An Artificial Intelligence Computer-vision Algorithm to Triage Otoscopic Images From Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children.

Objective: To develop an artificial intelligence image classification algorithm to triage otoscopic images from rural and remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.Study Design: Retrospective observational study.Setting: Tertiary referral center.Patients: Rural and remote Abor...

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Publicado en:Otology & Neurotology Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 481 - 489
Autores principales: Habib, Al-Rahim, Crossland, Graeme, Patel, Hemi, Wong, Eugene, Kong, Kelvin, Gunasekera, Hasantha, Richards, Brent, Caffery, Liam, Perry, Chris, Sacks, Raymond, Kumar, Ashnil, Singh, Narinder
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Apr2022
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          Habib, Al-Rahim
          Crossland, Graeme
          Patel, Hemi
          Wong, Eugene
          Kong, Kelvin
          Gunasekera, Hasantha
          Richards, Brent
          Caffery, Liam
          Perry, Chris
          Sacks, Raymond
          Kumar, Ashnil
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      ab: Objective: To develop an artificial intelligence image classification algorithm to triage otoscopic images from rural and remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.Study Design: Retrospective observational study.Setting: Tertiary referral center.Patients: Rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who underwent tele-otology ear health screening in the Northern Territory, Australia between 2010 and 2018.Interventions: Otoscopic images were labeled by otolaryngologists to classify the ground truth. Deep and transfer learning methods were used to develop an image classification algorithm.Main Outcome Measures: Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, area under the curve (AUC) of the resultant algorithm compared with the ground truth.Results: Six thousand five hundred twenty seven images were used (5927 images for training and 600 for testing). The algorithm achieved an accuracy of 99.3% for acute otitis media, 96.3% for chronic otitis media, 77.8% for otitis media with effusion (OME), and 98.2% to classify wax/obstructed canal. To differentiate between multiple diagnoses, the algorithm achieved 74.4 to 92.8% accuracy and an AUC of 0.963 to 0.997. The most common incorrect classification pattern was OME misclassified as normal tympanic membranes.Conclusions: The paucity of access to tertiary otolaryngology care for rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities may contribute to an under-identification of ear disease. Computer vision image classification algorithms can accurately classify ear disease from otoscopic images of Indigenous Australian children. In the future, a validated algorithm may integrate with existing telemedicine initiatives to support effective triage and facilitate early treatment and referral.
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