Differentiating age and sex in vertebral body CT scans – Texture analysis versus deep learning approach

• Autorzy: Nurzynska Karolina , Piórkowski Adam , Strzelecki Michał , Kociołek Marcin , Banyś Robert Paweł , Obuchowicz Rafał

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DOI

10.1016/j.bbe.2023.11.002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The automated analysis of computed tomography (CT) scans of vertebrae, for the purpose of determining an individual’s age and sex constitutes a vital area of research. Accurate assessment of bone age in children facilitates the monitoring of their growth and development. Moreover, the determination of both age and sex has significant relevance in various legal contexts involving human remains. We have built a dataset comprising CT scans of vertebral bodies from 166 patients of diverse genders, acquired during routine cardiac examinations. These images were rescaled to 8-bit data, and textural features were computed using the qMaZda software. The results were analysed employing conventional machine learning techniques and deep convolutional networks. The regression model, developed for the automatic estimation of bone age, accurately determined patients’ ages, with a mean absolute error of 3.14 years and R2 = 0.79. In the context of classifying patient gender through textural analysis supported by machine learning, we achieved an accuracy of 69 %. However, the application of deep convolutional networks for this task yielded a slightly lower accuracy of 59 %.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

texture analysis; bone age assessment; sex differentiation; forensic medicine

PL

analiza tekstury; zróżnicowanie płciowe; medycyna sądowa

• Wydawca: Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 44, no. 1
• Strony: 20--30
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 52 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Nurzynska Karolina

• Department of Algorithmics and Software, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

autor

Piórkowski Adam

• Department of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland

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Strzelecki Michał

• Institute of Electronics, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Kociołek Marcin

• Institute of Electronics, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland

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Banyś Robert Paweł

• Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland

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Obuchowicz Rafał

• Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

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