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Wang YL, Gao S, Xiao Q, Li C, Grzegorzek M, Zhang YY, Li XH, Kang Y, Liu FH, Huang DH, Gong TT, Wu QJ. Role of artificial intelligence in digital pathology for gynecological cancers. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2024; 24:205-212. [PMID: 38510535 PMCID: PMC10951449 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The diagnosis of cancer is typically based on histopathological sections or biopsies on glass slides. Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches have greatly enhanced our ability to extract quantitative information from digital histopathology images as a rapid growth in oncology data. Gynecological cancers are major diseases affecting women's health worldwide. They are characterized by high mortality and poor prognosis, underscoring the critical importance of early detection, treatment, and identification of prognostic factors. This review highlights the various clinical applications of AI in gynecological cancers using digitized histopathology slides. Particularly, deep learning models have shown promise in accurately diagnosing, classifying histopathological subtypes, and predicting treatment response and prognosis. Furthermore, the integration with transcriptomics, proteomics, and other multi-omics techniques can provide valuable insights into the molecular features of diseases. Despite the considerable potential of AI, substantial challenges remain. Further improvements in data acquisition and model optimization are required, and the exploration of broader clinical applications, such as the biomarker discovery, need to be explored.
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- Ya-Li Wang
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Department of Information Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Microscopic Image and Medical Image Analysis Group, College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Precision Medical Research on Major Chronic Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Precision Medical Research on Major Chronic Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Precision Medical Research on Major Chronic Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Precision Medical Research on Major Chronic Disease, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Fertility (China Medical University), National Health Commission, Shenyang, China
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Bianco V, Valentino M, Pirone D, Miccio L, Memmolo P, Brancato V, Coppola L, Smaldone G, D’Aiuto M, Mossetti G, Salvatore M, Ferraro P. Classifying breast cancer and fibroadenoma tissue biopsies from paraffined stain-free slides by fractal biomarkers in Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2024; 24:225-236. [PMID: 38572166 PMCID: PMC10990711 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the most spread and monitored pathologies in high-income countries. After breast biopsy, histological tissue is stored in paraffin, sectioned and mounted. Conventional inspection of tissue slides under benchtop light microscopes involves paraffin removal and staining, typically with H&E. Then, expert pathologists are called to judge the stained slides. However, paraffin removal and staining are operator-dependent, time and resources consuming processes that can generate ambiguities due to non-uniform staining. Here we propose a novel method that can work directly on paraffined stain-free slides. We use Fourier Ptychography as a quantitative phase-contrast microscopy method, which allows accessing a very wide field of view (i.e., mm2) in one single image while guaranteeing high lateral resolution (i.e., 0.5 µm). This imaging method is multi-scale, since it enables looking at the big picture, i.e. the complex tissue structure and connections, with the possibility to zoom-in up to the single-cell level. To handle this informative image content, we introduce elements of fractal geometry as multi-scale analysis method. We show the effectiveness of fractal features in describing and classifying fibroadenoma and breast cancer tissue slides from ten patients with very high accuracy. We reach 94.0 ± 4.2% test accuracy in classifying single images. Above all, we show that combining the decisions of the single images, each patient's slide can be classified with no error. Besides, fractal geometry returns a guide map to help pathologist to judge the different tissue portions based on the likelihood these can be associated to a breast cancer or fibroadenoma biomarker. The proposed automatic method could significantly simplify the steps of tissue analysis and make it independent from the sample preparation, the skills of the lab operator and the pathologist.
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- Vittorio Bianco
- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
- DIETI, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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- IRCCS SYNLAB SDN, Via E. Gianturco 113, Napoli 80143, Italy
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- Pathological Anatomy Service, Casa di Cura Maria Rosaria, Via Colle San Bartolomeo 50, 80045 Pompei, Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-ISASI, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Napoli, Italy
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Wyatt KD, Alexander N, Hills GD, Liang WH, Kadauke S, Volchenboum SL, Mian A, Phillips CA. Making sense of artificial intelligence and large language models-including ChatGPT-in pediatric hematology/oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024; 71:e31143. [PMID: 38924670 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.31143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) systems have captivated the attention of healthcare providers and researchers for their potential to improve care processes and outcomes. While these technologies hold promise to automate processes, increase efficiency, and reduce cognitive burden, their use also carries risks. In this commentary, we review basic concepts of AI, outline some of the capabilities and limitations of currently available tools, discuss current and future applications in pediatric hematology/oncology, and provide an evaluation and implementation framework that can be used by pediatric hematologist/oncologists considering the use of AI in clinical practice.
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- Kirk D Wyatt
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Roger Maris Cancer Center, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
- Data for the Common Good, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Riley Children's Health at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Cell and Gene Therapy Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Data for the Common Good, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Dell Children's Hospital, Austin, Texas, USA
- Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Engesser C, Henkel M, Alargkof V, Fassbind S, Studer J, Engesser J, Walter M, Elyan A, Dugas S, Trotsenko P, Sutter S, Eckert C, Hofmann S, Stalder A, Seifert H, Cornford P, Stieltjes B, Wetterauer C. Clinical decision making in prostate cancer care-evaluation of EAU-guidelines use and novel decision support software. Sci Rep 2024; 14:19113. [PMID: 39155288 PMCID: PMC11330959 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-70292-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Keeping up to date with the latest clinical advances in prostate cancer can be challenging. We investigated the impact of guideline use on quality of treatment decisions as well as the impact of a novel, CE-certified clinical decision support tool (Siemens AIPC software) on the amount of time clinicians spend on decision-making in a multicenter setting. Ten urologists assessed ten clinical cases (screening and localized prostate cancer) in three settings: without support, using a digital version of the EAU guidelines, and with the AIPC tool, resulting in 300 clinical decisions. Comparison involved time spent, decision correct- and completeness. Using AIPC compared to digital guidelines led to a significant reduction of expenditure of time at a per case level (3.57 min and 0:14 min, p < 0.01) and for overall time per urologist (39.45 min and 02:20 min, p < 0.01). Decision options without guidelines support, online guideline usage and usage of AIPC were complete in 61%, 80% and 100%, respectively (p < 0.01). Decision making without guidelines support, online guideline usage and usage of AIPC was correct including all options in 28%, 66% and 100%, respectively (p < 0.01).Clinical decision support systems have the potential to reduces decision-making time and to enhance decision quality.
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- C Engesser
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Research and Analytic Services University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Kantonsspital Baselland, Liestal, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Danube Private University, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Research and Analytic Services University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Danube Private University, Krems, Austria
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Bontempi D, Nuernberg L, Pai S, Krishnaswamy D, Thiriveedhi V, Hosny A, Mak RH, Farahani K, Kikinis R, Fedorov A, Aerts HJWL. End-to-end reproducible AI pipelines in radiology using the cloud. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6931. [PMID: 39138215 PMCID: PMC11322541 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51202-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms hold the potential to revolutionize radiology. However, a significant portion of the published literature lacks transparency and reproducibility, which hampers sustained progress toward clinical translation. Although several reporting guidelines have been proposed, identifying practical means to address these issues remains challenging. Here, we show the potential of cloud-based infrastructure for implementing and sharing transparent and reproducible AI-based radiology pipelines. We demonstrate end-to-end reproducibility from retrieving cloud-hosted data, through data pre-processing, deep learning inference, and post-processing, to the analysis and reporting of the final results. We successfully implement two distinct use cases, starting from recent literature on AI-based biomarkers for cancer imaging. Using cloud-hosted data and computing, we confirm the findings of these studies and extend the validation to previously unseen data for one of the use cases. Furthermore, we provide the community with transparent and easy-to-extend examples of pipelines impactful for the broader oncology field. Our approach demonstrates the potential of cloud resources for implementing, sharing, and using reproducible and transparent AI pipelines, which can accelerate the translation into clinical solutions.
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- Dennis Bontempi
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Grzybowski A, Jin K, Zhou J, Pan X, Wang M, Ye J, Wong TY. Retina Fundus Photograph-Based Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in Medicine: A Systematic Review. Ophthalmol Ther 2024; 13:2125-2149. [PMID: 38913289 PMCID: PMC11246322 DOI: 10.1007/s40123-024-00981-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
Abstract
We conducted a systematic review of research in artificial intelligence (AI) for retinal fundus photographic images. We highlighted the use of various AI algorithms, including deep learning (DL) models, for application in ophthalmic and non-ophthalmic (i.e., systemic) disorders. We found that the use of AI algorithms for the interpretation of retinal images, compared to clinical data and physician experts, represents an innovative solution with demonstrated superior accuracy in identifying many ophthalmic (e.g., diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), optic nerve disorders), and non-ophthalmic disorders (e.g., dementia, cardiovascular disease). There has been a significant amount of clinical and imaging data for this research, leading to the potential incorporation of AI and DL for automated analysis. AI has the potential to transform healthcare by improving accuracy, speed, and workflow, lowering cost, increasing access, reducing mistakes, and transforming healthcare worker education and training.
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- Andrzej Grzybowski
- Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Foundation for Ophthalmology Development, Poznań , Poland.
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- Eye Center, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Center, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Center, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Center, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Eye Center, School of Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
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Chakrabarty N, Mahajan A. Imaging Analytics using Artificial Intelligence in Oncology: A Comprehensive Review. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2024; 36:498-513. [PMID: 37806795 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
The present era has seen a surge in artificial intelligence-related research in oncology, mainly using deep learning, because of powerful computer hardware, improved algorithms and the availability of large amounts of data from open-source domains and the use of transfer learning. Here we discuss the multifaceted role of deep learning in cancer care, ranging from risk stratification, the screening and diagnosis of cancer, to the prediction of genomic mutations, treatment response and survival outcome prediction, through the use of convolutional neural networks. Another role of artificial intelligence is in the generation of automated radiology reports, which is a boon in high-volume centres to minimise report turnaround time. Although a validated and deployable deep-learning model for clinical use is still in its infancy, there is ongoing research to overcome the barriers for its universal implementation and we also delve into this aspect. We also briefly describe the role of radiomics in oncoimaging. Artificial intelligence can provide answers pertaining to cancer management at baseline imaging, saving cost and time. Imaging biobanks, which are repositories of anonymised images, are also briefly described. We also discuss the commercialisation and ethical issues pertaining to artificial intelligence. The latest generation generalist artificial intelligence model is also briefly described at the end of the article. We believe this article will not only enrich knowledge, but also promote research acumen in the minds of readers to take oncoimaging to another level using artificial intelligence and also work towards clinical translation of such research.
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- N Chakrabarty
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
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Eng C, Yoshino T, Ruíz-García E, Mostafa N, Cann CG, O'Brian B, Benny A, Perez RO, Cremolini C. Colorectal cancer. Lancet 2024; 404:294-310. [PMID: 38909621 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00360-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Despite decreased incidence rates in average-age onset patients in high-income economies, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world, with increasing rates in emerging economies. Furthermore, early onset colorectal cancer (age ≤50 years) is of increasing concern globally. Over the past decade, research advances have increased biological knowledge, treatment options, and overall survival rates. The increase in life expectancy is attributed to an increase in effective systemic therapy, improved treatment selection, and expanded locoregional surgical options. Ongoing developments are focused on the role of sphincter preservation, precision oncology for molecular alterations, use of circulating tumour DNA, analysis of the gut microbiome, as well as the role of locoregional strategies for colorectal cancer liver metastases. This overview is to provide a general multidisciplinary perspective of clinical advances in colorectal cancer.
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- Cathy Eng
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumors and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Heesen P, Schelling G, Birbaumer M, Jäger R, Bode B, Studer G, Fuchs B. Real-World-Time Data and RCT Synergy: Advancing Personalized Medicine and Sarcoma Care through Digital Innovation. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2516. [PMID: 39061155 PMCID: PMC11274374 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16142516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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This manuscript examines the synergistic potential of prospective real-world/time data/evidence (RWTD/E) and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to enrich healthcare research and operational insights, with a particular focus on its impact within the sarcoma field. Through exploring RWTD/E's capability to provide real-world/time, granular patient data, it offers an enriched perspective on healthcare outcomes and delivery, notably in the complex arena of sarcoma care. Highlighting the complementarity between RWTD/E's expansive real-world/time scope and the structured environment of RCTs, this paper showcases their combined strength, which can help to foster advancements in personalized medicine and population health management, exemplified through the lens of sarcoma treatment. The manuscript further outlines methodological innovations such as target trial emulation and their significance in enhancing the precision and applicability of RWTD/E, underscoring the transformative potential of these advancements in sarcoma care and beyond. By advocating for the strategic incorporation of prospective RWTD/E into healthcare frameworks, it aims to create an evidence-driven ecosystem that significantly improves patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency, with sarcoma care serving as a pivotal domain for these developments.
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- Philip Heesen
- Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland; (P.H.); (G.S.)
- Sarcoma Service, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Sarcoma Center, LUKS University Hospital, 6000 Lucerne, Switzerland
- Medical Faculty, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Sarcoma Service, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Sarcoma Center, LUKS University Hospital, 6000 Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts/HSLU, Werftestrasse 4, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland;
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- Sarcoma Service, Klinik für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Sarcoma Center, Kantonsspital Winterthur, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Medical Faculty, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland; (P.H.); (G.S.)
- Sarcoma Service, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Sarcoma Center, LUKS University Hospital, 6000 Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, University of Lucerne, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Luzern, Switzerland; (P.H.); (G.S.)
- Sarcoma Service, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Sarcoma Center, LUKS University Hospital, 6000 Lucerne, Switzerland
- Sarcoma Service, Klinik für Orthopädie und Traumatologie, Sarcoma Center, Kantonsspital Winterthur, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
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Cui H, Zhao Y, Xiong S, Feng Y, Li P, Lv Y, Chen Q, Wang R, Xie P, Luo Z, Cheng S, Wang W, Li X, Xiong D, Cao X, Bai S, Yang A, Cheng B. Diagnosing Solid Lesions in the Pancreas With Multimodal Artificial Intelligence: A Randomized Crossover Trial. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2422454. [PMID: 39028670 PMCID: PMC11259905 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.22454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
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Importance Diagnosing solid lesions in the pancreas via endoscopic ultrasonographic (EUS) images is challenging. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to help with such diagnosis, but existing AI models focus solely on a single modality. Objective To advance the clinical diagnosis of solid lesions in the pancreas through developing a multimodal AI model integrating both clinical information and EUS images. Design, Setting, and Participants In this randomized crossover trial conducted from January 1 to June 30, 2023, from 4 centers across China, 12 endoscopists of varying levels of expertise were randomly assigned to diagnose solid lesions in the pancreas with or without AI assistance. Endoscopic ultrasonographic images and clinical information of 439 patients from 1 institution who had solid lesions in the pancreas between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2022, were collected to train and validate the joint-AI model, while 189 patients from 3 external institutions were used to evaluate the robustness and generalizability of the model. Intervention Conventional or AI-assisted diagnosis of solid lesions in the pancreas. Main Outcomes and Measures In the retrospective dataset, the performance of the joint-AI model was evaluated internally and externally. In the prospective dataset, diagnostic performance of the endoscopists with or without the AI assistance was compared. Results The retrospective dataset included 628 patients (400 men [63.7%]; mean [SD] age, 57.7 [27.4] years) who underwent EUS procedures. A total of 130 patients (81 men [62.3%]; mean [SD] age, 58.4 [11.7] years) were prospectively recruited for the crossover trial. The area under the curve of the joint-AI model ranged from 0.996 (95% CI, 0.993-0.998) in the internal test dataset to 0.955 (95% CI, 0.940-0.968), 0.924 (95% CI, 0.888-0.955), and 0.976 (95% CI, 0.942-0.995) in the 3 external test datasets, respectively. The diagnostic accuracy of novice endoscopists was significantly enhanced with AI assistance (0.69 [95% CI, 0.61-0.76] vs 0.90 [95% CI, 0.83-0.94]; P < .001), and the supplementary interpretability information alleviated the skepticism of the experienced endoscopists. Conclusions and Relevance In this randomized crossover trial of diagnosing solid lesions in the pancreas with or without AI assistance, the joint-AI model demonstrated positive human-AI interaction, which suggested its potential to facilitate a clinical diagnosis. Nevertheless, future randomized clinical trials are warranted. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05476978.
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- Haochen Cui
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Computer Science, Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Wuhan EndoAngel Medical Technology Company, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan EndoAngel Medical Technology Company, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Boyd A, Ye Z, Prabhu SP, Tjong MC, Zha Y, Zapaishchykova A, Vajapeyam S, Catalano PJ, Hayat H, Chopra R, Liu KX, Nabavizadeh A, Resnick AC, Mueller S, Haas-Kogan DA, Aerts HJWL, Poussaint TY, Kann BH. Stepwise Transfer Learning for Expert-level Pediatric Brain Tumor MRI Segmentation in a Limited Data Scenario. Radiol Artif Intell 2024; 6:e230254. [PMID: 38984985 PMCID: PMC11294948 DOI: 10.1148/ryai.230254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
Abstract
Purpose To develop, externally test, and evaluate clinical acceptability of a deep learning pediatric brain tumor segmentation model using stepwise transfer learning. Materials and Methods In this retrospective study, the authors leveraged two T2-weighted MRI datasets (May 2001 through December 2015) from a national brain tumor consortium (n = 184; median age, 7 years [range, 1-23 years]; 94 male patients) and a pediatric cancer center (n = 100; median age, 8 years [range, 1-19 years]; 47 male patients) to develop and evaluate deep learning neural networks for pediatric low-grade glioma segmentation using a stepwise transfer learning approach to maximize performance in a limited data scenario. The best model was externally tested on an independent test set and subjected to randomized blinded evaluation by three clinicians, wherein they assessed clinical acceptability of expert- and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated segmentations via 10-point Likert scales and Turing tests. Results The best AI model used in-domain stepwise transfer learning (median Dice score coefficient, 0.88 [IQR, 0.72-0.91] vs 0.812 [IQR, 0.56-0.89] for baseline model; P = .049). With external testing, the AI model yielded excellent accuracy using reference standards from three clinical experts (median Dice similarity coefficients: expert 1, 0.83 [IQR, 0.75-0.90]; expert 2, 0.81 [IQR, 0.70-0.89]; expert 3, 0.81 [IQR, 0.68-0.88]; mean accuracy, 0.82). For clinical benchmarking (n = 100 scans), experts rated AI-based segmentations higher on average compared with other experts (median Likert score, 9 [IQR, 7-9] vs 7 [IQR 7-9]) and rated more AI segmentations as clinically acceptable (80.2% vs 65.4%). Experts correctly predicted the origin of AI segmentations in an average of 26.0% of cases. Conclusion Stepwise transfer learning enabled expert-level automated pediatric brain tumor autosegmentation and volumetric measurement with a high level of clinical acceptability. Keywords: Stepwise Transfer Learning, Pediatric Brain Tumors, MRI Segmentation, Deep Learning Supplemental material is available for this article. © RSNA, 2024.
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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- From the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (AIM) Program, Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (A.B., Z.Y., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.); Department of Radiation Oncology (A.B., Z.Y., M.C.T., Y.Z., A.Z., H.H., R.C., K.X.L., D.A.H.K., H.J.W.L.A., B.H.K.) and Department of Radiology (H.J.W.L.A.), Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115; Department of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.P.P., S.V., T.Y.P.); Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Mass (P.J.C.); Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b) (A.N., A.C.R.) and Department of Neurosurgery (A.C.R.), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa (A.N.); Departments of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurologic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (S.M.); and Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, CARIM & GROW, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.J.W.L.A.)
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Li M, Xiong X, Xu B, Dickson C. Chinese Oncologists' Perspectives on Integrating AI into Clinical Practice: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR Form Res 2024; 8:e53918. [PMID: 38838307 PMCID: PMC11187515 DOI: 10.2196/53918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought significant interest to its potential applications in oncology. Although AI-powered tools are already being implemented in some Chinese hospitals, their integration into clinical practice raises several concerns for Chinese oncologists. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore the concerns of Chinese oncologists regarding the integration of AI into clinical practice and to identify the factors influencing these concerns. METHODS A total of 228 Chinese oncologists participated in a cross-sectional web-based survey from April to June in 2023 in mainland China. The survey gauged their worries about AI with multiple-choice questions. The survey evaluated their views on the statements of "The impact of AI on the doctor-patient relationship" and "AI will replace doctors." The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and variate analyses were used to find correlations between the oncologists' backgrounds and their concerns. RESULTS The study revealed that the most prominent concerns were the potential for AI to mislead diagnosis and treatment (163/228, 71.5%); an overreliance on AI (162/228, 71%); data and algorithm bias (123/228, 54%); issues with data security and patient privacy (123/228, 54%); and a lag in the adaptation of laws, regulations, and policies in keeping up with AI's development (115/228, 50.4%). Oncologists with a bachelor's degree expressed heightened concerns related to data and algorithm bias (34/49, 69%; P=.03) and the lagging nature of legal, regulatory, and policy issues (32/49, 65%; P=.046). Regarding AI's impact on doctor-patient relationships, 53.1% (121/228) saw a positive impact, whereas 35.5% (81/228) found it difficult to judge, 9.2% (21/228) feared increased disputes, and 2.2% (5/228) believed that there is no impact. Although sex differences were not significant (P=.08), perceptions varied-male oncologists tended to be more positive than female oncologists (74/135, 54.8% vs 47/93, 50%). Oncologists with a bachelor's degree (26/49, 53%; P=.03) and experienced clinicians (≥21 years; 28/56, 50%; P=.054). found it the hardest to judge. Those with IT experience were significantly more positive (25/35, 71%) than those without (96/193, 49.7%; P=.02). Opinions regarding the possibility of AI replacing doctors were diverse, with 23.2% (53/228) strongly disagreeing, 14% (32/228) disagreeing, 29.8% (68/228) being neutral, 16.2% (37/228) agreeing, and 16.7% (38/228) strongly agreeing. There were no significant correlations with demographic and professional factors (all P>.05). CONCLUSIONS Addressing oncologists' concerns about AI requires collaborative efforts from policy makers, developers, health care professionals, and legal experts. Emphasizing transparency, human-centered design, bias mitigation, and education about AI's potential and limitations is crucial. Through close collaboration and a multidisciplinary strategy, AI can be effectively integrated into oncology, balancing benefits with ethical considerations and enhancing patient care.
