Development of a radiomics and machine learning model for predicting occult cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with tongue cancer.

Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop a predictive model for occult cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with tongue cancer using radiomics and machine learning from pretreatment contrast-enhanced computed tomography.

Authors

  • Katsumaro Kubo
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Daisuke Kawahara
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Yuji Murakami
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: Yujimura@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
  • Yuki Takeuchi
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Tsuyoshi Katsuta
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Nobuki Imano
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Ikuno Nishibuchi
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Akito Saito
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Masaru Konishi
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Naoya Kakimoto
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Yukio Yoshioka
    Department of Molecular Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Shigeaki Toratani
    Department of Molecular Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Shigehiro Ono
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Tsutomu Ueda
    Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Sachio Takeno
    Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
  • Yasushi Nagata
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.