Oral epithelial dysplasia detection and grading in oral leukoplakia using deep learning.

Journal: BMC oral health
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The grading of oral epithelial dysplasia is often time-consuming for oral pathologists and the results are poorly reproducible between observers. In this study, we aimed to establish an objective, accurate and useful detection and grading system for oral epithelial dysplasia in the whole-slides of oral leukoplakia.

Authors

  • Jiakuan Peng
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Ziang Xu
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Hongxia Dan
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Jing Li
    Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
  • Jiongke Wang
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Xiaobo Luo
    State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Hao Xu
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P.R.China.gdhyx2012@126.com.
  • Xin Zeng
    Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
  • Qianming Chen
    Department of Oral Medicine, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology & Zhejiang University School of Medicine & Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases of Zhejiang Province & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province & Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China.