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- Ming Li
- Department of Health Policy Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Oncology for Breast Cancer, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University School of Medicine, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Oncology for Breast Cancer, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University School of Medicine, Chongqing, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Ministry of Education, National Cancer Research Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Health Policy Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Zhu Y, Meng Z, Wu H, Fan X, Lv W, Tian J, Wang K, Nie F. Deep learning radiomics of multimodal ultrasound for classifying metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy into primary cancer sites: a feasibility study. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2024; 45:305-315. [PMID: 38052240 DOI: 10.1055/a-2161-9369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the feasibility of deep learning radiomics (DLR) based on multimodal ultrasound to differentiate the primary cancer sites of metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy (CLA). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study analyzed 280 biopsy-confirmed metastatic CLAs from 280 cancer patients, including 54 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), 58 from thyroid cancer (TC), 92 from lung cancer (LC), and 76 from gastrointestinal cancer (GIC). Before biopsy, patients underwent conventional ultrasound (CUS), ultrasound elastography (UE), and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Based on CUS, DLR models using CUS, CUS+UE, CUS+CEUS, and CUS+UE+CEUS data were developed and compared. The best model was integrated with key clinical indicators selected by univariate analysis to achieve the best classification performance. RESULTS All DLR models achieved similar performance with respect to classifying four primary tumor sites of metastatic CLA (AUC:0.708~0.755). After integrating key clinical indicators (age, sex, and neck level), the US+UE+CEUS+clinical model yielded the best performance with an overall AUC of 0.822 in the validation cohort, but there was no significance compared with the basal CUS+clinical model (P>0.05), both of which identified metastasis from HNSCC, TC, LC, and GIC with 0.869 and 0.911, 0.838 and 0.916, 0.750 and 0.610, and 0.829 and 0.769, respectively. CONCLUSION The ultrasound-based DLR model can be used to classify the primary cancer sites of metastatic CLA, and the CUS combined with clinical indicators is adequate to provide a high discriminatory performance. The addition of the combination of UE and CEUS data is expected to further improve performance.
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- Yangyang Zhu
- Medical Center of Ultrasound, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences School, Beijing, China
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- Medical Center of Ultrasound, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Medical Center of Ultrasound, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Medical Center of Ultrasound, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences School, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences School, Beijing, China
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- Medical Center of Ultrasound, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
- Gansu Province Medical Engineering Research Center for Intelligence Ultrasound, Lanzhou, China
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Zhou Z, Lin T, Chen S, Zhang G, Xu Y, Zou H, Zhou A, Zhang Y, Weng S, Han X, Liu Z. Omics-based molecular classifications empowering in precision oncology. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2024; 47:759-777. [PMID: 38294647 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-023-00912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In the past decades, cancer enigmatical heterogeneity at distinct expression levels could interpret disparities in therapeutic response and prognosis. It built hindrances to precision medicine, a tactic to tailor customized treatment informed by the tumors' molecular profile. Single-omics analysis dissected the biological features associated with carcinogenesis to some extent but still failed to revolutionize cancer treatment as expected. Integrated omics analysis incorporated tumor biological networks from diverse layers and deciphered a holistic overview of cancer behaviors, yielding precise molecular classification to facilitate the evolution and refinement of precision medicine. CONCLUSION This review outlined the biomarkers at multiple expression layers to tutor molecular classification and pinpoint tumor diagnosis, and explored the paradigm shift in precision therapy: from single- to multi-omics-based subtyping to optimize therapeutic regimens. Ultimately, we firmly believe that by parsing molecular characteristics, omics-based typing will be a powerful assistant for precision oncology.
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- Zhaokai Zhou
- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
- Interventional Institute of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
- Interventional Treatment and Clinical Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
- Interventional Institute of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
- Interventional Treatment and Clinical Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China.
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Jiang X, Zhou R, Jiang F, Yan Y, Zhang Z, Wang J. Construction of diagnostic models for the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma using machine learning. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1401496. [PMID: 38812780 PMCID: PMC11133637 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1401496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Liver cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer worldwide. A significant proportion of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to unfavorable treatment outcomes. Generally, the development of HCC occurs in distinct stages. However, the diagnostic and intervention markers for each stage remain unclear. Therefore, there is an urgent need to explore precise grading methods for HCC. Machine learning has emerged as an effective technique for studying precise tumor diagnosis. In this research, we employed random forest and LightGBM machine learning algorithms for the first time to construct diagnostic models for HCC at various stages of progression. We categorized 118 samples from GSE114564 into three groups: normal liver, precancerous lesion (including chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, dysplastic nodule), and HCC (including early stage HCC and advanced HCC). The LightGBM model exhibited outstanding performance (accuracy = 0.96, precision = 0.96, recall = 0.96, F1-score = 0.95). Similarly, the random forest model also demonstrated good performance (accuracy = 0.83, precision = 0.83, recall = 0.83, F1-score = 0.83). When the progression of HCC was categorized into the most refined six stages: normal liver, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, dysplastic nodule, early stage HCC, and advanced HCC, the diagnostic model still exhibited high efficacy. Among them, the LightGBM model exhibited good performance (accuracy = 0.71, precision = 0.71, recall = 0.71, F1-score = 0.72). Also, performance of the LightGBM model was superior to that of the random forest model. Overall, we have constructed a diagnostic model for the progression of HCC and identified potential diagnostic characteristic gene for the progression of HCC.
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- Xin Jiang
- Innovation Center for Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis, Fuzhou, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Innovation Center for Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis, Fuzhou, China
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- Innovation Center for Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis, Fuzhou, China
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- Innovation Center for Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis, Fuzhou, China
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- Innovation Center for Cancer Research, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Cancer Screening and Early Diagnosis, Fuzhou, China
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N. Kachouie N, Deebani W, Shutaywi M, Christiani DC. Lung cancer clustering by identification of similarities and discrepancies of DNA copy numbers using maximal information coefficient. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301131. [PMID: 38739669 PMCID: PMC11090345 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer and the first cause of cancer related death for men and women in the United States. Early detection is essential as patient survival is not optimal and recurrence rate is high. Copy number (CN) changes in cancer populations have been broadly investigated to identify CN gains and deletions associated with the cancer. In this research, the similarities between cancer and paired peripheral blood samples are identified using maximal information coefficient (MIC) and the spatial locations with substantially high MIC scores in each chromosome are used for clustering analysis. The results showed that a sizable reduction of feature set can be obtained using only a subset of locations with high MIC values. The clustering performance was evaluated using both true rate and normalized mutual information (NMI). Clustering results using the reduced feature set outperformed the performance of clustering using entire feature set in several chromosomes that are highly associated with lung cancer with several identified oncogenes.
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- Nezamoddin N. Kachouie
- Department of Mathematics and Systems Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, United States of America
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- Mathematics Department, College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Mathematics Department, College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Borghetti P, Costantino G, Santoro V, Mataj E, Singh N, Vitali P, Greco D, Volpi G, Sepulcri M, Guida C, Tomasi C, Buglione M, Nardone V. Artificial Intelligence-suggested Predictive Model of Survival in Patients Treated With Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Early Lung Cancer. In Vivo 2024; 38:1359-1366. [PMID: 38688600 PMCID: PMC11059897 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.13576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Overall survival (OS)-predictive models to clinically stratify patients with stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are still unavailable. The aim of this work was to build a predictive model of OS in this setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical variables of patients treated in three Institutions with SBRT for stage I NSCLC were retrospectively collected into a reference cohort A (107 patients) and 2 comparative cohorts B1 (32 patients) and B2 (38 patients). A predictive model was built using Cox regression (CR) and artificial neural networks (ANN) on reference cohort A and then tested on comparative cohorts. RESULTS Cohort B1 patients were older and with worse chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than cohort A. Cohort B2 patients were heavier smokers but had lower Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). At CR analysis for cohort A, only ECOG Performance Status 0-1 and absence of previous neoplasms correlated with better OS. The model was enhanced combining ANN and CR findings. The reference cohort was divided into prognostic Group 1 (0-2 score) and Group 2 (3-9 score) to assess model's predictions on OS: grouping was close to statistical significance (p=0.081). One and 2-year OS resulted higher for Group 1, lower for Group 2. In comparative cohorts, the model successfully predicted two groups of patients with divergent OS trends: higher for Group 1 and lower for Group 2. CONCLUSION The produced model is a relevant tool to clinically stratify SBRT candidates into prognostic groups, even when applied to different cohorts. ANN are a valuable resource, providing useful data to build a prognostic model that deserves to be validated prospectively.
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- Paolo Borghetti
- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Radiation Oncology, Verona, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy;
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Radiation Oncology, Verona, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Ospedale del Mare, ASL Napoli 1, Naples, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Farias E, Terrematte P, Stransky B. Machine Learning Gene Signature to Metastatic ccRCC Based on ceRNA Network. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4214. [PMID: 38673800 PMCID: PMC11049832 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25084214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a silent-development pathology with a high rate of metastasis in patients. The activity of coding genes in metastatic progression is well known. New studies evaluate the association with non-coding genes, such as competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA). This study aims to build a ceRNA network and a gene signature for ccRCC associated with metastatic development and analyze their biological functions. Using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), we constructed the ceRNA network with differentially expressed genes, assembled nine preliminary gene signatures from eight feature selection techniques, and evaluated the classification metrics to choose a final signature. After that, we performed a genomic analysis, a risk analysis, and a functional annotation analysis. We present an 11-gene signature: SNHG15, AF117829.1, hsa-miR-130a-3p, hsa-mir-381-3p, BTBD11, INSR, HECW2, RFLNB, PTTG1, HMMR, and RASD1. It was possible to assess the generalization of the signature using an external dataset from the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC-RECA), which showed an Area Under the Curve of 81.5%. The genomic analysis identified the signature participants on chromosomes with highly mutated regions. The hsa-miR-130a-3p, AF117829.1, hsa-miR-381-3p, and PTTG1 were significantly related to the patient's survival and metastatic development. Additionally, functional annotation resulted in relevant pathways for tumor development and cell cycle control, such as RNA polymerase II transcription regulation and cell control. The gene signature analysis within the ceRNA network, with literature evidence, suggests that the lncRNAs act as "sponges" upon the microRNAs (miRNAs). Therefore, this gene signature presents coding and non-coding genes and could act as potential biomarkers for a better understanding of ccRCC.
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- Epitácio Farias
- Bioinformatics Multidisciplinary Environment (BioME), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-400, Brazil; (E.F.); (B.S.)
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- Metropolis Digital Institute (IMD), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-400, Brazil
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- Bioinformatics Multidisciplinary Environment (BioME), Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-400, Brazil; (E.F.); (B.S.)
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Center of Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
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Lakkimsetti M, Devella SG, Patel KB, Dhandibhotla S, Kaur J, Mathew M, Kataria J, Nallani M, Farwa UE, Patel T, Egbujo UC, Meenashi Sundaram D, Kenawy S, Roy M, Khan SF. Optimizing the Clinical Direction of Artificial Intelligence With Health Policy: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Cureus 2024; 16:e58400. [PMID: 38756258 PMCID: PMC11098056 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.58400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the ability to completely transform the healthcare industry by enhancing diagnosis, treatment, and resource allocation. To ensure patient safety and equitable access to healthcare, it also presents ethical and practical issues that need to be carefully addressed. Its integration into healthcare is a crucial topic. To realize its full potential, however, the ethical issues around data privacy, prejudice, and transparency, as well as the practical difficulties posed by workforce adaptability and statutory frameworks, must be addressed. While there is growing knowledge about the advantages of AI in healthcare, there is a significant lack of knowledge about the moral and practical issues that come with its application, particularly in the setting of emergency and critical care. The majority of current research tends to concentrate on the benefits of AI, but thorough studies that investigate the potential disadvantages and ethical issues are scarce. The purpose of our article is to identify and examine the ethical and practical difficulties that arise when implementing AI in emergency medicine and critical care, to provide solutions to these issues, and to give suggestions to healthcare professionals and policymakers. In order to responsibly and successfully integrate AI in these important healthcare domains, policymakers and healthcare professionals must collaborate to create strong regulatory frameworks, safeguard data privacy, remove prejudice, and give healthcare workers the necessary training.
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- Medicine, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, IND
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- Surgery, Narendra Modi Medical College, Ahmedabad, IND
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- Internal Medicine, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA
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- Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Hyderabad, IND
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- Emergency Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Medicine, American University of Antigua, Saint John's, ATG
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- Internal Medicine, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research (PGIMSR), Chennai, IND
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- Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Science and Research, Delhi, IND
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Sloss EA, McPherson JP, Beck AC, Guo JW, Scheese CH, Flake NR, Chalkidis G, Staes CJ. Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of an Interface Design to Communicate Artificial Intelligence-Based Prognosis for Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2024; 8:e2300187. [PMID: 38657194 PMCID: PMC11161249 DOI: 10.1200/cci.23.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care is increasing. What remains unclear is how best to design patient-facing systems that communicate AI output. With oncologist input, we designed an interface that presents patient-specific, machine learning-based 6-month survival prognosis information designed to aid oncology providers in preparing for and discussing prognosis with patients with advanced solid tumors and their caregivers. The primary purpose of this study was to assess patient and caregiver perceptions and identify enhancements of the interface for communicating 6-month survival and other prognosis information when making treatment decisions concerning anticancer and supportive therapy. METHODS This qualitative study included interviews and focus groups conducted between November and December 2022. Purposive sampling was used to recruit former patients with cancer and/or former caregivers of patients with cancer who had participated in cancer treatment decisions from Utah or elsewhere in the United States. Categories and themes related to perceptions of the interface were identified. RESULTS We received feedback from 20 participants during eight individual interviews and two focus groups, including four cancer survivors, 13 caregivers, and three representing both. Overall, most participants expressed positive perceptions about the tool and identified its value for supporting decision making, feeling less alone, and supporting communication among oncologists, patients, and their caregivers. Participants identified areas for improvement and implementation considerations, particularly that oncologists should share the tool and guide discussions about prognosis with patients who want to receive the information. CONCLUSION This study revealed important patient and caregiver perceptions of and enhancements for the proposed interface. Originally designed with input from oncology providers, patient and caregiver participants identified additional interface design recommendations and implementation considerations to support communication about prognosis.
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Clinical & Translational Science Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Seth I, Lim B, Joseph K, Gracias D, Xie Y, Ross RJ, Rozen WM. Use of artificial intelligence in breast surgery: a narrative review. Gland Surg 2024; 13:395-411. [PMID: 38601286 PMCID: PMC11002485 DOI: 10.21037/gs-23-414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Background and Objective We have witnessed tremendous advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Breast surgery, a subspecialty of general surgery, has notably benefited from AI technologies. This review aims to evaluate how AI has been integrated into breast surgery practices, to assess its effectiveness in improving surgical outcomes and operational efficiency, and to identify potential areas for future research and application. Methods Two authors independently conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases from January 1, 1950, to September 4, 2023, employing keywords pertinent to AI in conjunction with breast surgery or cancer. The search focused on English language publications, where relevance was determined through meticulous screening of titles, abstracts, and full-texts, followed by an additional review of references within these articles. The review covered a range of studies illustrating the applications of AI in breast surgery encompassing lesion diagnosis to postoperative follow-up. Publications focusing specifically on breast reconstruction were excluded. Key Content and Findings AI models have preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative applications in the field of breast surgery. Using breast imaging scans and patient data, AI models have been designed to predict the risk of breast cancer and determine the need for breast cancer surgery. In addition, using breast imaging scans and histopathological slides, models were used for detecting, classifying, segmenting, grading, and staging breast tumors. Preoperative applications included patient education and the display of expected aesthetic outcomes. Models were also designed to provide intraoperative assistance for precise tumor resection and margin status assessment. As well, AI was used to predict postoperative complications, survival, and cancer recurrence. Conclusions Extra research is required to move AI models from the experimental stage to actual implementation in healthcare. With the rapid evolution of AI, further applications are expected in the coming years including direct performance of breast surgery. Breast surgeons should be updated with the advances in AI applications in breast surgery to provide the best care for their patients.
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- Ishith Seth
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Central Clinical School at Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Central Clinical School at Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Port Macquarie Base Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Central Clinical School at Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Central Clinical School at Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Giannitto C, Carnicelli G, Lusi S, Ammirabile A, Casiraghi E, De Virgilio A, Esposito AA, Farina D, Ferreli F, Franzese C, Frigerio GM, Lo Casto A, Malvezzi L, Lorini L, Othman AE, Preda L, Scorsetti M, Bossi P, Mercante G, Spriano G, Balzarini L, Francone M. The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Head and Neck Cancers: A Multidisciplinary Survey. J Pers Med 2024; 14:341. [PMID: 38672968 PMCID: PMC11050769 DOI: 10.3390/jpm14040341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches have been introduced in various disciplines but remain rather unused in head and neck (H&N) cancers. This survey aimed to infer the current applications of and attitudes toward AI in the multidisciplinary care of H&N cancers. From November 2020 to June 2022, a web-based questionnaire examining the relationship between AI usage and professionals' demographics and attitudes was delivered to different professionals involved in H&N cancers through social media and mailing lists. A total of 139 professionals completed the questionnaire. Only 49.7% of the respondents reported having experience with AI. The most frequent AI users were radiologists (66.2%). Significant predictors of AI use were primary specialty (V = 0.455; p < 0.001), academic qualification and age. AI's potential was seen in the improvement of diagnostic accuracy (72%), surgical planning (64.7%), treatment selection (57.6%), risk assessment (50.4%) and the prediction of complications (45.3%). Among participants, 42.7% had significant concerns over AI use, with the most frequent being the 'loss of control' (27.6%) and 'diagnostic errors' (57.0%). This survey reveals limited engagement with AI in multidisciplinary H&N cancer care, highlighting the need for broader implementation and further studies to explore its acceptance and benefits.
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- Caterina Giannitto
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Computer Science “Giovanni degli Antoni”, University of Milan, Via Celoria 18, 20133 Milan, Italy;
- Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 717 Potter Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BIND), University Hospital of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Medical Oncology and Hematology Unit IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany;
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- Radiology Unit, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, 20072 Milan, Italy (G.M.F.); (L.L.); (P.B.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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Warkentin MT, Al-Sawaihey H, Lam S, Liu G, Diergaarde B, Yuan JM, Wilson DO, Atkar-Khattra S, Grant B, Brhane Y, Khodayari-Moez E, Murison KR, Tammemagi MC, Campbell KR, Hung RJ. Radiomics analysis to predict pulmonary nodule malignancy using machine learning approaches. Thorax 2024; 79:307-315. [PMID: 38195644 PMCID: PMC10947877 DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Low-dose CT screening can reduce lung cancer-related mortality. However, most screen-detected pulmonary abnormalities do not develop into cancer and it often remains challenging to identify malignant nodules, particularly among indeterminate nodules. We aimed to develop and assess prediction models based on radiological features to discriminate between benign and malignant pulmonary lesions detected on a baseline screen. METHODS Using four international lung cancer screening studies, we extracted 2060 radiomic features for each of 16 797 nodules (513 malignant) among 6865 participants. After filtering out low-quality radiomic features, 642 radiomic and 9 epidemiological features remained for model development. We used cross-validation and grid search to assess three machine learning (ML) models (eXtreme Gradient Boosted Trees, random forest, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO)) for their ability to accurately predict risk of malignancy for pulmonary nodules. We report model performance based on the area under the curve (AUC) and calibration metrics in the held-out test set. RESULTS The LASSO model yielded the best predictive performance in cross-validation and was fit in the full training set based on optimised hyperparameters. Our radiomics model had a test-set AUC of 0.93 (95% CI 0.90 to 0.96) and outperformed the established Pan-Canadian Early Detection of Lung Cancer model (AUC 0.87, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.89) for nodule assessment. Our model performed well among both solid (AUC 0.93, 95% CI 0.89 to 0.97) and subsolid nodules (AUC 0.91, 95% CI 0.85 to 0.95). CONCLUSIONS We developed highly accurate ML models based on radiomic and epidemiological features from four international lung cancer screening studies that may be suitable for assessing indeterminate screen-detected pulmonary nodules for risk of malignancy.
