Deep learning-based triage and analysis of lesion burden for COVID-19: a retrospective study with external validation

Summary: Background: Prompt identification of patients suspected to have COVID-19 is crucial for disease control. We aimed to develop a deep learning algorithm on the basis of chest CT for rapid triaging in fever clinics. Methods: We trained a U-Net-based model on unenhanced chest CT scans obtained...

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Main Authors: Minghuan Wang, MD, Chen Xia, MS, Lu Huang, MD, Shabei Xu, ProfMD, Chuan Qin, MD, Jun Liu, MD, Ying Cao, BS, Pengxin Yu, MS, Tingting Zhu, MD, Hui Zhu, MD, Chaonan Wu, MD, Rongguo Zhang, PhD, Xiangyu Chen, MD, Jianming Wang, Prof, Guang Du, Prof, Chen Zhang, MD, Shaokang Wang, MS, Kuan Chen, MS, Zheng Liu, Prof, Liming Xia, ProfMD, Wei Wang, ProfMD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:The Lancet: Digital Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589750020301990