Evaluating fusion models for predicting occult lymph node metastasis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of various predictive models for forecasting occult lymph node metastasis (LNM) in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) patients.

Authors

  • Wen Li
  • Yang Li
    Occupation of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Li Wang
    College of Marine Electrical Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China.
  • Minghuan Yang
    The School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Masahiro Iikubo
    Division of Dental Informatics and Radiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
  • Nengwen Huang
    Fujian Medical University Affiliated Hospital and School of Stomatology, Fuzhou, China.
  • Ikuho Kojima
    Department of Oral Diagnosis, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
  • Yingding Ye
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Rui Zhao
  • Bowen Dong
    Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Jiang Chen
    Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, China.
  • Yiming Liu