Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases
PMID: 39780050

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of syphilis is vital for its effective control. This study aimed to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnostic model based on radiomics technology to distinguish early syphilis from other clinical skin lesions.

Authors

  • Jiajun Sun
    Artificial Intelligence and Modelling in Epidemiology Program, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Yingping Li
    Biomaps, UMR 1281 INSERM, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, 94805, France.
  • Zhen Yu
  • Janet M Towns
    Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, 3053, Australia.
  • Nyi N Soe
    Artificial Intelligence and Modelling in Epidemiology Program, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Phyu M Latt
    Artificial Intelligence and Modelling in Epidemiology Program, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: phyu.latt@monash.edu.
  • Lin Zhang
    Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Centre for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Clinical Research Center for Birth Defects of Sichuan Province, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. Electronic address: zhanglin@scu.edu.cn.
  • Zongyuan Ge
    AIM for Health Lab, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Monash-Airdoc Research Lab, Faculty of IT, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Christopher K Fairley
    School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Jason J Ong
    School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
  • Lei Zhang
    Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

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