Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.030
Leila Lukhumaidze, James C Hogg, Jean Bourbeau, Wan C Tan, Miranda Kirby
{"title":"Quantitative CT Imaging Features Associated with Stable PRISm using Machine Learning.","authors":"Leila Lukhumaidze, James C Hogg, Jean Bourbeau, Wan C Tan, Miranda Kirby","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>The structural lung features that characterize individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) that remain stable overtime are unknown. The objective of this study was to use machine learning models with computed tomography (CT) imaging to classify stable PRISm from stable controls and stable COPD and identify discriminative features.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 596 participants that did not transition between control, PRISm and COPD groups at baseline and 3-year follow-up were evaluated: n = 274 with normal lung function (stable control), n = 22 stable PRISm, and n = 300 stable COPD. Investigated features included: quantitative CT (QCT) features (n = 34), such as total lung volume (%TLC<sub>CT</sub>) and percentage of ground glass and reticulation (%GG+Reticulation<sub>texture</sub>), as well as Radiomic (n = 102) features, including varied intensity zone distribution grainy texture (GLDZM<sub>ZDV</sub>). Logistic regression machine learning models were trained using various feature combinations (Base, Base+QCT, Base+Radiomic, Base+QCT+Radiomic). Model performances were evaluated using area under receiver operator curve (AUC) and comparisons between models were made using DeLong test; feature importance was ranked using Shapley Additive Explanations values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Machine learning models for all feature combinations achieved AUCs between 0.63-0.84 for stable PRISm vs. stable control, and 0.65-0.92 for stable PRISm vs. stable COPD classification. Models incorporating imaging features outperformed those trained solely on base features (p < 0.05). Compared to stable control and COPD, those with stable PRISm exhibited decreased %TLC<sub>CT</sub> and increased %GG+Reticulation<sub>texture</sub> and GLDZM<sub>ZDV</sub>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings suggest that reduced lung volumes, and elevated high-density and ground glass/reticulation patterns on CT imaging are associated with stable PRISm.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"543-555"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"US-based Radiomics Analysis of Different Machine Learning Models for Differentiating Benign and Malignant BI-RADS 4A Breast Lesions.","authors":"Jieyi Ye, Yinting Chen, Jiawei Pan, Yide Qiu, Zhuoru Luo, Yue Xiong, Yanping He, Yingyu Chen, Fuqing Xie, Weijun Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>To investigate and authenticate the effectiveness of various radiomics models in distinguishing between benign and malignant BI-RADS 4A lesions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 936 patients with pathologically confirmed 4A lesions were included in the study (training cohort: n = 655; test cohort: n = 281). Radiomic features were derived from greyscale US images. Following dimensionality reduction and feature selection, radiomics models were developed using logistic regression (LR), support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and multilayer perceptron (MLP) algorithms. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to investigate clinical-radiological characteristics and determine variables for creating a clinical model. Five combined models integrating radiomic and clinical parameters were constructed by using each algorithm, and comparison with radiologists' performance was performed. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) approach was used to elucidate the radiomic model by ranking the significance of features based on their contribution to the evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1561 radiomic features were extracted. Thirty-six features were deemed significant by dimensionality reduction and selection. The radiomic models showed good performance with AUCs of 0.829-0.945 in training cohort; and 0.805-0.857 in test cohort. The combined model developed by using LR showed the best performance (AUC, training cohort: 0.909; test cohort: 0.905), which is superior to radiologists' performance. Decision curve analysis (DCA) of this combined model indicated better clinical efficacy than clinical and radiomic models.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The combined model integrating radiomic and clinical features demonstrated excellent performance in differentiating between benign and malignant 4A lesions. It may offer a non-invasive and efficient approach to aid in clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"67-78"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142082497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-31DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.025
Yini Chen, Hongsen Lin, Jiayi Sun, Renwang Pu, Yujing Zhou, Bo Sun
{"title":"Texture Feature Differentiation of Glioblastoma and Solitary Brain Metastases Based on Tumor and Tumor-brain Interface.","authors":"Yini Chen, Hongsen Lin, Jiayi Sun, Renwang Pu, Yujing Zhou, Bo Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>Texture features, derived from both the entire tumor area and the region of the tumor-to-brain interface, are crucial indicators for distinguishing tumor types and their degrees of malignancy. However, the discriminative value of texture features from both regions for identifying glioblastomas and metastatic tumors has not been thoroughly explored. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a diagnostic model that combines texture features from the entire tumor area and a 10 mm tumor-to-brain interface region, in an attempt to identify more stable and effective texture features.