A deep-learning radiomics-based lymph node metastasis predictive model for pancreatic cancer: a diagnostic study.

Journal: International journal of surgery (London, England)
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Preoperative lymph node (LN) status is essential in formulating the treatment strategy among pancreatic cancer patients. However, it is still challenging to evaluate the preoperative LN status precisely now.

Authors

  • Ningzhen Fu
    Department of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center.
  • Wenli Fu
    School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  • Haoda Chen
    Department of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center.
  • Weimin Chai
    Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Xiaohua Qian
    Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wake Forest Medical School, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA.
  • Weishen Wang
    Department of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center, Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. peanutswey@hotmail.com.
  • Yu Jiang
    School of Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China.
  • Baiyong Shen
    Department of General Surgery, Pancreatic Disease Center, Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. shenby@shsmu.edu.cn.