Automated Evaluation of Pulmonary Trunk and Arteries Dimensions

Purpose	An automated algorithm, based on the reference values, should identify patients showing dilatation or reduction of pulmonary arteries caliber
Tag(s)
Panel	Cardiac Panel
Define-AI ID	19040037
Originator	Giuseppe Muscogiuri
Lead	Giuseppe Muscogiuri
Panel Chair	Carlo De Cecco
Panel Reviewers	Cardiac Panel
License	Creative Commons 4.0
Status	Public Commenting
RadElement Set	RDES81

                

Clinical Implementation

Value Proposition

Identification of pulmonary artery and pulmonary trunk dimensions could be fundamental in patients with congenital heart disease or acquired disease.
Patients with acquired or congenital heart disease can show pulmonary trunk, and pulmonary artery enlargement.

Narrative(s)

Patients with suspicious or known heart disease undergo cardiac CT. AI algorithm identifies the caliber of pulmonary arteries. After evaluation of indexed dimensions, the algorithm automatically inserts the dimensions of pulmonary arteries in the report, specifying if the vessels are enlarged or reduced.

Workflow Description

CCTA acquisition are sent automatically to PACS or post-processing software. Images will be rapidly evaluated by the software and the results appended to report.

Considerations for Dataset Development

Procedures	CT
CT acquisition	CT images will be acquired with and without contrast (eg calcium score acquisition).
Sex at Birth	Male, Female
Age	[0,90]
Cardiac phase acquisition	Images will be carefully evaluated based on different cardiac phase acquisition.
Breath Artifacts	absent, present

Technical Specifications

Inputs

 

DICOM Study

Procedure	CT, Chest
Views	Axial images
Data Type	DICOM
Modality	CT images
Body Region	Chest
Anatomic Focus	Pulmonary arteries

Primary Outputs

 

Dimensions of Pulmonary arteries

 

 

 

Pulmonary arteries evaluation

RadElement ID	RDE452
Definition	Compare pulmonary artery measurements to reference values to determine status
Data Type	Categorical
Value Set	0- Normal 1-Enlarged 2-Reduced 3-Unknown
Units	N/A

Secondary Outputs

Dimensions of segmental and lobar pulmonary artery dimensions.

RadElement ID	RDE450
Definition	Defines dimensions of lobar and segmental pulmonary arteries
Data Type	Numerical
Value Set	N/A
Units	Millimeters

Future Development Ideas

• Evaluation of pulmonary arteries dimensions would be implemented in the future for the detection of chronic pulmonary embolism.

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