Yongin Severance Professor Park Junyoung's Team and Skyb Achieve Publication of "3D Knee Cartilage Reconstruction AI" in International Journal

Digital healthcare company Skyb announced the results of a multicenter joint study conducted together with Professor Park Junyoung's orthopedic surgery team at Yongin Severance Hospital, using its deep learning-based 3D medical imaging simulation solution "ZIFT."

This study demonstrated the technological completeness of a method that automatically segments femoral and tibial cartilage from MRI data of patients with knee osteoarthritis and reconstructs it in three dimensions (3D). The results are scheduled to be published in the prestigious international journal JMIR Medical Informatics.

The study, led by Professor Park Junyoung of Yongin Severance Hospital as first author, involved Professor Park Kwangyu and Professor Kwon Hyukmin of Sinchon Severance Hospital, Professor Cho Byungwoo of Gangnam Severance Hospital, Director Kim Jonggeun of Heungkye Hospital, and the medical staff of Yonsei Sarang Hospital, which enhanced the precision of the real-world clinical data.

The research findings are set to be published in the renowned international journal JMIR Medical Informatics. In particular, the core AI technology used in the study, ZIFT, has completely overcome the limitation of conventional CT-based surgical planning systems, which can visualize bone structures in detail but have difficulty directly visualizing cartilage. ZIFT maximizes the strengths of MRI through AI technology to convert 2D images into precise 3D models and provide preoperative simulation information that includes cartilage, thereby enabling the establishment of more complete, patient-specific surgical plans.

The greatest significance of this achievement lies in its multicenter generalization performance (external validation). By verifying stable performance using data from multiple medical institutions, each with different MRI equipment and imaging environments, the study was recognized both for its academic value and for its practical applicability in real clinical settings.

Skyb stated, "ZIFT is the core solution for producing MRI-based patient-specific surgical guides (PSI), which have been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as new medical technology with deferred evaluation," adding, "Based on the technological capabilities demonstrated through this collaboration with Professor Park Junyoung's team at Yongin Severance Hospital, we will further solidify our position in the robotic surgery and precision medicine markets."

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