arXiv:2604.20268cs.CV2026-04

用普通膝关节X光片,一次检查就能筛查骨质流失,还能判断严重程度。

Opportunistic Bone-Loss Screening from Routine Knee Radiographs Using a Multi-Task Deep Learning Framework with Sensitivity-Constrained Threshold Optimization

论文配图:Opportunistic Bone-Loss Screening from Routine Knee Radiographs Using a Multi-Task Deep Learning Framework with Sensitivity-Constrained Threshold Optimization
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  • 多任务深度学习模型同时完成筛查、分层和T值估算
  • 测试集上灵敏度达90.4%,准确率超过93%
  • 无需额外检查,适合临床日常筛查使用

骨质疏松和骨量减少常在脆性骨折后才被发现。双能X线吸收测定法(DXA)是骨密度评估的金标准,但可及性有限。膝关节X光片常用于骨关节炎评估,具备潜在的骨流失机会性筛查价值。本研究开发并评估了一种基于多任务深度学习的系统,仅通过常规膝关节X光片实现骨流失的无创筛查,无需额外影像或患者复诊。研究构建了STR-Net模型,包含共享主干网络、全局平均池化特征聚合、共享颈部及任务感知表示路由模块,连接三个任务头:二分类筛查(正常 vs. 骨流失)、严重程度子分类(骨量减少 vs. 骨质疏松)以及弱耦合的T值回归(可选临床变量)。采用敏感性约束阈值优化策略(最小敏感性≥0.86)。数据集包含1570张膝关节X光片,按患者水平划分为训练集(n=1120)、验证集(n=226)和测试集(n=224)。在独立测试集上,STR-Net在二分类筛查中达到0.933的AUROC、0.904的敏感性、0.773的特异性及0.956的AUPRC;严重程度子分类的AUROC为0.898;在小样本(n=31)中,T值回归与DXA测量值的皮尔逊相关系数为0.801,平均绝对误差(MAE)为0.279,均方根误差(RMSE)为0.347。结果表明,STR-Net可实现单次影像的骨流失筛查、严重程度分层与定量T值估计,需进一步前瞻性临床验证方可部署。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Background: Osteoporosis and osteopenia are often undiagnosed until fragility fractures occur. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the reference standard for bone mineral density (BMD) assessment, but access remains limited. Knee radiographs are obtained at high volume for osteoarthritis evaluation and may offer an opportunity for opportunistic bone-loss screening. Objective: To develop and evaluate a multi-task deep learning system for opportunistic bone-loss screening from routine knee radiographs without additional imaging or patient visits. Methods: We developed STR-Net, a multi-task framework for single-channel grayscale knee radiographs. The model includes a shared backbone, global average pooling feature aggregation, a shared neck, and a task-aware representation routing module connected to three task-specific heads: binary screening (Normal vs. Bone Loss), severity sub-classification (Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis), and weakly coupled T-score regression with optional clinical variables. A sensitivity-constrained threshold optimization strategy (minimum sensitivity >= 0.86) was applied. The dataset included 1,570 knee radiographs, split at the patient level into training (n=1,120), validation (n=226), and test (n=224) sets. Results: On the held-out test set, STR-Net achieved an AUROC of 0.933, sensitivity of 0.904, specificity of 0.773, and AUPRC of 0.956 for binary screening. Severity sub-classification achieved an AUROC of 0.898. The T-score regression branch showed a Pearson correlation of 0.801 with DXA-measured T-scores in a pilot subset (n=31), with MAE of 0.279 and RMSE of 0.347. Conclusions: STR-Net enables single-pass bone-loss screening, severity stratification, and quantitative T-score estimation from routine knee radiographs. Prospective clinical validation is needed before deployment.

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