Predicting early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after thermal ablation based on longitudinal MRI with a deep learning approach.

Journal: The oncologist
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Accurate prediction of early recurrence (ER) is essential to improve the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent thermal ablation (TA). Therefore, a deep learning model system using longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was developed to predict ER of patients with HCC.

Authors

  • Qingyang Kong
    Bladder Infection and Immunity Group (BIIG), UCL Centre for Kidney & Bladder Health, Division of Medicine, University College London, Royal Free Hospital Campus, London, UK.
  • Kai Li
    Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.