Are semi-automated software program designed for adults accurate for the identification of vertebral fractures in children?

Fawaz F AlqahtaniFabrizio MessinaAmaka C Offiah

Published in: European radiology (2019)

• SpineAnalyzer™ and AVERT™ have low diagnostic accuracy and observer agreement when compared to three paediatric radiologists' readings for the diagnosis of vertebral fractures (VF) in children. • Neither AVERT™ nor SpineAnalyzer™ is satisfactorily reliable for VF diagnosis in children. • Development of specific paediatric software and normative values (incorporating age-related physiological variation in children) is required.

Keyphrases

young adults
emergency department
intensive care unit
machine learning
bone mineral density
high throughput
quality improvement
data analysis