Automatic opportunistic osteoporosis screening using low-dose chest computed tomography scans obtained for lung cancer screening

ConclusionThe proposed deep learning-based system demonstrated the potential to automatically perform opportunistic osteoporosis screening using LDCT scans obtained for lung cancer screening.Key Points• Osteoporosis is a prevalent but underdiagnosed condition that can increase the risk of fracture.• A deep learning-based system was developed to fully automate bone mineral density measurement in low-dose chest computed tomography scans.• The developed system achieved high accuracy for automatic opportunistic osteoporosis screening using low-dose chest computed tomography scans obtained for lung cancer screening.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research