Assessment of a deep-learning system for fracture detection in musculoskeletal radiographs.

Jones, Rebecca M; Sharma, Anuj; Hotchkiss, Robert; Sperling, John W; Hamburger, Jackson; Ledig, Christian; O'Toole, Robert; Gardner, Michael et al. · NPJ Digit Med · 2020

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Abstract

Missed fractures are the most common diagnostic error in emergency departments and can lead to treatment delays and long-term disability. Here we show through a multi-site study that a deep-learning system can accurately identify fractures throughout the adult musculoskeletal system. This approach may have the potential to reduce future diagnostic errors in radiograph interpretation.