Deep learning based on preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) images improves the predictive power of survival models in primary spinal cord astrocytomas.

Journal: Neuro-oncology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Prognostic models for spinal cord astrocytoma patients are lacking due to the low incidence of the disease. Here, we aim to develop a fully automated deep learning (DL) pipeline for stratified overall survival (OS) prediction based on preoperative MR images.

Authors

  • Ting Sun
    Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Medicine, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, No.37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, People's Republic of China.
  • Yongzhi Wang
    Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Xing Liu
    School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University 58 Renmin Avenue Haikou 570228 China zhangzeling@hainanu.edu.cn benchao312@hainanu.edu.cn xuhuan.hnu@foxmail.com qichen@hainanu.edu.cn sunzhichang11@163.com hmcao@hainanu.edu.cn.
  • Zhaohui Li
    School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.
  • Jie Zhang
    College of Physical Education and Health, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong, China.
  • Jing Lu
    Department of Nephrology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
  • Liying Qu
    Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Sven Haller
    Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
  • Yunyun Duan
    Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Zhizheng Zhuo
    Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Dan Cheng
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
  • Xiaolu Xu
    Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital 6 of Nantong University, Yancheng Third People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
  • Wenqing Jia
    Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
  • Yaou Liu
    Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, PR China; Department of Radiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, PR China.