DOI: 10.1148/radiol.242133 ISSN: 0033-8419
A Deep Learning Model for Three-Dimensional Determination of Whole Thoracic Vertebral Bone Mineral Density from Noncontrast Chest CT: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Quincy A. Hathaway, Arta Kasaeian, Tommy Pan, David A. Bluemke, Elena Ghotbi, Joshua G. Klein, Hamza Ahmed Ibad, Chris Dailing, Geoffrey H. Tison, R. Graham Barr, Wendy Post, Matthew Allison, João A. C. Lima, Matthew Budoff, Shadpour DemehriA multilevel, three-dimensional, deep learning segmentation algorithm applied to noncontrast chest CT images delineated distinct bone mineral density patterns from whole thoracic vertebrae and provided incremental value in predicting vertebral fractures.