Can artificial intelligence distinguish between malignant and benign mediastinal lymph nodes using sonographic features on EBUS images?

Journal: Current medical research and opinion
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Abstract

AIMS: This study aimed to develop a new intelligent diagnostic approach using an artificial neural network (ANN). Moreover, we investigated whether the learning-method-guided quantitative analysis approach adequately described mediastinal lymphadenopathies on endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) images.

Authors

  • Neslihan Ozcelik
    Pulmonary Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
  • Ali Erdem Ozcelik
    Geomatics Engineering, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
  • Yilmaz Bulbul
    Pulmonary Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
  • Funda Oztuna
    Pulmonary Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
  • Tevfik Ozlu
    Pulmonary Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.