Rostad Bradley,  Richer Edward,  Riedesel Erica,  Alazraki Adina

Final Pr. ID: Paper #: 025

Timely diagnosis of foreign body ingestion in children is important, particularly in the case of an ingested button battery. A button battery which lodges in the esophagus can quickly cause severe esophageal and mediastinal injury. It is also important to distinguish an ingested button battery from a coin; a button battery may be misdiagnosed a coin because of its similar radiographic appearance. The purpose of this study is to develop a machine learning model to identify button batteries and coins on pediatric foreign body series radiographs. Read More

Authors:  Rostad Bradley , Richer Edward , Riedesel Erica , Alazraki Adina

Keywords:  Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Button battery

Nicholas Jennifer,  Marrocco Michael,  Shelton Peter,  Killeen Amy,  Don Steven

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-031

A button battery lodged in the esophagus is a medical emergency. This study evaluated how accurately button batteries can be distinguished from other ingested foreign bodies on radiographs and how this influences clinical management. Read More

Authors:  Nicholas Jennifer , Marrocco Michael , Shelton Peter , Killeen Amy , Don Steven

Keywords:  Button Battery, Emergency, Education