Artificial intelligence-based, semi-automated segmentation for the extraction of ultrasound-derived radiomics features in breast cancer: a prospective multicenter study.

Journal: La Radiologia medica
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based semi-automated segmentation for the extraction of ultrasound (US)-derived radiomics features in the characterization of focal breast lesions (FBLs).

Authors

  • Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta
    Department of Radiology, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, Ct.da Pietrapollastra, Cefalù, Palermo, Italy.
  • Carmelo Militello
    Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR-CNR), Italian National Research Council, Palermo, Italy.
  • Francesco Prinzi
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Fabiola Ferraro
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Leonardo Rundo
    Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK. Electronic address: lr495@cam.ac.uk.
  • Calogero Zarcaro
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Mariangela Dimarco
    Breast Unit, Fondazione Istituto "G. Giglio", Cefalù, PA, Italy.
  • Alessia Angela Maria Orlando
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Domenica Matranga
    Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Salvatore Vitabile
    Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. salvatore.vitabile@unipa.it.