Inadequate Annotation and Its Impact on Pelvic Tilt Measurement in Clinical Practice

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 1394
• Main Authors: Chai, Yuan, Maes, Vincent, Boudali, A Mounir, Rackel, Brooke, Walter, William L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.02.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Accuracy; Annotations; Clinical medicine; Datasets; Engineers; Error analysis; Evaluation; Methods; Orthopedics; Pelvis; Physiological aspects; Preoperative care; Quality management; Radiography, Medical; Standing position; Surgeons; Transplants & implants; Australia; France; United States > US; Paris France; annotation accuracy; spinopelvic alignment; personalized surgery; pelvic tilt; surgical templating; radiographic analysis

Accurate pre-surgical templating of the pelvic tilt (PT) angle is essential for hip and spine surgeries, yet the reliability of PT annotations is often compromised by human error, inherent subjectivity, and variations in radiographic quality. This study aims to identify challenges leading to inadequ...