Solitary solid pulmonary nodules: a CT-based deep learning nomogram helps differentiate tuberculosis granulomas from lung adenocarcinomas.

Journal: European radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the differential diagnostic performance of a computed tomography (CT)-based deep learning nomogram (DLN) in identifying tuberculous granuloma (TBG) and lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) presenting as solitary solid pulmonary nodules (SSPNs).

Authors

  • Bao Feng
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • XiangMeng Chen
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • Yehang Chen
    Biomedical and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, China.
  • SenLiang Lu
    School of Electronic Information and Automation, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China.
  • KunFeng Liu
    The Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, NO.52 Meihuadong Street, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
  • KunWei Li
    The Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, NO.52 Meihuadong Street, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong Province, China.
  • Zhuangsheng Liu
  • YiXiu Hao
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • Zhi Li
    Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan, China.
  • ZhiBin Zhu
    School of Mathematics and Computing Science, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China.
  • Nan Yao
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • GuangYuan Liang
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • JiaYu Zhang
    The Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital/Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 23 Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529000, Guangdong, China.
  • Wansheng Long
    Department of Radiology, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of SUN YAT-SEN University, 23 Beijie Haibang Street, Jiangmen, 529030, China.
  • XueGuo Liu
    The Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University, NO.52 Meihuadong Street, Zhuhai, 519000, Guangdong Province, China. liuxueg@mail.sysu.edu.cn.