Radiomics based on dual-energy CT for noninvasive prediction of cervical lymph node metastases in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Journal: Radiography (London, England : 1995)
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: To develop and validate a machine learning model based on dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for predicting cervical lymph node metastases (CLNM) in patients diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Authors

  • L Li
    School of Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
  • D Yang
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hum, Hong Kong.
  • Y Wu
    School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, Texas, USA.
  • R Sun
    Université Paris-Saclay, institut Gustave-Roussy, Inserm, Radiothérapie moléculaire et innovation thérapeutique, 94800 Villejuif, France; Département de radiothérapie, Gustave-Roussy Cancer Campus, 94800 Villejuif, France; Faculté de médecine, université Paris-Sud Paris-Saclay, 94270 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France. Electronic address: roger.sun@gustaveroussy.fr.
  • Y Qin
    Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shandong Rizhao People's Hospital, Rizhao, China.
  • M Kang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, PR China.
  • X Deng
    Medical Imaging Center, Ganzhou People's Hospital, 16th Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou 341000, China; Ganzhou Institute of Medical Imaging, Ganzhou 341000, China; Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence, Ganzhou 341000, China.
  • M Bu
    Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, PR China.
  • Z Li
    Department of Pediatrics, Jinhua Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinhua, 321000, China.
  • Z Zeng
    Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, PR China.
  • X Zeng
    Department of Oral Medicine, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University & State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Chengdu 610041, China.
  • M Jiang
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
  • B T Chen
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.

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