Objective: The primary objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of a deep learning-based artificial intelligence model for the detection of acute appendicular fractures in pediatric patients presenting with a recent history of trauma to the emergency department. The secondary goal was to examine the effect of assistive support on the emergency doctor's ability to detect fractures.
Methods: The dataset was 5,150 radiographs of which 850 showed fractures, while 4,300 radiographs did not show any fractures. The process utilized 4,532 (88%) radiographs, inclusive of both fractured and non-fractured radiographs, in the training phase. Subsequently, 412 (8%) radiographs were appraised during validation, and 206 (4%) were set apart for the testing phase. With and without artificial intelligence assistance, the emergency doctor reviewed another set of 2,000 radiographs (400 fractures and 600 non-fractures each) for labeling in the second test.
Results: The artificial intelligence model showed a mean average precision 50 of 89%, a specificity of 92%, a sensitivity of 90%, and an F1 score of 90%. The confusion matrix revealed that the model trained with artificial intelligence achieved accuracies of 93 and 95% in detecting fractures, respectively. Artificial intelligence assistance improved the reading sensitivity from 93.7% (without assistance) to 97.0% (with assistance) and the reading accuracy from 88% (without assistance) to 94.9% (with assistance).
Conclusion: A deep learning-based artificial intelligence model has proven to be highly effective in detecting fractures in pediatric patients, enhancing the diagnostic capabilities of emergency doctors through assistive support.
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