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Unsupervised Machine Learning for Osteoporosis Diagnosis Using Singh Index Clustering on Hip Radiographs

Madhivanan, Vimaladevi, Vijaya, Kalavakonda, Lal, Abhay, Rithika, Senthil, Subramaniam, Shamala Karupusamy, Sameer, Mohamed

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Osteoporosis, a prevalent condition among the aging population worldwide, is characterized by diminished bone mass and altered bone structure, increasing susceptibility to fractures. It poses a significant and growing global public health challenge over the next decade. Diagnosis typically involves Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to measure bone mineral density, yet its mass screening utility is limited. The Singh Index (SI) provides a straightforward, semi-quantitative means of osteoporosis diagnosis through plain hip radiographs, assessing trabecular patterns in the proximal femur. Although cost-effective and accessible, manual SI calculation is time-intensive and requires expertise. This study aims to automate SI identification from radiographs using machine learning algorithms. An unlabelled dataset of 838 hip X-ray images from Indian adults aged 20-70 was utilized. A custom convolutional neural network architecture was developed for feature extraction, demonstrating superior performance in cluster homogeneity and heterogeneity compared to established models. Various clustering algorithms categorized images into six SI grade clusters, with comparative analysis revealing only two clusters with high Silhouette Scores for promising classification. Further scrutiny highlighted dataset imbalance and emphasized the importance of image quality and additional clinical data availability. The study suggests augmenting X-ray images with patient clinical data and reference images, alongside image pre-processing techniques, to enhance diagnostic accuracy. Additionally, exploring semi-supervised and self-supervised learning methods may mitigate labelling challenges associated with large datasets.


Deep-Radiomics-Based Approach to the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis Using Hip Radiographs

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"Just Accepted" papers have undergone full peer review and have been accepted for publication in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. This article will undergo copyediting, layout, and proof review before it is published in its final version. Please note that during production of the final copyedited article, errors may be discovered which could affect the content. To develop and validate deep-radiomics models for the diagnosis of osteoporosis using hip radiographs. A deep-radiomics model was developed using 4924 hip radiographs of 4308 patients (3632 women; mean age, 62 years 13 [standard deviation]) obtained between September 2009 and April 2020.


Deep Learning for Radiographic Measurement of Femoral Component Subsidence Following Total Hip Arthroplasty

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"Just Accepted" papers have undergone full peer review and have been accepted for publication in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. This article will undergo copyediting, layout, and proof review before it is published in its final version. Please note that during production of the final copyedited article, errors may be discovered which could affect the content. Femoral component subsidence following total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a worrisome radiographic finding. This study developed and evaluated a deep learning tool to automatically quantify femoral component subsidence between two serial anteroposterior (AP) hip radiographs.