High sensitivity methods for automated rib fracture detection in pediatric radiographs

Abstract Rib fractures are highly predictive of non-accidental trauma in children under 3 years old. Rib fracture detection in pediatric radiographs is challenging because fractures can be obliquely oriented to the imaging detector, obfuscated by other structures, incomplete, and non-displaced. Prio...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Burkow, Gregory Holste, Jeffrey Otjen, Francisco Perez, Joseph Junewick, Andy Zbojniewicz, Erin Romberg, Sarah Menashe, Jamie Frost, Adam Alessio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-59077-5