A hip fracture can cause life-threatening complications. Accurate diagnosis is essential when evaluating the patient’s overall health, medical condition and treatment. Treatment for hip fractures typically involves a combination of surgery, rehabilitation and medication. Overall, this involves a collaborative effort between radiologists and orthopedists.
A team of radiologists and orthopedists from the Center for Intelligent Imaging, or ci2, at UCSF recently investigated the feasibility of automatic identification and classification of hip fractures using deep learning which has the potential to improve outcomes by reducing diagnostic errors and decreasing time to operation. Their research was recently published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence as a cover story.
As part of the study, scientists reviewed hip and pelvic radiographs from 1118 studies and labelled 3026 hips…
