Magnetic resonance imaging-based radiomics and deep learning models for predicting lymph node metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to establish a combined method of radiomics and deep learning (DL) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict lymph node metastasis (LNM) preoperatively in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

Authors

  • Dawei Wang
    Institute of Advanced Research, Infervision Medical Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
  • Xiao He
    Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland. xiao.he@bsse.ethz.ch.
  • Chunming Huang
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Wenqiang Li
    Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute and Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.119 South Fourth Ring West Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100050, China.
  • Haosen Li
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Cicheng Huang
    Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
  • Chuanyu Hu
    Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.