A vision transformer-based deep transfer learning nomogram for predicting lymph node metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma.

Journal: Medical physics
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lymph node metastasis (LNM) plays a crucial role in the management of lung cancer; however, the ability of chest computed tomography (CT) imaging to detect LNM status is limited.

Authors

  • Chuanyu Chen
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
  • Yi Luo
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Bioengineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA, and also with the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA.
  • Qiuyang Hou
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
  • Jun Qiu
    The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hunan Children's Hospital, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
  • Shuya Yuan
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
  • Kexue Deng
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, USTC, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China.