Identification of the Facial Features of Patients With Cancer: A Deep Learning-Based Pilot Study.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cancer has become the second leading cause of death globally. Most cancer cases are due to genetic mutations, which affect metabolism and result in facial changes.

Authors

  • Bin Liang
    Image Processing Center, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China. Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, People's Republic of China.
  • Na Yang
    Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jilin Medical College, Jilin, China.
  • Guosheng He
    People's Hospital of Beijing Daxing District, Beijing, China.
  • Peng Huang
    College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.
  • Yong Yang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, CA, USA.