Applications of radiomics and machine learning for radiotherapy of malignant brain tumors.

Journal: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and amino acid positron-emission tomography (PET) of the brain contain a vast amount of structural and functional information that can be analyzed by machine learning algorithms and radiomics for the use of radiotherapy in patients with malignant brain tumors.

Authors

  • Martin Kocher
  • Maximilian I Ruge
    Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Center for Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
  • Norbert Galldiks
    Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-3, -4), Research Center Juelich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52428, Juelich, Germany.
  • Philipp Lohmann
    Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-4), Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany.