Deep learning-assisted diagnosis of benign and malignant parotid tumors based on ultrasound: a retrospective study.

Journal: BMC cancer
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: To develop a deep learning(DL) model utilizing ultrasound images, and evaluate its efficacy in distinguishing between benign and malignant parotid tumors (PTs), as well as its practicality in assisting clinicians with accurate diagnosis.

Authors

  • Tian Jiang
  • Chen Chen
    The George Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  • Yahan Zhou
    Wenling Medical Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Taizhou, China.
  • Shenzhou Cai
    Wenling Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Institute in Medicine, 317502, TaiZhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Yuqi Yan
    Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging & Interventional Therapy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
  • Lin Sui
    Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China.
  • Min Lai
    Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Taizhou Cancer Hospital, Taizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy and Big Data Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Taizhou, Taizhou, China.
  • Mei Song
    School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
  • Xi Zhu
    Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.
  • Qianmeng Pan
    Taizhou Cancer Hospital, Taizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy and Big Data Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Taizhou, Taizhou, China.
  • Hui Wang
    Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Xiayi Chen
    Wenling Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Institute in Medicine, 317502, TaiZhou, Zhejiang, China.
  • Kai Wang
    Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Huai'an No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
  • Jing Xiong
    College of Computer Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China.
  • Liyu Chen
    Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging & Interventional Therapy, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
  • Dong Xu
    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.