Key result
The proposed Regressive Vision Transformer (RVT) model achieved a state-of-the-art accuracy of 87.3% in classifying dog cardiomegaly on the test dataset, outperforming 12 other deep learning models.
Why the study?
Deep learning models for automatic cardiomegaly detection in dogs are not widely applied clinically due to difficulty mapping predicted results to input radiographs.
Does a regressive vision transformer model improve cardiomegaly classification accuracy in dog heart X-ray images?
Does a regressive vision transformer model improve cardiomegaly classification accuracy in dog heart X-ray images?
Absolute Event Rate: 87.3% vs 85.3%
A novel regressive vision transformer model bridges deep learning with traditional VHS metrics to improve automatic cardiomegaly detection in dogs.
Supports interpretable DL cardiomegaly detection in dogs; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Cardiac disease is one of the leading causes of death in dogs. Automatic cardiomegaly detection has great significance in helping clinicians improve the accuracy of the diagnosis process. Deep learning methods show promising results in improving cardiomegaly classification accuracy, while they are still not widely applied in clinical trials due to the difficulty in mapping predicted results with input radiographs. To overcome these challenges, we first collect large-scale dog heart X-ray images. We then develop a dog heart labeling tool and apply a few-shot generalization strategy to accelerate the label speed. We also develop a regressive vision transformer model with an orthogonal layer to bridge traditional clinically used VHS metric with deep learning models. Extensive experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model achieves state-of-the-art performance.
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Li et al. (2024) studied Canine cardiomegaly (n=2,000). Regressive Vision Transformer (RVT) model vs. 12 state-of-the-art classification models (e.g., CONVT, EfficientNetB7) was evaluated on Accuracy of cardiomegaly classification on the test dataset. The proposed Regressive Vision Transformer (RVT) model achieved a state-of-the-art accuracy of 87.3% in classifying dog cardiomegaly on the test dataset, outperforming 12 other deep learning models.
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