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. 2022 Oct 14;4(1):49.
doi: 10.1186/s42836-022-00145-4.

A preliminary study on the application of deep learning methods based on convolutional network to the pathological diagnosis of PJI

Ye Tao  1 , Hanwen Hu  1 , Jie Li  1 , Mengting Li  1 , Qingyuan Zheng  1 , Guoqiang Zhang  1 , Ming Ni  2
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A preliminary study on the application of deep learning methods based on convolutional network to the pathological diagnosis of PJI

Ye Tao et al. Arthroplasty. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to establish a deep learning method based on convolutional networks for the preliminary study of the pathological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJI).

Methods: We enrolled 20 revision patients after joint replacement from the Department of Orthopedics, the First Medical Center, General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, from January 2021 to January 2022 (10 of whom were confirmed to be infected against 2018 ICM criteria, and the remaining 10 were verified to be non-infected), and classified high-power field images according to 2018 ICM criteria. Then, we inputted 576 positive images and 576 negative images into a neural network by employing a resNET model, used to select 461 positive images and 461 negative images as training sets, 57 positive images and 31 negative images as internal verification sets, 115 positive images and 115 negative images as external test sets.

Results: The resNET model classification was used to analyze the pathological sections of PJI patients under high magnification fields. The results of internal validation set showed a positive accuracy of 96.49%, a negative accuracy of 87.09%, an average accuracy of 93.22%, an average recall rate 96.49%, and an F1 of 0.9482. The accuracy of external test results was 97.39% positive, 93.04% negative, the average accuracy of external test set was 93.33%, the average recall rate was 97.39%, with an F1 of 0.9482. The AUC area of the intelligent image-reading diagnosis system was 0.8136.

Conclusions: This study used the convolutional neural network deep learning to identify high-magnification images from pathological sections of soft tissues around joints, against the diagnostic criteria for acute infection, and a high precision and a high recall rate were accomplished. The results of this technique confirmed that better results could be achieved by comparing the new method with the standard strategies in terms of diagnostic accuracy. Continuous upgrading of extended training sets is needed to improve the diagnostic accuracy of the convolutional network deep learning before it is applied to clinical practice.

Keywords: Deep learning; Infected area; Neutrophil count; PJI (Prosthetic Joint Infections).

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Conflict of interest statement

Guoqiang Zhang is the Editorial Board Member of Arthroplasty and other authors declare that they have no competing interests. All authors were not involved in the journal’s review of or decisions related to this manuscript.

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