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- Matthew T Warkentin
- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Integrative Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Integrative Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Control and Evidence Integration, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chugh V, Basu A, Kaushik A, Manshu, Bhansali S, Basu AK. Employing nano-enabled artificial intelligence (AI)-based smart technologies for prediction, screening, and detection of cancer. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:5458-5486. [PMID: 38391246 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05648a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Cancer has been classified as a diverse illness with a wide range of subgroups. Its early identification and prognosis, which have become a requirement of cancer research, are essential for clinical treatment. Patients have already benefited greatly from the use of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) algorithms in the field of healthcare. AI simulates and combines data, pre-programmed rules, and knowledge to produce predictions. Data are used to improve efficiency across several pursuits and tasks through the art of ML. DL is a larger family of ML methods based on representational learning and simulated neural networks. Support vector machines, convulsion neural networks, and artificial neural networks, among others, have been widely used in cancer research to construct prediction models that enable precise and effective decision-making. Although using these innovative methods can enhance our comprehension of how cancer progresses, further validation is required before these techniques can be used in routine clinical practice. We cover contemporary methods used in the modelling of cancer development in this article. The presented prediction models are built using a variety of guided ML approaches, as well as numerous input attributes and data collections. Early identification and cost-effective detection of cancer's progression are equally necessary for successful treatment of the disease. Smart material-based detection techniques can give end consumers a portable, affordable instrument to easily detect and monitor their health issues without the need for specialized knowledge. Owing to their cost-effectiveness, excellent sensitivity, multimodal detection capacity, and miniaturization aptitude, two-dimensional (2D) materials have a lot of prospects for clinical examination of various compounds as well as cancer biomarkers. The effectiveness of traditional devices is moving faster towards more useful techniques thanks to developments in 2D material-based biosensors/sensors. The most current developments in the design of 2D material-based biosensors/sensors-the next wave of cancer screening instruments-are also outlined in this article.
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- Vibhas Chugh
- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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- Biological Science, St. John's University, New York, NY 10301, United States
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- NanoBioTech Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida 33805, USA
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- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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Metzcar J, Jutzeler CR, Macklin P, Köhn-Luque A, Brüningk SC. A review of mechanistic learning in mathematical oncology. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1363144. [PMID: 38533513 PMCID: PMC10963621 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1363144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Mechanistic learning refers to the synergistic combination of mechanistic mathematical modeling and data-driven machine or deep learning. This emerging field finds increasing applications in (mathematical) oncology. This review aims to capture the current state of the field and provides a perspective on how mechanistic learning may progress in the oncology domain. We highlight the synergistic potential of mechanistic learning and point out similarities and differences between purely data-driven and mechanistic approaches concerning model complexity, data requirements, outputs generated, and interpretability of the algorithms and their results. Four categories of mechanistic learning (sequential, parallel, extrinsic, intrinsic) of mechanistic learning are presented with specific examples. We discuss a range of techniques including physics-informed neural networks, surrogate model learning, and digital twins. Example applications address complex problems predominantly from the domain of oncology research such as longitudinal tumor response predictions or time-to-event modeling. As the field of mechanistic learning advances, we aim for this review and proposed categorization framework to foster additional collaboration between the data- and knowledge-driven modeling fields. Further collaboration will help address difficult issues in oncology such as limited data availability, requirements of model transparency, and complex input data which are embraced in a mechanistic learning framework.
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- John Metzcar
- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Bloomington, IN, United States
- Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Bloomington, IN, United States
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Intelligent Systems Engineering, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Bloomington, IN, United States
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology (D-HEST), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Zhang G, Liu X, Zeng Y. Advancements in oncology nursing: Embracing technology-driven innovations. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2024; 11:100399. [PMID: 38465238 PMCID: PMC10920149 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2024.100399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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- Guolong Zhang
- Respiratory Intervention Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Industrial Design, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, China
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Bernatz S, Böth I, Ackermann J, Burck I, Mahmoudi S, Lenga L, Martin SS, Scholtz JE, Koch V, Grünewald LD, Koch I, Stöver T, Wild PJ, Winkelmann R, Vogl TJ, Pinto Dos Santos D. Does Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Material Decomposition Improve Radiomics Capability to Predict Survival in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients? A Preliminary Investigation. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2024; 48:323-333. [PMID: 38013237 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our study objective was to explore the additional value of dual-energy CT (DECT) material decomposition for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) survival prognostication. METHODS A group of 50 SCCHN patients (male, 37; female, 13; mean age, 63.6 ± 10.82 years) with baseline head and neck DECT between September 2014 and August 2020 were retrospectively included. Primary tumors were segmented, radiomics features were extracted, and DECT material decomposition was performed. We used independent train and validation datasets with cross-validation and 100 independent iterations to identify prognostic signatures applying elastic net (EN) and random survival forest (RSF). Features were ranked and intercorrelated according to their prognostic importance. We benchmarked the models against clinical parameters. Intraclass correlation coefficients were used to analyze the interreader variation. RESULTS The exclusively radiomics-trained models achieved similar ( P = 0.947) prognostic performance of area under the curve (AUC) = 0.784 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.775-0.812) (EN) and AUC = 0.785 (95% CI, 0.759-0.812) (RSF). The additional application of DECT material decomposition did not improve the model's performance (EN, P = 0.594; RSF, P = 0.198). In the clinical benchmark, the top averaged AUC value of 0.643 (95% CI, 0.611-0.675) was inferior to the quantitative imaging-biomarker models ( P < 0.001). A combined imaging and clinical model did not improve the imaging-based models ( P > 0.101). Shape features revealed high prognostic importance. CONCLUSIONS Radiomics AI applications may be used for SCCHN survival prognostication, but the spectral information of DECT material decomposition did not improve the model's performance in our preliminary investigation.
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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- Department of Molecular Bioinformatics, Institute of Computer Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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- Department of Molecular Bioinformatics, Institute of Computer Science, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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- Dr Senckenberg Institute for Pathology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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Bao X, Li Q, Chen D, Dai X, Liu C, Tian W, Zhang H, Jin Y, Wang Y, Cheng J, Lai C, Ye C, Xin S, Li X, Su G, Ding Y, Xiong Y, Xie J, Tano V, Wang Y, Fu W, Deng S, Fang W, Sheng J, Ruan J, Zhao P. A multiomics analysis-assisted deep learning model identifies a macrophage-oriented module as a potential therapeutic target in colorectal cancer. Cell Rep Med 2024; 5:101399. [PMID: 38307032 PMCID: PMC10897549 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy involving multiple cellular components. The CRC tumor microenvironment (TME) has been characterized well at single-cell resolution. However, a spatial interaction map of the CRC TME is still elusive. Here, we integrate multiomics analyses and establish a spatial interaction map to improve the prognosis, prediction, and therapeutic development for CRC. We construct a CRC immune module (CCIM) that comprises FOLR2+ macrophages, exhausted CD8+ T cells, tolerant CD8+ T cells, exhausted CD4+ T cells, and regulatory T cells. Multiplex immunohistochemistry is performed to depict the CCIM. Based on this, we utilize advanced deep learning technology to establish a spatial interaction map and predict chemotherapy response. CCIM-Net is constructed, which demonstrates good predictive performance for chemotherapy response in both the training and testing cohorts. Lastly, targeting FOLR2+ macrophage therapeutics is used to disrupt the immunosuppressive CCIM and enhance the chemotherapy response in vivo.
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- Xuanwen Bao
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Chronic Inflammation and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Republic of Singapore
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), 80539 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province 646000, China
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- College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China; Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province 646000, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310003, China.
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Fiste O, Gkiozos I, Charpidou A, Syrigos NK. Artificial Intelligence-Based Treatment Decisions: A New Era for NSCLC. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:831. [PMID: 38398222 PMCID: PMC10887017 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16040831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women and men, in developed countries, despite the public health interventions including tobacco-free campaigns, screening and early detection methods, recent therapeutic advances, and ongoing intense research on novel antineoplastic modalities. Targeting oncogenic driver mutations and immune checkpoint inhibition has indeed revolutionized NSCLC treatment, yet there still remains the unmet need for robust and standardized predictive biomarkers to accurately inform clinical decisions. Artificial intelligence (AI) represents the computer-based science concerned with large datasets for complex problem-solving. Its concept has brought a paradigm shift in oncology considering its immense potential for improved diagnosis, treatment guidance, and prognosis. In this review, we present the current state of AI-driven applications on NSCLC management, with a particular focus on radiomics and pathomics, and critically discuss both the existing limitations and future directions in this field. The thoracic oncology community should not be discouraged by the likely long road of AI implementation into daily clinical practice, as its transformative impact on personalized treatment approaches is undeniable.
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- Oraianthi Fiste
- Oncology Unit, Third Department of Internal Medicine and Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; (I.G.); (A.C.); (N.K.S.)
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Anghel C, Grasu MC, Anghel DA, Rusu-Munteanu GI, Dumitru RL, Lupescu IG. Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Imaging Modalities and the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Analyzing CT and MRI Images. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:438. [PMID: 38396476 PMCID: PMC10887967 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14040438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) stands out as the predominant malignant neoplasm affecting the pancreas, characterized by a poor prognosis, in most cases patients being diagnosed in a nonresectable stage. Image-based artificial intelligence (AI) models implemented in tumor detection, segmentation, and classification could improve diagnosis with better treatment options and increased survival. This review included papers published in the last five years and describes the current trends in AI algorithms used in PDAC. We analyzed the applications of AI in the detection of PDAC, segmentation of the lesion, and classification algorithms used in differential diagnosis, prognosis, and histopathological and genomic prediction. The results show a lack of multi-institutional collaboration and stresses the need for bigger datasets in order for AI models to be implemented in a clinically relevant manner.
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- Cristian Anghel
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (C.A.); (R.L.D.); (I.G.L.)
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (C.A.); (R.L.D.); (I.G.L.)
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (C.A.); (R.L.D.); (I.G.L.)
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania; (C.A.); (R.L.D.); (I.G.L.)
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania; (D.A.A.); (G.-I.R.-M.)
