Prior Clinico-Radiological Features Informed Multi-Modal MR Images Convolution Neural Network: A novel deep learning framework for prediction of lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer.

Journal: Cancer medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current methods utilizing preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics for assessing lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients with early-stage breast cancer lack precision, limiting the options for surgical planning.

Authors

  • Hong Zheng
    School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
  • Lian Jian
    Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
  • Li Li
    Department of Gastric Surgery, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • Wen Liu
    Department of Dermatology, Air Force General Hospital, PLA Beijing 100142, China.
  • Wei Chen
    Department of Urology, Zigong Fourth People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.