Detection of coronary calcifications with dual energy chest X-rays: clinical evaluation
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Detection of coronary calcifications with dual energy chest X‑rays: clinical evaluation Yingnan Song1 · Hao Wu1 · Di Wen1 · Bo Zhu1 · Philipp Graner2,3 · Leslie Ciancibello2,3 · Haran Rajeswaran2,3 · Karma Salem2,3 · Mehrdad Hajmomenian2,3 · Robert C. Gilkeson2,3 · David L. Wilson1,2 Received: 3 June 2020 / Accepted: 13 October 2020 © Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Our goal is to assess the ability of physicians to detect coronary calcifications in dual energy chest X-rays processed by a previously developed advanced algorithm. Because the chest X-ray is the most common imaging procedure, because the presence of coronary calcium provides proof of coronary artery disease, and because adherence to therapy can improve health, successful detection could positively impact healthcare for a large number of patients. Both dual energy chest and corroborative CT calcium score images were acquired. Dual energy images were processed with the advanced techniques, including sliding organ registration, so as to enhance coronary calcifications in two-shot dual energy acquisitions. We performed ROC to determine physicians’ ability to detect coronary calcifications. Since detection might be easier with heavier calcifications, we used various Agatston score cut-points for determining cases actually positive with calcification in the ROC analysis. In many cases, coronary calcifications were made more visible with the advanced processing as compared to conventional processing. At an Agatston cut-point of 300, coronary calcifications were detected with AUC = 0.85. There were marginal effects on detection performance found with increased X-ray exposure, nearby Agatston cut-point values, and coronary artery territory. Coronary calcifications can be detected in dual energy chest X-rays. The ability to detect disease compares very favorably to other accepted screening methods (e.g., X-ray mammography). As the chest X-ray is an already ordered procedure, there is an opportunity to detect a very large number of persons with coronary artery disease at zero or low cost. Keywords Coronary calcification · Dual energy · ROC · Image processing · Image registration · Screening exam · Agatston
Introduction Advanced processing has been created to enable detection of coronary calcium from low-cost, low radiation, dual energy chest X-rays [1–3]. Because the chest X-ray is the most common imaging procedure with 100 s of millions of exams per year, because the presence of coronary calcium provides Yingnan Song and Hao Wu are Co-first-authors and they have contributed equally to this manuscript. * David L. Wilson [email protected] 1
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
proof of coronary artery disease, and because providing patients proof of immediate dise
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