Enhancing convolutional neural network scheme for rheumatoid arthritis grading with limited clinical data<xref rid="cpb_28_3_038701fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_28_3_038701fn1"><label>*</label><p>Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC0111402) and the Natural Science Funds of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant No. BK20181256).</p></fn>

Enhancing convolutional neural network scheme for rheumatoid arthritis grading with limited clinical data**

Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC0111402) and the Natural Science Funds of Jiangsu Province of China (Grant No. BK20181256).

Tang Jian¹, Jin Zhibin², Zhou Xue¹, Zhang Weijing², Wu Min², Shen Qinghong¹, Cheng Qian³, Wang Xueding³, Yuan Jie^{1, 2, 3, ‡}

The acquisition process of MCP images and PIP images. The MCP joint is the joint between metacarpal phalangeal bone and proximal phalange bone. The PIP joint is the joint between proximal and intermediate phalanx.