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Hofman P, Berezowska S, Kazdal D, Mograbi B, Ilié M, Stenzinger A, Hofman V. Current challenges and practical aspects of molecular pathology for non-small cell lung cancers. Virchows Arch 2024; 484:233-246. [PMID: 37801103 PMCID: PMC10948551 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-023-03651-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The continuing evolution of treatment options in thoracic oncology requires the pathologist to regularly update diagnostic algorithms for management of tumor samples. It is essential to decide on the best way to use tissue biopsies, cytological samples, as well as liquid biopsies to identify the different mandatory predictive biomarkers of lung cancers in a short turnaround time. However, biological resources and laboratory member workforce are limited and may be not sufficient for the increased complexity of molecular pathological analyses and for complementary translational research development. In this context, the surgical pathologist is the only one who makes the decisions whether or not to send specimens to immunohistochemical and molecular pathology platforms. Moreover, the pathologist can rapidly contact the oncologist to obtain a new tissue biopsy and/or a liquid biopsy if he/she considers that the biological material is not sufficient in quantity or quality for assessment of predictive biomarkers. Inadequate control of algorithms and sampling workflow may lead to false negative, inconclusive, and incomplete findings, resulting in inappropriate choice of therapeutic strategy and potentially poor outcome for patients. International guidelines for lung cancer treatment are based on the results of the expression of different proteins and on genomic alterations. These guidelines have been established taking into consideration the best practices to be set up in clinical and molecular pathology laboratories. This review addresses the current predictive biomarkers and algorithms for use in thoracic oncology molecular pathology as well as the central role of the pathologist, notably in the molecular tumor board and her/his participation in the treatment decision-making. The perspectives in this setting will be discussed.
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- Paul Hofman
- Côte d'Azur University, FHU OncoAge, IHU RespirERA, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, BB-0033-00025, Louis Pasteur Hospital, 30 avenue de la voie romaine, BP69, 06001, Nice cedex 01, France.
- Côte d'Azur University, IRCAN, Inserm, CNRS 7284, U1081, Nice, France.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Centers for Personalized Medicine (ZPM), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Côte d'Azur University, FHU OncoAge, IHU RespirERA, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, BB-0033-00025, Louis Pasteur Hospital, 30 avenue de la voie romaine, BP69, 06001, Nice cedex 01, France
- Côte d'Azur University, IRCAN, Inserm, CNRS 7284, U1081, Nice, France
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- Côte d'Azur University, FHU OncoAge, IHU RespirERA, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, BB-0033-00025, Louis Pasteur Hospital, 30 avenue de la voie romaine, BP69, 06001, Nice cedex 01, France
- Côte d'Azur University, IRCAN, Inserm, CNRS 7284, U1081, Nice, France
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Centers for Personalized Medicine (ZPM), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Côte d'Azur University, FHU OncoAge, IHU RespirERA, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, BB-0033-00025, Louis Pasteur Hospital, 30 avenue de la voie romaine, BP69, 06001, Nice cedex 01, France
- Côte d'Azur University, IRCAN, Inserm, CNRS 7284, U1081, Nice, France
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Nabavizadeh A. Introduction to the Special Issue on "Role of Novel Imaging Technique in Brain Tumors". Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:575. [PMID: 38339326 PMCID: PMC10854528 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16030575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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In recent years, significant strides have been made in the field of neuro-oncology imaging, contributing to our understanding and management of brain tumors [...].
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- Ali Nabavizadeh
- Center for Data-Driven Discovery in Biomedicine (D3b), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; ; Tel./Fax: +1-215-662-6865
- Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Ueno Y, Oda M, Yamaguchi T, Fukuoka H, Nejima R, Kitaguchi Y, Miyake M, Akiyama M, Miyata K, Kashiwagi K, Maeda N, Shimazaki J, Noma H, Mori K, Oshika T. Deep learning model for extensive smartphone-based diagnosis and triage of cataracts and multiple corneal diseases. Br J Ophthalmol 2024:bjo-2023-324488. [PMID: 38242700 DOI: 10.1136/bjo-2023-324488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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AIM To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that diagnoses cataracts/corneal diseases from multiple conditions using smartphone images. METHODS This study included 6442 images that were captured using a slit-lamp microscope (6106 images) and smartphone (336 images). An AI algorithm was developed based on slit-lamp images to differentiate 36 major diseases (cataracts and corneal diseases) into 9 categories. To validate the AI model, smartphone images were used for the testing dataset. We evaluated AI performance that included sensitivity, specificity and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the diagnosis and triage of the diseases. RESULTS The AI algorithm achieved an area under the ROC curve of 0.998 (95% CI, 0.992 to 0.999) for normal eyes, 0.986 (95% CI, 0.978 to 0.997) for infectious keratitis, 0.960 (95% CI, 0.925 to 0.994) for immunological keratitis, 0.987 (95% CI, 0.978 to 0.996) for cornea scars, 0.997 (95% CI, 0.992 to 1.000) for ocular surface tumours, 0.993 (95% CI, 0.984 to 1.000) for corneal deposits, 1.000 (95% CI, 1.000 to 1.000) for acute angle-closure glaucoma, 0.992 (95% CI, 0.985 to 0.999) for cataracts and 0.993 (95% CI, 0.985 to 1.000) for bullous keratopathy. The triage of referral suggestion using the smartphone images exhibited high performance, in which the sensitivity and specificity were 1.00 (95% CI, 0.478 to 1.00) and 1.00 (95% CI, 0.976 to 1.000) for 'urgent', 0.867 (95% CI, 0.683 to 0.962) and 1.00 (95% CI, 0.971 to 1.000) for 'semi-urgent', 0.853 (95% CI, 0.689 to 0.950) and 0.983 (95% CI, 0.942 to 0.998) for 'routine' and 1.00 (95% CI, 0.958 to 1.00) and 0.896 (95% CI, 0.797 to 0.957) for 'observation', respectively. CONCLUSIONS The AI system achieved promising performance in the diagnosis of cataracts and corneal diseases.
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- Yuta Ueno
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Information Technology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vusual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ocular Pathology and Imaging Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Department of Data Science, Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo, Japan
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- Information Technology Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Gong L, Tang Y, Xie H, Zhang L, Sun Y. Predicting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and determining the follow-up period in high-risk human papillomavirus patients. Front Oncol 2024; 13:1289030. [PMID: 38298438 PMCID: PMC10827855 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1289030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Purpose Despite strong efforts to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and cervical cancer screening, cervical cancer remains a threat to women's reproductive health. Some high-risk HPV types play a crucial role in the progression of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. Therefore, HPV screening has become an important means to prevent, diagnose, and triage cervical cancer. This study aims to leverage artificial intelligence to predict individual risks of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women with high-risk HPV infection and to recommend the appropriate triage strategy and follow-up period according to the risk level. Materials and methods A total of 475 cases were collected in this study. The sources were from the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in a tertiary hospital, a case report on HPV from the PubMed website, and clinical data of cervical cancer patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Through in-depth study of the interaction between high-risk HPV and its risk factors, the risk factor relationship diagram structure was constructed. A Classification of Lesion Stages (CLS) algorithm was designed to predict cervical lesion stages. The risk levels of patients were analyzed based on all risk factors, and follow-up periods were formulated for each risk level. Results Our proposed CLS algorithm predicted the probability of occurrence of CIN3-the precancerous lesion stage of cervical cancer. This prediction was based on patients' HPV-16 and -18 infection status, age, presence of persistent infection, and HPV type. Follow-up periods of 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and 3- to 5-year intervals were suggested for high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk patients, respectively. Conclusion A lesion prediction model was constructed to determine the probabilities of occurrence of CIN by analyzing individual data, such as patient lifestyle, physical assessments, and patient complaints, in order to identify high-risk patients. Furthermore, the potential implications of the calculated features were mined to devise prevention strategies.
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- Ling Gong
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Beihua University, Jilin, China
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- Department of Computer Science and Technology, School of Computer Science, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Jilin Central General Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Jilin Central General Hospital, Jilin, China
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Beihua University, Jilin, China
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Kockwelp J, Thiele S, Bartsch J, Haalck L, Gromoll J, Schlatt S, Exeler R, Bleckmann A, Lenz G, Wolf S, Steffen B, Berdel WE, Schliemann C, Risse B, Angenendt L. Deep learning predicts therapy-relevant genetics in acute myeloid leukemia from Pappenheim-stained bone marrow smears. Blood Adv 2024; 8:70-79. [PMID: 37967385 PMCID: PMC10787267 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023011076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT The detection of genetic aberrations is crucial for early therapy decisions in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and recommended for all patients. Because genetic testing is expensive and time consuming, a need remains for cost-effective, fast, and broadly accessible tests to predict these aberrations in this aggressive malignancy. Here, we developed a novel fully automated end-to-end deep learning pipeline to predict genetic aberrations directly from single-cell images from scans of conventionally stained bone marrow smears already on the day of diagnosis. We used this pipeline to compile a multiterabyte data set of >2 000 000 single-cell images from diagnostic samples of 408 patients with AML. These images were then used to train convolutional neural networks for the prediction of various therapy-relevant genetic alterations. Moreover, we created a temporal test cohort data set of >444 000 single-cell images from further 71 patients with AML. We show that the models from our pipeline can significantly predict these subgroups with high areas under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic. Potential genotype-phenotype links were visualized with 2 different strategies. Our pipeline holds the potential to be used as a fast and inexpensive automated tool to screen patients with AML for therapy-relevant genetic aberrations directly from routine, conventionally stained bone marrow smears already on the day of diagnosis. It also creates a foundation to develop similar approaches for other bone marrow disorders in the future.
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- Jacqueline Kockwelp
- Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute for Computer Science, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute for Computer Science, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute for Computer Science, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, Münster, Germany
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- Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, Institute of Reproductive and Regenerative Biology, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Institute for Computer Science, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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Kim H, Jang WS, Sim WS, Kim HS, Choi JE, Baek ES, Park YR, Shin SJ. Synthetic Data Improve Survival Status Prediction Models in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2024; 8:e2300201. [PMID: 38271642 PMCID: PMC10830088 DOI: 10.1200/cci.23.00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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PURPOSE In artificial intelligence-based modeling, working with a limited number of patient groups is challenging. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate whether applying synthetic data generation methods to the clinical data of small patient groups can enhance the performance of prediction models. MATERIALS AND METHODS A data set collected by the Cancer Registry Library Project from the Yonsei Cancer Center (YCC), Severance Hospital, between January 2008 and October 2020 was reviewed. Patients with colorectal cancer younger than 50 years who started their initial treatment at YCC were included. A Bayesian network-based synthesizing model was used to generate a synthetic data set, combined with the differential privacy (DP) method. RESULTS A synthetic population of 5,005 was generated from a data set of 1,253 patients with 93 clinical features. The Hellinger distance and correlation difference metric were below 0.3 and 0.5, respectively, indicating no statistical difference. The overall survival by disease stage did not differ between the synthetic and original populations. Training with the synthetic data and validating with the original data showed the highest performances of 0.850, 0.836, and 0.790 for the Decision Tree, Random Forest, and XGBoost models, respectively. Comparison of synthetic data sets with different epsilon parameters from the original data sets showed improved performance >0.1%. For extremely small data sets, models using synthetic data outperformed those using only original data sets. The reidentification risk measures demonstrated that the epsilons between 0.1 and 100 fell below the baseline, indicating a preserved privacy state. CONCLUSION The synthetic data generation approach enhances predictive modeling performance by maintaining statistical and clinical integrity, and simultaneously reduces privacy risks through the application of DP techniques.
