Howard, JP;
Fisher, L;
Shun-Shin, MJ;
Keene, D;
Arnold, AD;
Ahmad, Y;
Cook, CM;
... Francis, DP; + view all
(2019)
Cardiac Rhythm Device Identification Using Neural Networks.
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
, 5
(5)
pp. 576-586.
10.1016/j.jacep.2019.02.003.
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Abstract
Objectives: This paper reports the development, validation, and public availability of a new neural network-based system which attempts to identify the manufacturer and even the model group of a pacemaker or defibrillator from a chest radiograph. Background: Medical staff often need to determine the model of a pacemaker or defibrillator (cardiac rhythm device) quickly and accurately. Current approaches involve comparing a device's radiographic appearance with a manual flow chart. Methods: In this study, radiographic images of 1,676 devices, comprising 45 models from 5 manufacturers were extracted. A convolutional neural network was developed to classify the images, using a training set of 1,451 images. The testing set contained an additional 225 images consisting of 5 examples of each model. The network's ability to identify the manufacturer of a device was compared with that of cardiologists, using a published flowchart. Results: The neural network was 99.6% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 97.5% to 100.0%) accurate in identifying the manufacturer of a device from a radiograph and 96.4% (95% CI: 93.1% to 98.5%) accurate in identifying the model group. Among 5 cardiologists who used the flowchart, median identification of manufacturer accuracy was 72.0% (range 62.2% to 88.9%), and model group identification was not possible. The network's ability to identify the manufacturer of the devices was significantly superior to that of all the cardiologists (p < 0.0001 compared with the median human identification; p < 0.0001 compared with the best human identification). Conclusions: A neural network can accurately identify the manufacturer and even model group of a cardiac rhythm device from a radiograph and exceeds human performance. This system may speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac rhythm devices, and it is publicly accessible online.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cardiac Rhythm Device Identification Using Neural Networks |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacep.2019.02.003 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2019.02.003 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Cardiac rhythm devices, machine learning, neural networks, pacemaker |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Clinical Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10074868 |
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