Fully Automated Identification of Lymph Node Metastases and Lymphovascular Invasion in Endometrial Cancer From Multi-Parametric MRI by Deep Learning.

Journal: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Early and accurate identification of lymphatic node metastasis (LNM) and lymphatic vascular space invasion (LVSI) for endometrial cancer (EC) patients is important for treatment design, but difficult on multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) images.

Authors

  • Yida Wang
    Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: ydwang@phy.ecnu.edu.cn.
  • Wei Liu
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States.
  • Yuanyuan Lu
    Department of Radiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • Rennan Ling
    Department of Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
  • Wenjing Wang
    School of Economics, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, 300134, China. Electronic address: maggiewwj@163.com.
  • Shengyong Li
    Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
  • Feiran Zhang
    Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Yan Ning
    Department of Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Xiaojun Chen
    Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Guang Yang
    National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • He Zhang
    College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, PR China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, PR China.