The goal of this study was to test if using AVERT™ (a 33-point semi-automated program developed for VF diagnosis in adults) is better for morphometric vertebral fracture (VF) diagnosis in children than using SpineAnalyzer™, a 6-point program which has previously been shown to be of insufficient accuracy. The authors were able to conclude that, although VERT™ has slightly higher accuracy when compared with SpineAnalyzer™, neither software program is reliable enough for VF diagnosis in children. Key points: 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. Article: Are semi-automated software programs designed for adults accurate for the identification of vertebral fractures in children? Authors: Fawaz F. Alqahtani, Fabrizio Messina, Amaka C. Offiah
Impact of deep learning reconstruction on radiation dose reduction and cancer risk in CT examinations
Deep‑learning reconstruction (DLR) shifts CT image formation from a hardware‑limited process to a data‑driven one. In our real‑world cohort of >10,000 body scans, we observed a
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