Review Article

Emergence of Deep Learning in Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis

Table 2

Summary of existing reviews.

Publication referenceYearScope of reviewModality

Pedoia and Majumdar [24]2018Advances in assessment (image processing and deep learning techniques), quantitative imaging, multidimensional data analysis of knee and hip OAMRI, X-ray (plain radiography)
Hayashiet al. [10]2019MRI techniques on knee OA assessment: development of new concept and techniques, hybrid imaging, artificial intelligence applicationMRI
Chaudhari et al. [25]2019Existing development in OA diagnosis using magnetic resonance images: Morphological imaging, compositional imaging, rapid biomarker extraction, hardware improvementsMRI
Garwood et al. [13]2020AI application on knee pathologies: cartilages (osteoarthritis), ligaments, meniscus, tendons, musculoskeletal ultrasound, bone tumors, fracturesMRI, X-ray (plain radiography)
Kaur et al. [41]2020Knee cartilage and bone segmentation approaches: thresholding-based, partial differential equation-based, graph-based, atlas-based, model-based, machine learning-based (includes deep learning)MRI, CT
Gan et al. [8]2020Knee bone and cartilage segmentation approaches: region-based; deformable model-based, atlas-based, graph-based, classical machine learning-based, deep learning-basedMRI
Evaluation of computational models, brief discussion of classification models
Ebrahimkhani et al. [28]2020Knee articular cartilage segmentation approaches: conventional methods, active contour models, active shape and active appearance models, graph-based, atlas-based, learning-based (5 publications on deep learning)MRI
Eckstein et al. [42]2021Imaging studies on OA research between January 2019 and April 2020: models of early knee OA, structure modification in established OA, deep learning approaches in image analysisMRI, X-ray (plain radiography)
Kijowski et al. [43]2019Imaging studies on OA research between April 1, 2018, and March 30, 2019: risk factors of OA, OA disease evaluation or treatment response, technical advances, and deep learning in OA imagingMRI, ultrasound, X-ray (plain radiography), CT, positron emission tomography (PET), dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Nieminen et al. [44]2018Imaging studies on OA research between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018: cross-sectional studies, prediction, prognostic and progression studies of different modalities and deep learningMRI, radiography, CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine
Saini et al. [45]2021Knee OA severity classification: distinct feature quantification-based, and composite grading-basedX-ray (plain radiography)
Knee segmentation approaches: manual, semiautomatic, automatic methods

Note. Scope of review: osteoarthritis (OA); modality: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).