Introduction
Atelectasis, atelectasis, OME
EAR DISEASES, ATELECTASIS, DISEASE, ATELECTASIS, OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION, RETRACTION POCKET, MIDDLE EAR
Otitis media with effusion (OME) typically occurs due to persistent negative middle ear pressure and poor ventilation in the middle ear. Atelectasis and attic retraction pocket are the result of tympanic retraction in the pars tensa and pars flaccida, respectively, and nearly always occur concurrently with OME [The progressive use of telemedicine and artificial intelligence in the otologic setting may gradually change the current approach to disease management. Previous studies have established machine learning models for the diagnosis of ear diseases that have achieved high diagnostic accuracy [In the present study, we developed and validated a DL model to identify the presence of attic retraction pocket and atelectasis in OME cases with the use of multi-center otoscopic images. We further classified OME into different types based on atelectasis and attic retraction pocket, which may be used to improve the procedures for accurate OME diagnosis and management.