| Original | Jpn J Radiol Technol 2000 ; |
| Study of Computer-aided Diagnostic Software for Congenital Dislocation of the Hip Joint(LCC) |
OSAMU OHMORI, KIYOSHI SUZUKI, HIROFUMI SATOH, SHUNSUKE WATANABE, and KENJI SATOH |
Department of Radiology, Kureha General Hospital |
| Received Nov. 1, 1999; Revision accepted Jan. 24, 2000; Code No. 241 |
| Summary |
| Congenital dislocation of the hip joint(LCC: luxatio coxae congenita)is the most frequent congenital dislocation. We attempted to carry out computer-aided diagnosis(CAD)of LCC by tracing the x-ray image on the display and measuring the hip joint by computer program. We developed software for CAD with Visual C++6.0, and adopted the algorithms of Hilgenreiner's method and Iino's method in our determination of the measurement. We studied 146 examples of hip joints in infants under 1 year of age to obtain the data. It was found that diagnosis by CAD software was equal to physicians' diagnosis in 3- to 4-month-old infants. The ease of diagnosis by this program was confirmed, and it was concluded that computer-aided diagnostic software may contribute to the diagnosis of LCC. |
| Key words: | Computer-aided diagnosis(CAD), Congenital dislocation of hip joint, Luxatio coxae congenita(LCC), Hilgenreiner's method, Iino's method |
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