Author:
Rho Miribi,Chun Sei Hyun,Lee Eunjung,Lee Hye Sun,Yoon Jung Hyun,Park Vivian Youngjean,Han Kyunghwa,Kwak Jin Young
Abstract
AbstractTo assess the performance of deep convolutional neural network (CNN) to discriminate malignant and benign thyroid nodules < 10 mm in size and compare the diagnostic performance of CNN with those of radiologists. Computer-aided diagnosis was implemented with CNN and trained using ultrasound (US) images of 13,560 nodules ≥ 10 mm in size. Between March 2016 and February 2018, US images of nodules < 10 mm were retrospectively collected at the same institution. All nodules were confirmed as malignant or benign from aspirate cytology or surgical histology. Diagnostic performances of CNN and radiologists were assessed and compared for area under curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Subgroup analyses were performed based on nodule size with a cut-off value of 5 mm. Categorization performances of CNN and radiologists were also compared. A total of 370 nodules from 362 consecutive patients were assessed. CNN showed higher negative predictive value (35.3% vs. 22.6%, P = 0.048) and AUC (0.66 vs. 0.57, P = 0.04) than radiologists. CNN also showed better categorization performance than radiologists. In the subgroup of nodules ≤ 5 mm, CNN showed higher AUC (0.63 vs. 0.51, P = 0.08) and specificity (68.2% vs. 9.1%, P < 0.001) than radiologists. Convolutional neural network trained with thyroid nodules ≥ 10 mm in size showed overall better diagnostic performance than radiologists in the diagnosis and categorization of thyroid nodules < 10 mm, especially in nodules ≤ 5 mm.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
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