Machine learning for automated abdominal aortic calcification scoring of DXA vertebral fracture assessment images: A pilot study
Authors:
Siobhan Reid, John T. Schousboe, Douglas Kimelman, Barret A. Monchka, Mohammad Jafari Jozani, William D. Leslie
Date:
2021
Journal
Bone
Abstract:
Highlights:
Abdominal aortic calcification is predictive of coronary artery calcium, cardiovascular outcomes and death.
Abdominal aortic calcification can be scored from vertebral fracture assessment dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
Machine learning was able to automate abdominal aortic calcification detection.
Convolutional neural networks are a promising method for abdominal aortic calcification scoring.