TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementation and performance of automated software for computing right-to-left ventricular diameter ratio from computed tomography pulmonary angiography images
AU - Kumamaru, Kanako K.
AU - George, Elizabeth
AU - Aghayev, Ayaz
AU - Saboo, Sachin S.
AU - Khandelwal, Ashish
AU - Rodríguez-López, Sara
AU - Cai, Tianrun
AU - Jiménez-Carretero, Daniel
AU - Estépar, Raúl San José
AU - Ledesma-Carbayo, Maria J.
AU - González, Germán
AU - Rybicki, Frank J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively test the performance and potential for clinical integration of software that automatically calculates the right-to-left ventricular (RV/LV) diameter ratio from computed tomography pulmonary angiography images. Methods: Using 115 computed tomography pulmonary angiography images that were positive for acute pulmonary embolism, we prospectively evaluated RV/LV ratio measurements that were obtained as follows: (1) completely manual measurement (reference standard), (2) completely automated measurement using the software, and (3 and 4) using a customized software interface that allowed 2 independent radiologists to manually adjust the automatically positioned calipers. Results: Automated measurements underestimated (P < 0.001) the reference standard (1.09 [0.25] vs1.03 [0.35]).With manual correction of the automatically positioned calipers, themean ratio became closer to the reference standard (1.06 [0.29] by read 1 and 1.07 [0.30] by read 2), and the correlation improved (r = 0.675 to 0.872 and 0.887). The mean time required for manual adjustment (37 [20] seconds) was significantly less than the time required to perform measurements entirely manually (100 [23] seconds). Conclusions: Automated CT RV/LV diameter ratio software shows promise for integration into the clinical workflow for patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively test the performance and potential for clinical integration of software that automatically calculates the right-to-left ventricular (RV/LV) diameter ratio from computed tomography pulmonary angiography images. Methods: Using 115 computed tomography pulmonary angiography images that were positive for acute pulmonary embolism, we prospectively evaluated RV/LV ratio measurements that were obtained as follows: (1) completely manual measurement (reference standard), (2) completely automated measurement using the software, and (3 and 4) using a customized software interface that allowed 2 independent radiologists to manually adjust the automatically positioned calipers. Results: Automated measurements underestimated (P < 0.001) the reference standard (1.09 [0.25] vs1.03 [0.35]).With manual correction of the automatically positioned calipers, themean ratio became closer to the reference standard (1.06 [0.29] by read 1 and 1.07 [0.30] by read 2), and the correlation improved (r = 0.675 to 0.872 and 0.887). The mean time required for manual adjustment (37 [20] seconds) was significantly less than the time required to perform measurements entirely manually (100 [23] seconds). Conclusions: Automated CT RV/LV diameter ratio software shows promise for integration into the clinical workflow for patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
KW - Computer-aided detection
KW - Diameter ratio
KW - Prognosis
KW - Pulmonary embolism
KW - Right ventricular strain
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U2 - 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000375
DO - 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000375
M3 - Article
C2 - 26938697
AN - SCOPUS:84960172098
SN - 0363-8715
VL - 40
SP - 387
EP - 392
JO - Journal of computer assisted tomography
JF - Journal of computer assisted tomography
IS - 3
ER -