Automated Landmark Detection for assessing hip conditions: A Cross-Modality Validation of MRI versus X-ray

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18555v1
• Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:04:21 GMT
• Title: Automated Landmark Detection for assessing hip conditions: A Cross-Modality Validation of MRI versus X-ray
• Authors: Roberto Di Via, Vito Paolo Pastore, Francesca Odone, Siôn Glyn-Jones, Irina Voiculescu,
• Abstract summary: FemoroAcetabular Impingement (FAI) screening relies on angles traditionally measured on X-rays.<n> assessing the height and span of the impingement area requires also a 3D view through an MRI scan.<n>In this work, we conduct a matched-cohort validation study (89 patients, paired MRI/X-ray) using standard heatmap regression architectures to assess cross-modality clinical equivalence.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Many clinical screening decisions are based on angle measurements. In particular, FemoroAcetabular Impingement (FAI) screening relies on angles traditionally measured on X-rays. However, assessing the height and span of the impingement area requires also a 3D view through an MRI scan. The two modalities inform the surgeon on different aspects of the condition. In this work, we conduct a matched-cohort validation study (89 patients, paired MRI/X-ray) using standard heatmap regression architectures to assess cross-modality clinical equivalence. Seen that landmark detection has been proven effective on X-rays, we show that MRI also achieves equivalent localisation and diagnostic accuracy for cam-type impingement. Our method demonstrates clinical feasibility for FAI assessment in coronal views of 3D MRI volumes, opening the possibility for volumetric analysis through placing further landmarks. These results support integrating automated FAI assessment into routine MRI workflows. Code is released at https://github.com/Malga-Vision/Landmarks-Hip-Conditions

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