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Inferior vena cava distensibility from subcostal and trans-hepatic imaging using both M-mode or artificial intelligence: a prospective study on mechanically ventilated patients.
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  • Luigi La Via,
  • Filippo Sanfilippo,
  • Veronica Dezio,
  • Paolo Amelio,
  • Giulio Genoese,
  • Antonio Messina,
  • Chiara Robba,
  • Alberto Noto
Luigi La Via
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele Catania
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Filippo Sanfilippo
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele Catania

Corresponding Author:filipposanfi@yahoo.it

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Veronica Dezio
Universita degli Studi di Catania Scuole di Specializzazione
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Paolo Amelio
Universita degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro
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Giulio Genoese
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico G Martino
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Antonio Messina
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
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Chiara Robba
University of Genoa
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Alberto Noto
Universita degli Studi di Messina Dipartimento di Patologia Umana dell'Adulto e dell'Eta Evolutiva Gaetano Barresi
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Abstract

Background: Variation of inferior vena cava (IVC) is used to predict fluid-responsiveness, but the IVC visualization with standard sagittal approach (SC, subcostal) cannot be always achieved. In such cases, coronal trans-hepatic (TH) window may offer an alternative, but the interchangeability of IVC measurements in SC and TH is not fully established. Further, artificial intelligence (AI) with automated border detection may be of clinical value but it needs validation. Methods: Prospective observational validation study in mechanically ventilated patients with pressure-controlled mode. Primary outcome was the IVC distensibility (IVC-DI) in SC and TH imaging, with measurements taken both in M-Mode or with AI software. We calculated mean bias, limits of agreement (LoA), and intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficient. Results: Thirty-three patients were included. Feasibility rate was 87.9% and 81.8% for SC and TH visualization, respectively. Comparing imaging from the same anatomical site acquired with different modalities (M-Mode vs AI), we found the following IVC-DI differences: 1)SC: mean bias -3.1%, LoA [-20.1;13.9], ICC=0.65; 2)TH: mean bias -2.0%, LoA [-19.3;15.4], ICC=0.65. When comparing the results obtained from the same modality but from different sites (SC vs TH), IVC-DI differences were: 3)M-Mode: mean bias 1.1%, LoA [-6.9;9.1], ICC=0.54; 4)AI: mean bias 2.0%, LoA [-25.7;29.7], ICC=0.32. Conclusions: In patients mechanically ventilated, AI software shows good accuracy (modest overestimation) and moderate correlation as compared to M-mode assessment of IVC-DI, both for SC and TH windows. However, precision seems suboptimal with wide LoA. The comparison of M-Mode or AI between different sites yields similar results but with weaker correlation.