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Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images
BACKGROUND: Accurate thymoma staging via computed tomography (CT) images is difficult even for experienced thoracic doctors. Here we developed a preoperative staging tool differentiating Masaoka-Koga (MK) stage I patients from stage II patients using CT images. METHODS: CT images of 174 thymoma pati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7186715/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32355731 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.02.183 |
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author | Yang, Lei Cai, Wenjia Yang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Haoshuai Liu, Zhenguo Wu, Xi Lei, Yiyan Zou, Jianyong Zeng, Bo Tian, Xi Zhang, Rongguo Luo, Honghe Zhu, Ying |
author_facet | Yang, Lei Cai, Wenjia Yang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Haoshuai Liu, Zhenguo Wu, Xi Lei, Yiyan Zou, Jianyong Zeng, Bo Tian, Xi Zhang, Rongguo Luo, Honghe Zhu, Ying |
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description | BACKGROUND: Accurate thymoma staging via computed tomography (CT) images is difficult even for experienced thoracic doctors. Here we developed a preoperative staging tool differentiating Masaoka-Koga (MK) stage I patients from stage II patients using CT images. METHODS: CT images of 174 thymoma patients were retrospectively selected. Two chest radiologists independently assessed the images. Variables with statistical differences in univariate analysis were adjusted for age, sex, and smoking history in multivariate logical regression to determine independent predictors of the thymoma stage. We established a deep learning (DL) 3D-DenseNet model to distinguish the MK stage I and stage II thymomas. Furthermore, we compared two different methods to label the regions of interest (ROI) in CT images. RESULTS: In routine CT images, there were statistical differences (P<0.05) in contour, necrosis, cystic components, and the degree of enhancement between stage I and II disease. Multivariate logical regression showed that only the degree of enhancement was an independent predictor of the thymoma stage. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of routine CT images for classifying thymoma as MK stage I or II was low (AUC =0.639). The AUC of the 3D-DenseNet model showed better performance with a higher AUC (0.773). ROIs outlined by segmentation labels performed better (AUC =0.773) than those outlined by bounding box labels (AUC =0.722). CONCLUSIONS: Our DL 3D-DenseNet may aid thymoma stage classification, which may ultimately guide surgical treatment and improve outcomes. Compared with conventional methods, this approach provides improved staging accuracy. Moreover, ROIs labeled by segmentation is more recommendable when the sample size is limited. |
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spelling | pubmed-71867152020-04-30 Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images Yang, Lei Cai, Wenjia Yang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Haoshuai Liu, Zhenguo Wu, Xi Lei, Yiyan Zou, Jianyong Zeng, Bo Tian, Xi Zhang, Rongguo Luo, Honghe Zhu, Ying Ann Transl Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Accurate thymoma staging via computed tomography (CT) images is difficult even for experienced thoracic doctors. Here we developed a preoperative staging tool differentiating Masaoka-Koga (MK) stage I patients from stage II patients using CT images. METHODS: CT images of 174 thymoma patients were retrospectively selected. Two chest radiologists independently assessed the images. Variables with statistical differences in univariate analysis were adjusted for age, sex, and smoking history in multivariate logical regression to determine independent predictors of the thymoma stage. We established a deep learning (DL) 3D-DenseNet model to distinguish the MK stage I and stage II thymomas. Furthermore, we compared two different methods to label the regions of interest (ROI) in CT images. RESULTS: In routine CT images, there were statistical differences (P<0.05) in contour, necrosis, cystic components, and the degree of enhancement between stage I and II disease. Multivariate logical regression showed that only the degree of enhancement was an independent predictor of the thymoma stage. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of routine CT images for classifying thymoma as MK stage I or II was low (AUC =0.639). The AUC of the 3D-DenseNet model showed better performance with a higher AUC (0.773). ROIs outlined by segmentation labels performed better (AUC =0.773) than those outlined by bounding box labels (AUC =0.722). CONCLUSIONS: Our DL 3D-DenseNet may aid thymoma stage classification, which may ultimately guide surgical treatment and improve outcomes. Compared with conventional methods, this approach provides improved staging accuracy. Moreover, ROIs labeled by segmentation is more recommendable when the sample size is limited. AME Publishing Company 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7186715/ /pubmed/32355731 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.02.183 Text en 2020 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Open Access Statement: This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits the non-commercial replication and distribution of the article with the strict proviso that no changes or edits are made and the original work is properly cited (including links to both the formal publication through the relevant DOI and the license). See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Article Yang, Lei Cai, Wenjia Yang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Haoshuai Liu, Zhenguo Wu, Xi Lei, Yiyan Zou, Jianyong Zeng, Bo Tian, Xi Zhang, Rongguo Luo, Honghe Zhu, Ying Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title | Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title_full | Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title_fullStr | Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title_full_unstemmed | Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title_short | Development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as Masaoka-Koga stage I or II via preoperative CT images |
title_sort | development of a deep learning model for classifying thymoma as masaoka-koga stage i or ii via preoperative ct images |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7186715/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32355731 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm.2020.02.183 |
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