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Detection of Imperceptible Intervertebral Disc Fissures in Conventional MRI—An AI Strategy for Improved Diagnostics

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE(2023)

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Annular fissures in the intervertebral discs are believed to be closely related to back pain. However, no sensitive non-invasive method exists to detect annular fissures. This study aimed to propose and test a method capable of detecting the presence and position of annular fissures in conventional magnetic resonance (MR) images non-invasively. The method utilizes textural features calculated from conventional MR images combined with attention mapping and artificial intelligence (AI)-based classification models. As ground truth, reference standard computed tomography (CT) discography was used. One hundred twenty-three intervertebral discs in 43 patients were examined with MR imaging followed by discography and CT. The fissure classification model determined the presence of fissures with 100% sensitivity and 97% specificity. Moreover, the true position of the fissures was correctly determined in 90 (87%) of the analyzed discs. Additionally, the proposed method was significantly more accurate at identifying fissures than the conventional radiological high-intensity zone marker. In conclusion, the findings suggest that the proposed method is a promising diagnostic tool to detect annular fissures of importance for back pain and might aid in clinical practice and allow for new non-invasive research related to the presence and position of individual fissures.
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intervertebral disc,low back pain,computer-assisted diagnosis,neural network models,artificial intelligence (AI)
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