was the evaluation of the feasibility of radiomics for an improved diagnosis of DAI in comparison to conventional radiological image assessment.

methodsCT and MR imaging was performed in 42 patients suspicious of DAI due to the clinical state, and two control groups (n = 44;42). DAI was diagnosed by experienced neuroradiologists. Radiomics features were extracted using a standardized MRI-based atlas of the predilection areas for DAI. Different MRI and CT based models were trained and validated by five-fold cross validation. Diagnostic performance was compared to the reading of two experienced radiologists and further validated in an external test dataset.

resultsThe MRI and CT models showed significant differences in radiomics features between patients with DAI and controls. The developed MRI based random forest classifier yielded an accuracy of 80-90%. The best performing CT model yielded an accuracy of 88% in the training data and 70% in the external test data. The results were comparable to conventional image analysis which achieved an accuracy of 70-81% for CT-based diagnosis.

conclusionMRI- and CT-based radiomics analysis is feasible for the assessment of DAI. The radiomics classifier achieved equivalent performance rates as visual radiological image diagnosis. Especially a radiomics based CT classifier can be of clinical value as a screening and AI-based decision support tool for patients with TBI.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticDiffuse Axonal InjuryMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultAgedArtificial IntelligenceFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiomicsSensitivity and SpecificityAI-based decision supportArtificial intelligence (AI)Machine learningNeuroimagingPredilection areas

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