Expert-level differentiation of incomplete Kawasaki disease and pneumonia from echocardiography via multiple large receptive attention mechanisms

Abstract

Incomplete Kawasaki disease (KD) is challenging to diagnose due to its lack of classic clinical features, yet it has a higher incidence of coronary artery lesions, making early detection crucial. Echocardiography plays a vital role in identifying these lesions, but differentiating incomplete KD from other febrile illnesses, such as COVID-19, is difficult. Algorithms capable of achieving expert-level performance are needed to aid diagnosis, particularly in the absence of pediatric cardiologists.