Automated CNN–Based Analysis Versus Manual Analysis for MR Elastography in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Intermethod Agreement and Fibrosis Stage Discriminative Performance
Guilherme M. Cunha, Timoteo I. Delgado, Michael S. Middleton, Sam Liew, Walter C. Henderson, Danielle Batakis, Kang Wang, Rohit Loomba, Ryan S. Huss, Robert P. Myers, Claude B. Sirlin, Kathryn J. Fowler, Kyle A. Hasenstab
Abstract
Given the high incidence of chronic liver disease worldwide, it is important that noninvasive tools to assess fibrosis are applied reliably across different settings. CNN-based analysis is feasible and may reduce reliance on expert image analysts.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineIntraclass correlationStage (stratigraphy)RadiologyFibrosisMagnetic resonance elastographyElastographyBiopsyTransient elastographyLiver biopsyNuclear medicineMagnetic resonance imagingNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDiscriminative modelLiver fibrosisInterclass correlationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Diseases and ImmunityHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis