Vision transformer assisting rheumatologists in screening for capillaroscopy changes in systemic sclerosis: an artificial intelligence model.

Alexandru GaraimanFarhad NooralahzadehCarina MihaiNicolas Perez GonzalezNikitas GkikopoulosMike Oliver Becker Oliver DistlerMichael KrauthammerBritta Maurer

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)

The ViT is a modern, well-performing and readily available tool for assessing patterns of microangiopathy on NFC images, and it may assist rheumatologists in generating consistent and high-quality NFC reports; however, the final diagnosis of a scleroderma pattern in any individual case needs the judgement of an experienced observer.

Keyphrases

systemic sclerosis
artificial intelligence
deep learning
interstitial lung disease
machine learning
big data
convolutional neural network
optical coherence tomography
adverse drug
emergency department
drug induced