Abstract
Abstract Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition in which the acetabular socket inadequately contains the femoral head. If left untreated, DDH can result in degenerative changes in the hip joint. Several imaging techniques are used for DDH assessment. In radiographs, the acetabular index, center-edge angle, Sharp’s angle, and migration percentage metrics are used to assess DDH. Determining these metrics is time-consuming and repetitive. This study uses a convolutional neural network (CNN) to identify physical metrics on radiographs and improve traditional methods of identifying DDH. The dataset consisted of 60 subject radiographs rotated along the craniocaudal and mediolateral axes 25 times, generating 1500 images. A CNN detection algorithm was used to identify DDH metrics. The algorithm was able to detect the metrics with reasonable accuracy in comparison to the blank metrics. The CNN performed well on images with high contrast margins between bone and soft tissues. In comparison, the CNN was not able to identify some critical points for metric calculation on a select few images that had poor definition due to low contrast between bone and soft tissues. This study shows that CNNs can efficiently measure clinical parameters to assess DDH on radiographs with high contrast margins between bone and soft tissues with purposeful rotation away from an ideal image. Results from this study could help inform and broaden the existing bank of information on using CNNs for radiographic measurement and medical condition prediction.
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