A semi-supervised multiview-MRI network for the detection of Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Knee OsteoArthritis (OA) is a prevalent chronic condition, affecting a significant proportion of the global population. Detecting knee OA is crucial as the degeneration of the knee joint is irreversible. In this paper, we introduce a semi-supervised multi-view framework and a 3D CNN model for detecting knee OA using 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. We introduce a semi-supervised learning approach combining labeled and unlabeled data to improve the performance and generalizability of the proposed model. Experimental results show the efficacy of our proposed approach in detecting knee OA from 3D MRI scans using a large cohort of 4297 subjects. An ablation study was conducted to investigate the contributions of various components of the proposed model, providing insights into the optimal design of the model. Our results indicate the potential of the proposed approach to improve the accuracy and efficiency of OA diagnosis. The proposed framework reported an AUC of 93.20% for the detection of knee OA.

Keywords: 3D CNN; Knee Osteoarthritis MRI; Multi-view learning; Semi-supervised learning.