Assessing Axillary Lymph Node Burden and Prognosis in cT1-T2 Stage Breast Cancer Using Machine Learning Methods: A Retrospective Dual-Institutional MRI Study.

Journal: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pathological axillary lymph node (pALN) burden is an important factor for treatment decision-making in clinical T1-T2 (cT1-T2) stage breast cancer. Preoperative assessment of the pALN burden and prognosis aids in the individualized selection of therapeutic approaches.

Authors

  • Jiayi Liao
    Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
  • Zeyan Xu
    School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
  • Yu Xie
    Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
  • Yanting Liang
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Image Analysis and Application, Guangzhou, China; School of Medicine, South Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Qingru Hu
    The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Chunling Liu
    Department of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
  • Lifen Yan
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wenjun Diao
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Zaiyi Liu
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Lei Wu
    Advanced Photonics Center, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
  • Changhong Liang
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China.