Automated detection of spinal bone marrow oedema in axial spondyloarthritis: training and validation using two large phase 3 trial datasets.

Objective To evaluate the performance of machine learning (ML) models for the automated scoring of spinal MRI bone marrow oedema (BMO) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and compare them with expert scoring. Methods ML algorithms using SpineNet software were trained and validated on 34...

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Publicado en:Rheumatology Vol. 64; no. 10; pp. 5446 - 5455
Autores principales: Jamaludin, Amir, Windsor, Rhydian, Ather, Sarim, Kadir, Timor, Zisserman, Andrew, Braun, Juergen, Gensler, Lianne S, Østergaard, Mikkel, Poddubnyy, Denis, Coroller, Thibaud, Porter, Brian, Ligozio, Gregory, Readie, Aimee, Machado, Pedro M
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2025
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          Jamaludin, Amir
          Windsor, Rhydian
          Ather, Sarim
          Kadir, Timor
          Zisserman, Andrew
          Braun, Juergen
          Gensler, Lianne S
          Østergaard, Mikkel
          Poddubnyy, Denis
          Coroller, Thibaud
          Porter, Brian
          Ligozio, Gregory
          Readie, Aimee
          Machado, Pedro M
        affil: Visual Geometry Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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          Axial Spondyloarthritis Radiography
          Bone Marrow Pathology
          Spine Radiography
          Edema Diagnosis
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods
          Image Interpretation, Computer Assisted
          Machine Learning Algorithms
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Predictive Value of Tests
          Funding Source
          Human
          Comparative Studies
          Validation Studies
          Secondary Analysis
          kappa Statistic
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Detection Algorithms
          Artificial Intelligence
      ab: Objective To evaluate the performance of machine learning (ML) models for the automated scoring of spinal MRI bone marrow oedema (BMO) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and compare them with expert scoring. Methods ML algorithms using SpineNet software were trained and validated on 3483 spinal MRIs from 686 axSpA patients across two clinical trial datasets. The scoring pipeline involved (i) detection and labelling of vertebral bodies and (ii) classification of vertebral units for the presence or absence of BMO. Two models were tested: Model 1, without manual segmentation, and Model 2, incorporating an intermediate manual segmentation step. Model outputs were compared with those of human experts using kappa statistics, balanced accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and AUC. Results Both models performed comparably to expert readers, regarding presence vs absence of BMO. Model 1 outperformed Model 2, with an AUC of 0.94 (vs 0.88), accuracy of 75.8% (vs 70.5%) and kappa of 0.50 (vs 0.31) using absolute reader consensus scoring as the external reference; this performance was similar to the expert inter-reader accuracy of 76.8% and kappa of 0.47 in a radiographic axSpA dataset. In a non-radiographic axSpA dataset, Model 1 achieved an AUC of 0.97 (vs 0.91 for Model 2), accuracy of 74.6% (vs 70%) and kappa of 0.52 (vs 0.27), comparable to the expert inter-reader accuracy of 74.2% and kappa of 0.46. Conclusion ML software shows potential for automated MRI BMO assessment in axSpA, offering benefits such as improved consistency, reduced labour costs and minimized inter- and intra-reader variability. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov, http://clinicaltrials.gov , MEASURE 1 study (NCT01358175); PREVENT study (NCT02696031).
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