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- Hyunwook Kim
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Miner School of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
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- Medical Informatics Collaboration Unit, Department of Research Affairs, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Office of Data Services at Division of Digital Health, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea
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- Songdang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Derbal Y. Adaptive Cancer Therapy in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Cancer Control 2024; 31:10732748241264704. [PMID: 38897721 PMCID: PMC11189021 DOI: 10.1177/10732748241264704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Therapeutic resistance is a major challenge facing the design of effective cancer treatments. Adaptive cancer therapy is in principle the most viable approach to manage cancer's adaptive dynamics through drug combinations with dose timing and modulation. However, there are numerous open issues facing the clinical success of adaptive therapy. Chief among these issues is the feasibility of real-time predictions of treatment response which represent a bedrock requirement of adaptive therapy. Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to learn prediction models of treatment response from clinical, molecular, and radiomics data about patients and their treatments. The article explores this potential through a proposed integration model of Generative Pre-Trained Transformers (GPTs) in a closed loop with adaptive treatments to predict the trajectories of disease progression. The conceptual model and the challenges facing its realization are discussed in the broader context of artificial intelligence integration in oncology.
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- Youcef Derbal
- Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Staes CJ, Beck AC, Chalkidis G, Scheese CH, Taft T, Guo JW, Newman MG, Kawamoto K, Sloss EA, McPherson JP. Design of an interface to communicate artificial intelligence-based prognosis for patients with advanced solid tumors: a user-centered approach. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2023; 31:174-187. [PMID: 37847666 PMCID: PMC10746322 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocad201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To design an interface to support communication of machine learning (ML)-based prognosis for patients with advanced solid tumors, incorporating oncologists' needs and feedback throughout design. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using an interdisciplinary user-centered design approach, we performed 5 rounds of iterative design to refine an interface, involving expert review based on usability heuristics, input from a color-blind adult, and 13 individual semi-structured interviews with oncologists. Individual interviews included patient vignettes and a series of interfaces populated with representative patient data and predicted survival for each treatment decision point when a new line of therapy (LoT) was being considered. Ongoing feedback informed design decisions, and directed qualitative content analysis of interview transcripts was used to evaluate usability and identify enhancement requirements. RESULTS Design processes resulted in an interface with 7 sections, each addressing user-focused questions, supporting oncologists to "tell a story" as they discuss prognosis during a clinical encounter. The iteratively enhanced interface both triggered and reflected design decisions relevant when attempting to communicate ML-based prognosis, and exposed misassumptions. Clinicians requested enhancements that emphasized interpretability over explainability. Qualitative findings confirmed that previously identified issues were resolved and clarified necessary enhancements (eg, use months not days) and concerns about usability and trust (eg, address LoT received elsewhere). Appropriate use should be in the context of a conversation with an oncologist. CONCLUSION User-centered design, ongoing clinical input, and a visualization to communicate ML-related outcomes are important elements for designing any decision support tool enabled by artificial intelligence, particularly when communicating prognosis risk.
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- Catherine J Staes
- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Healthcare IT Research Department, Center for Digital Services, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
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- Department of Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
- Department of Pharmacy, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
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Nakhate V, Gonzalez Castro LN. Artificial intelligence in neuro-oncology. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1217629. [PMID: 38161802 PMCID: PMC10755952 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1217629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Artificial intelligence (AI) describes the application of computer algorithms to the solution of problems that have traditionally required human intelligence. Although formal work in AI has been slowly advancing for almost 70 years, developments in the last decade, and particularly in the last year, have led to an explosion of AI applications in multiple fields. Neuro-oncology has not escaped this trend. Given the expected integration of AI-based methods to neuro-oncology practice over the coming years, we set to provide an overview of existing technologies as they are applied to the neuropathology and neuroradiology of brain tumors. We highlight current benefits and limitations of these technologies and offer recommendations on how to appraise novel AI-tools as they undergo consideration for integration into clinical workflows.
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- Vihang Nakhate
- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- The Center for Neuro-Oncology, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States
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Rawlani P, Ghosh NK, Kumar A. Role of artificial intelligence in the characterization of indeterminate pancreatic head mass and its usefulness in preoperative diagnosis. Artif Intell Gastroenterol 2023; 4:48-63. [DOI: 10.35712/aig.v4.i3.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in various fields of day-to-day life and its role in medicine is immense. Understanding of oncology has been improved with the introduction of AI which helps in diagnosis, treatment planning, management, prognosis, and follow-up. It also helps to identify high-risk groups who can be subjected to timely screening for early detection of malignant conditions. It is more important in pancreatic cancer as it is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide and there are no specific early features (clinical and radiological) for diagnosis. With improvement in imaging modalities (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, endoscopic ultrasound), most often clinicians were being challenged with lesions that were difficult to diagnose with human competence. AI has been used in various other branches of medicine to differentiate such indeterminate lesions including the thyroid gland, breast, lungs, liver, adrenal gland, kidney, etc. In the case of pancreatic cancer, the role of AI has been explored and is still ongoing. This review article will focus on how AI can be used to diagnose pancreatic cancer early or differentiate it from benign pancreatic lesions, therefore, management can be planned at an earlier stage.
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- Palash Rawlani
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Jiang VS, Pavlovic ZJ, Hariton E. The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2023; 50:747-762. [PMID: 37914492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the form most commonly used in medicine, offer powerful tools utilizing the strengths of large data sets and intelligent algorithms. These systems can help to revolutionize delivery of treatments, access to medical care, and improvement of outcomes, particularly in the realm of reproductive medicine. Whether that is more robust oocyte and embryo grading or more accurate follicular measurement, AI will be able to aid clinicians, and most importantly patients, in providing the best possible and individualized care. However, despite all of the potential strengths of AI, algorithms are not immune to bias and are vulnerable to the many socioeconomic and demographic biases that current healthcare systems suffer from. Wrong diagnoses as well is furthering of healthcare discrimination are real possibilities if both the capabilities and limitations of AI are not well understood. Armed with appropriate knowledge of how AI can most appropriately operate within medicine, and specifically reproductive medicine, will enable clinicians to both create and utilize machine learning-based innovations for the furthering of reproductive medicine and ultimately achieving the goal of building of healthy families.
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- Victoria S Jiang
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Suite 10A, Boston, MA 02116, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, 2 Tampa General Circle, 6th Floor, Suite 6022, Tampa, FL 33602, USA
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- Reproductive Science Center of the San Francisco Bay Area, 100 Park Place #200, San Ramon, CA 94583, USA.
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Ryou H, Lomas O, Theissen H, Thomas E, Rittscher J, Royston D. Quantitative interpretation of bone marrow biopsies in MPN-What's the point in a molecular age? Br J Haematol 2023; 203:523-535. [PMID: 37858962 PMCID: PMC10952168 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.19154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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The diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) requires the integration of clinical, morphological, genetic and immunophenotypic findings. Recently, there has been a transformation in our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying disease initiation and progression in MPN. This has been accompanied by the widespread application of high-resolution quantitative molecular techniques. By contrast, microscopic interpretation of bone marrow biopsies by haematologists/haematopathologists remains subjective and qualitative. However, advances in tissue image analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) promise to transform haematopathology. Pioneering studies in bone marrow image analysis offer to refine our understanding of the boundaries between reactive samples and MPN subtypes and better capture the morphological correlates of high-risk disease. They also demonstrate potential to improve the evaluation of current and novel therapeutics for MPN and other blood cancers. With increased therapeutic targeting of diverse molecular, cellular and extra-cellular components of the marrow, these approaches can address the unmet need for improved objective and quantitative measures of disease modification in the context of clinical trials. This review focuses on the state-of-the-art in image analysis/AI of bone marrow tissue, with an emphasis on its potential to complement and inform future clinical studies and research in MPN.
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- Hosuk Ryou
- Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of HaematologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME)University of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME)University of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME)University of OxfordOxfordUK
- Ground Truth LabsOxfordUK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuffield Division of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Radcliffe Department of MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Department of PathologyOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxfordUK
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Rodler S, Kopliku R, Ulrich D, Kaltenhauser A, Casuscelli J, Eismann L, Waidelich R, Buchner A, Butz A, Cacciamani GE, Stief CG, Westhofen T. Patients' Trust in Artificial Intelligence-based Decision-making for Localized Prostate Cancer: Results from a Prospective Trial. Eur Urol Focus 2023:S2405-4569(23)00237-7. [PMID: 37923632 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and improve treatment outcomes. However, AI integration into clinical workflows and patient perspectives remain unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine patients' trust in AI and their perception of urologists relying on AI, and future diagnostic and therapeutic AI applications for patients. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A prospective trial was conducted involving patients who received diagnostic or therapeutic interventions for prostate cancer (PC). INTERVENTION Patients were asked to complete a survey before magnetic resonance imaging, prostate biopsy, or radical prostatectomy. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS The primary outcome was patient trust in AI. Secondary outcomes were the choice of AI in treatment settings and traits attributed to AI and urologists. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Data for 466 patients were analyzed. The cumulative affinity for technology was positively correlated with trust in AI (correlation coefficient 0.094; p = 0.04), whereas patient age, level of education, and subjective perception of illness were not (p > 0.05). The mean score (± standard deviation) for trust in capability was higher for physicians than for AI for responding in an individualized way when communicating a diagnosis (4.51 ± 0.76 vs 3.38 ± 1.07; mean difference [MD] 1.130, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.010-1.250; t924 = 18.52, p < 0.001; Cohen's d = 1.040) and for explaining information in an understandable way (4.57 ± vs 3.18 ± 1.09; MD 1.392, 95% CI 1.275-1.509; t921 = 27.27, p < 0.001; Cohen's d = 1.216). Patients stated that they had higher trust in a diagnosis made by AI controlled by a physician versus AI not controlled by a physician (4.31 ± 0.88 vs 1.75 ± 0.93; MD 2.561, 95% CI 2.444-2.678; t925 = 42.89, p < 0.001; Cohen's d = 2.818). AI-assisted physicians (66.74%) were preferred over physicians alone (29.61%), physicians controlled by AI (2.36%), and AI alone (0.64%) for treatment in the current clinical scenario. CONCLUSIONS Trust in future diagnostic and therapeutic AI-based treatment relies on optimal integration with urologists as the human-machine interface to leverage human and AI capabilities. PATIENT SUMMARY Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a role in diagnostic decisions in prostate cancer in the future. At present, patients prefer AI-assisted urologists over urologists alone, AI alone, and AI-controlled urologists. Specific traits of AI and urologists could be used to optimize diagnosis and treatment for patients with prostate cancer.
