Table 2 Summary of the performance metrics of the prediction models for lumbar BMD.

From: A prediction model of pediatric bone density from plain spine radiographs using deep learning

 

Vertebrae

Overall vertebrae

L1

L2

L3

L4

Number of ROIs (n, [%])

60 (100)

60 (100)

60 (100)

58 (96.7)

238 (99.2)

Predicted mean BMD (SD, g/cm2)

0.67 (0.11)

0.68 (0.11)

0.69 (0.12)

0.70 (0.12)

0.69 (0.12)

Measured mean BMD (SD, g/cm2)

0.65 (0.17)

0.70 (0.19)

0.72 (0.20)

0.72 (0.20)

0.70 (0.19)

Correlation coefficient (r)

0.64

0.70

0.73

0.78

0.72

R square, RMSE

0.41, 0.13

0.48, 0.14

0.53, 0.13

0.60, 0.13

0.51, 0.13

MAE

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.09

0.10

Calibration slope,

0.97

1.26

1.16

1.28

1.18

Bland–Altman bias (g/cm2; SD)

–0.02, 0.13

–0.02, 0.14

0.02, 0.14

0.02, 0.13

0.01, 0.14

  1. BMD bone mineral density, MAE mean absolute error, RMSE root mean square deviation, ROI region of interest, SD standard deviation.