CLAIRE-DSA: Fluoroscopic Image Classification for Quality Assurance of Computer Vision Pipelines in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Main Authors: Berg, Cristo J. van den, Nijenhuis, Frank G. te, Blaauboer, Mirre J., van Erp, Daan T. W., Keppels, Carlijn M., van der Sluijs, Matthijs, Roozenbeek, Bob, van Zwam, Wim, Cornelissen, Sandra, Ruijters, Danny, Su, Ruisheng, van Walsum, Theo
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author Berg, Cristo J. van den
Nijenhuis, Frank G. te
Blaauboer, Mirre J.
van Erp, Daan T. W.
Keppels, Carlijn M.
van der Sluijs, Matthijs
Roozenbeek, Bob
van Zwam, Wim
Cornelissen, Sandra
Ruijters, Danny
Su, Ruisheng
van Walsum, Theo
author_facet Berg, Cristo J. van den
Nijenhuis, Frank G. te
Blaauboer, Mirre J.
van Erp, Daan T. W.
Keppels, Carlijn M.
van der Sluijs, Matthijs
Roozenbeek, Bob
van Zwam, Wim
Cornelissen, Sandra
Ruijters, Danny
Su, Ruisheng
van Walsum, Theo
contents Computer vision models can be used to assist during mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), but poor image quality often degrades performance. This work presents CLAIRE-DSA, a deep learning--based framework designed to categorize key image properties in minimum intensity projections (MinIPs) acquired during MT for AIS, supporting downstream quality control and workflow optimization. CLAIRE-DSA uses pre-trained ResNet backbone models, fine-tuned to predict nine image properties (e.g., presence of contrast, projection angle, motion artefact severity). Separate classifiers were trained on an annotated dataset containing $1,758$ fluoroscopic MinIPs. The model achieved excellent performance on all labels, with ROC-AUC ranging from $0.91$ to $0.98$, and precision ranging from $0.70$ to $1.00$. The ability of CLAIRE-DSA to identify suitable images was evaluated on a segmentation task by filtering poor quality images and comparing segmentation performance on filtered and unfiltered datasets. Segmentation success rate increased from $42%$ to $69%$, $p < 0.001$. CLAIRE-DSA demonstrates strong potential as an automated tool for accurately classifying image properties in DSA series of acute ischemic stroke patients, supporting image annotation and quality control in clinical and research applications. Source code is available at https://gitlab.com/icai-stroke-lab/wp3_neurointerventional_ai/claire-dsa.
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spellingShingle CLAIRE-DSA: Fluoroscopic Image Classification for Quality Assurance of Computer Vision Pipelines in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Berg, Cristo J. van den
Nijenhuis, Frank G. te
Blaauboer, Mirre J.
van Erp, Daan T. W.
Keppels, Carlijn M.
van der Sluijs, Matthijs
Roozenbeek, Bob
van Zwam, Wim
Cornelissen, Sandra
Ruijters, Danny
Su, Ruisheng
van Walsum, Theo
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Computer vision models can be used to assist during mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), but poor image quality often degrades performance. This work presents CLAIRE-DSA, a deep learning--based framework designed to categorize key image properties in minimum intensity projections (MinIPs) acquired during MT for AIS, supporting downstream quality control and workflow optimization. CLAIRE-DSA uses pre-trained ResNet backbone models, fine-tuned to predict nine image properties (e.g., presence of contrast, projection angle, motion artefact severity). Separate classifiers were trained on an annotated dataset containing $1,758$ fluoroscopic MinIPs. The model achieved excellent performance on all labels, with ROC-AUC ranging from $0.91$ to $0.98$, and precision ranging from $0.70$ to $1.00$. The ability of CLAIRE-DSA to identify suitable images was evaluated on a segmentation task by filtering poor quality images and comparing segmentation performance on filtered and unfiltered datasets. Segmentation success rate increased from $42%$ to $69%$, $p < 0.001$. CLAIRE-DSA demonstrates strong potential as an automated tool for accurately classifying image properties in DSA series of acute ischemic stroke patients, supporting image annotation and quality control in clinical and research applications. Source code is available at https://gitlab.com/icai-stroke-lab/wp3_neurointerventional_ai/claire-dsa.
title CLAIRE-DSA: Fluoroscopic Image Classification for Quality Assurance of Computer Vision Pipelines in Acute Ischemic Stroke
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12755