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- Severin Rodler
- Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany; USC Institute of Urology and Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Informatics, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- USC Institute of Urology and Catherine and Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Jiang Y, Wang C, Zhou S. Artificial intelligence-based risk stratification, accurate diagnosis and treatment prediction in gynecologic oncology. Semin Cancer Biol 2023; 96:82-99. [PMID: 37783319 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2023.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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As data-driven science, artificial intelligence (AI) has paved a promising path toward an evolving health system teeming with thrilling opportunities for precision oncology. Notwithstanding the tremendous success of oncological AI in such fields as lung carcinoma, breast tumor and brain malignancy, less attention has been devoted to investigating the influence of AI on gynecologic oncology. Hereby, this review sheds light on the ever-increasing contribution of state-of-the-art AI techniques to the refined risk stratification and whole-course management of patients with gynecologic tumors, in particular, cervical, ovarian and endometrial cancer, centering on information and features extracted from clinical data (electronic health records), cancer imaging including radiological imaging, colposcopic images, cytological and histopathological digital images, and molecular profiling (genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and so forth). However, there are still noteworthy challenges beyond performance validation. Thus, this work further describes the limitations and challenges faced in the real-word implementation of AI models, as well as potential solutions to address these issues.
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- Yuting Jiang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
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Cossío F, Schurz H, Engström M, Barck-Holst C, Tsirikoglou A, Lundström C, Gustafsson H, Smith K, Zackrisson S, Strand F. VAI-B: a multicenter platform for the external validation of artificial intelligence algorithms in breast imaging. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 2023; 10:061404. [PMID: 36949901 PMCID: PMC10026999 DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.10.6.061404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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Purpose Multiple vendors are currently offering artificial intelligence (AI) computer-aided systems for triage detection, diagnosis, and risk prediction of breast cancer based on screening mammography. There is an imminent need to establish validation platforms that enable fair and transparent testing of these systems against external data. Approach We developed validation of artificial intelligence for breast imaging (VAI-B), a platform for independent validation of AI algorithms in breast imaging. The platform is a hybrid solution, with one part implemented in the cloud and another in an on-premises environment at Karolinska Institute. Cloud services provide the flexibility of scaling the computing power during inference time, while secure on-premises clinical data storage preserves their privacy. A MongoDB database and a python package were developed to store and manage the data on-premises. VAI-B requires four data components: radiological images, AI inferences, radiologist assessments, and cancer outcomes. Results To pilot test VAI-B, we defined a case-control population based on 8080 patients diagnosed with breast cancer and 36,339 healthy women based on the Swedish national quality registry for breast cancer. Images and radiological assessments from more than 100,000 mammography examinations were extracted from hospitals in three regions of Sweden. The images were processed by AI systems from three vendors in a virtual private cloud to produce abnormality scores related to signs of cancer in the images. A total of 105,706 examinations have been processed and stored in the database. Conclusions We have created a platform that will allow downstream evaluation of AI systems for breast cancer detection, which enables faster development cycles for participating vendors and safer AI adoption for participating hospitals. The platform was designed to be scalable and ready to be expanded should a new vendor want to evaluate their system or should a new hospital wish to obtain an evaluation of different AI systems on their images.
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- Fernando Cossío
- Karolinska Institute, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institute, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping, Sweden
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- Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV), Linköping, Sweden
- Linköping University, Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping, Sweden
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- Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Division of Computational Science and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Lund University, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Translational Medicine, Malmö, Sweden
- Skåne University Hospital, Department of Imaging and Physiology, Malmö, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institute, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Zhao J, Dong Y, Bai H, Bai F, Yan X, Duan J, Wan R, Xu J, Fei K, Wang J, Wang Z. Multi-omics indicators of long-term survival benefits after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2023; 3:100596. [PMID: 37738982 PMCID: PMC10626191 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Molecular indicators of long-term survival (LTS) in response to immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment have the potential to provide both mechanistic and therapeutic insights. In this study, we construct predictive models of LTS following ICI therapy based on data from 158 clinical trials involving 21,023 patients of 25 cancer types with available 1-year overall survival (OS) rates. We present evidence for the use of 1-year OS rate as a surrogate for LTS. Based on these and corresponding TCGA multi-omics data, total neoantigen, metabolism score, CD8+ T cell, and MHC_score were identified as predictive biomarkers. These were integrated into a Gaussian process regression model that estimates "long-term survival predictive score of immunotherapy" (iLSPS). We found that iLSPS outperformed the predictive capabilities of individual biomarkers and successfully predicted LTS of patient groups with melanoma and lung cancer. Our study explores the feasibility of modeling LTS based on multi-omics indicators and machine-learning methods.
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- Jie Zhao
- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- Biomedical Pioneering Innovation Center (BIOPIC), School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100021, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Peking University, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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- CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
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Ahn JS, Shin S, Yang SA, Park EK, Kim KH, Cho SI, Ock CY, Kim S. Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine. J Breast Cancer 2023; 26:405-435. [PMID: 37926067 PMCID: PMC10625863 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2023.26.e45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is a significant cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. Early and precise diagnosis is crucial, and clinical outcomes can be markedly enhanced. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era, notably in image analysis, paving the way for major advancements in breast cancer diagnosis and individualized treatment regimens. In the diagnostic workflow for patients with breast cancer, the role of AI encompasses screening, diagnosis, staging, biomarker evaluation, prognostication, and therapeutic response prediction. Although its potential is immense, its complete integration into clinical practice is challenging. Particularly, these challenges include the imperatives for extensive clinical validation, model generalizability, navigating the "black-box" conundrum, and pragmatic considerations of embedding AI into everyday clinical environments. In this review, we comprehensively explored the diverse applications of AI in breast cancer care, underlining its transformative promise and existing impediments. In radiology, we specifically address AI in mammography, tomosynthesis, risk prediction models, and supplementary imaging methods, including magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. In pathology, our focus is on AI applications for pathologic diagnosis, evaluation of biomarkers, and predictions related to genetic alterations, treatment response, and prognosis in the context of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our discussion underscores the transformative potential of AI in breast cancer management and emphasizes the importance of focused research to realize the full spectrum of benefits of AI in patient care.
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- Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
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Zhong NN, Wang HQ, Huang XY, Li ZZ, Cao LM, Huo FY, Liu B, Bu LL. Enhancing head and neck tumor management with artificial intelligence: Integration and perspectives. Semin Cancer Biol 2023; 95:52-74. [PMID: 37473825 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Head and neck tumors (HNTs) constitute a multifaceted ensemble of pathologies that primarily involve regions such as the oral cavity, pharynx, and nasal cavity. The intricate anatomical structure of these regions poses considerable challenges to efficacious treatment strategies. Despite the availability of myriad treatment modalities, the overall therapeutic efficacy for HNTs continues to remain subdued. In recent years, the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare practices has garnered noteworthy attention. AI modalities, inclusive of machine learning (ML), neural networks (NNs), and deep learning (DL), when amalgamated into the holistic management of HNTs, promise to augment the precision, safety, and efficacy of treatment regimens. The integration of AI within HNT management is intricately intertwined with domains such as medical imaging, bioinformatics, and medical robotics. This article intends to scrutinize the cutting-edge advancements and prospective applications of AI in the realm of HNTs, elucidating AI's indispensable role in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, prognostication, research, and inter-sectoral integration. The overarching objective is to stimulate scholarly discourse and invigorate insights among medical practitioners and researchers to propel further exploration, thereby facilitating superior therapeutic alternatives for patients.
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- Nian-Nian Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China; Department of Oral & Maxillofacial - Head Neck Oncology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China; Department of Oral & Maxillofacial - Head Neck Oncology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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Prince EW, Hankinson TC, Görg C. The Iterative Design Process of an Explainable AI Application for Non-Invasive Diagnosis of CNS Tumors: A User-Centered Approach. ... IEEE WORKSHOP ON VISUAL ANALYTICS IN HEALTHCARE. IEEE WORKSHOP ON VISUAL ANALYTICS IN HEALTHCARE 2023; 2023:7-13. [PMID: 38989292 PMCID: PMC11235084 DOI: 10.1109/vahc60858.2023.00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is well-suited to help support complex decision-making tasks within clinical medicine, including clinical imaging applications like radiographic differential diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. So far, there have been numerous examples of theoretical AI solutions for this space, for example, large-scale corporate efforts like IBM's Watson AI. However, clinical implementation remains limited due to factors related to the alignment of this technology in the clinical setting. User-Centered Design (UCD) is a design philosophy that focuses on developing tailored solutions for specific users or user groups. In this study, we applied UCD to develop an explainable AI tool to support clinicians in our use case. Through four design iterations, starting from basic functionality and visualizations, we progressed to functional prototypes in a realistic testing environment. We discuss our motivation and approach for each iteration, along with key insights gained. This UCD process has advanced our conceptual idea from feasibility testing to interactive functional AI interfaces designed for specific clinical and cognitive tasks. It has also provided us with directions to develop further an AI system for the non-invasive diagnosis of CNS tumors.
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El Naqa I, Karolak A, Luo Y, Folio L, Tarhini AA, Rollison D, Parodi K. Translation of AI into oncology clinical practice. Oncogene 2023; 42:3089-3097. [PMID: 37684407 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-023-02826-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that is capturing popular imagination and can revolutionize biomedicine. AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms have the potential to break through existing barriers in oncology research and practice such as automating workflow processes, personalizing care, and reducing healthcare disparities. Emerging applications of AI/ML in the literature include screening and early detection of cancer, disease diagnosis, response prediction, prognosis, and accelerated drug discovery. Despite this excitement, only few AI/ML models have been properly validated and fewer have become regulated products for routine clinical use. In this review, we highlight the main challenges impeding AI/ML clinical translation. We present different clinical use cases from the domains of radiology, radiation oncology, immunotherapy, and drug discovery in oncology. We dissect the unique challenges and opportunities associated with each of these cases. Finally, we summarize the general requirements for successful AI/ML implementation in the clinic, highlighting specific examples and points of emphasis including the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration of stakeholders, role of domain experts in AI augmentation, transparency of AI/ML models, and the establishment of a comprehensive quality assurance program to mitigate risks of training bias and data drifts, all culminating toward safer and more beneficial AI/ML applications in oncology labs and clinics.
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- Issam El Naqa
- Department of Machine Learning, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
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- Department of Machine Learning, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Machine Learning, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Diagnostic Imaging & Interventional Radiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Cutaneous Oncology and Immunology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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