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We retrospectively collected enhanced T1-weighted imaging data from 97 patients with glioblastoma (GBM) and 90 patients with single brain metastasis (SBM) between 2010 and 2024. Machine learning is used to establish multiple diagnostic models for discriminating GBM and SBM based on texture features of the entire tumor and 10 mm tumor-to-brain interface regions. Results underwent evaluation through 5-fold cross-validation analysis, calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for each model. The performance of each model was compared using the Delong test, and the interpretability of the optimized model was further augmented by employing Shapley additive explanations (SHAP).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The AUCs for all pipelines in the validation dataset were compared using FeAture Explorer (FAE) software. Among the models established by Kruskal-Wallis(KW) and Logistic Regression(LR), the AUC was highest using the \"one-standard error\" rule. '10mm_glrlm_GrayLevelNonUniformity' was considered the most stable and predictive feature. The best models in the training set, test set, and validation set were not the same. In the test set, the KW1LR model had the highest AUC of 0.880 and an accuracy of 0.824.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The texture feature model that combines the overall tumor and the tumor-brain interface is beneficial for distinguishing glioblastoma from solitary metastatic tumors, and the texture features of the tumor interface exhibit higher heterogeneity.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"400-410"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-01DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.026
Jiaheng Xu, Ling Liu, Yang Ji, Tiancai Yan, Zhenzhou Shi, Hong Pan, Shuting Wang, Kang Yu, Chunhui Qin, Tong Zhang
{"title":"Enhanced CT-Based Intratumoral and Peritumoral Radiomics Nomograms Predict High-Grade Patterns of Invasive Lung Adenocarcinoma.","authors":"Jiaheng Xu, Ling Liu, Yang Ji, Tiancai Yan, Zhenzhou Shi, Hong Pan, Shuting Wang, Kang Yu, Chunhui Qin, Tong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>Extraction of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics features combined with clinical factors to establish nomograms to predict high-grade patterns (micropapillary and solid) of invasive adenocarcinoma of the lung (IAC).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted on 463 patients with pathologically confirmed IAC. Patients were randomized in a 7:3 ratio into a training cohort (n = 324) and a testing cohort (n = 139). A total of 2154 CT-based radiomic features were extracted from each of the four regions: gross tumor volume (GTV) and gross peritumoral tumor volume (GPTV3, GPTV6, GPTV9) containing peri-tumor regions of 3 mm, 6 mm, and 9 mm. A radiomics nomogram was constructed based on the optimal radiomics model and clinically independent predictors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The GPTV3 radiomics model showed better predictive performance in the testing group compared to the GTV (0.840), GPTV6 (0.843), and GPTV9 (0.734) models, with an AUC value of 0.889 in the testing group. In the clinical model, tumor density and the presence of a spiculation sign were identified as independent predictors. The nomogram, which combined these independent predictors with the GPTV3-Radscore, proved to be clinically useful.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The GPTV3 radiomics model was superior to the GTV, GPTV6, and GPTV9 radiomics models in predicting high-grade patterns (HGP) of IAC. In addition, nomograms based on GPTV3 radiomics features and clinically independent predictors can further improve the prediction efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"482-492"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141879826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.010
Mengting Hu, Jingyi Zhang, Qiye Cheng, Wei Wei, Yijun Liu, Jianying Li, Lei Liu
{"title":"Multi-DECT Image-based Intratumoral and Peritumoral Radiomics for Preoperative Prediction of Muscle Invasion in Bladder Cancer.","authors":"Mengting Hu, Jingyi Zhang, Qiye Cheng, Wei Wei, Yijun Liu, Jianying Li, Lei Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the predictive value of intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics based on Dual-energy CT urography (DECTU) multi-images for preoperatively predicting the muscle invasion status of bladder cancer (BCa).</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This retrospective analysis involved 202 BCa patients who underwent DECTU. DECTU-derived quantitative parameters were identified as risk factors through stepwise regression analysis to construct a DECT model. The radiomic features from the intratumoral and 3 mm outward peritumoral regions were extracted from the 120 kVp-like, 40 keV, 100 keV, and iodine-based material-decomposition (IMD) images in the venous-phase and were screened using Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation analysis, and LASSO. Radiomics models were developed using the Multilayer Perceptron for the intratumoral, peritumoral and intra- and peritumoral (IntraPeri) regions. Subsequently, a nomogram was created by integrating the multi-image IntraPeri radiomics and DECT model. Model performance was evaluated using area-under-the-curve (AUC), accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Normalized iodine concentration (NIC) was identified as an independent predictor for the DECT model. The IntraPeri model demonstrated superior performance compared to the intratumoral and peritumoral models both in 40 keV (0.830 vs. 0.766 vs. 0.763) and IMD images (0.881 vs. 0.840 vs. 0.821) in the test cohort. In the test cohort, the nomogram exhibited the best predictability (AUC=0.886, accuracy=0.836, sensitivity=0.737, and specificity=0.881), outperformed the DECT model (AUC=0.763, accuracy=0.754, sensitivity=0.632, and specificity=0.810) in predicting muscle invasion status of BCa with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The nomogram, incorporating IntraPeri radiomics and NIC, serves as a valuable and non-invasive tool for preoperatively assessing the muscle invasion status of BCa.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"287-297"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.05.042
Zahra Chakeri, Seyed Ali Nabipoorashrafi, Dhiraj Baruah, David H Ballard, Majid Chalian, Parisa Mazaheri, Neal M Hall, Stephane Desouches, Hamid Chalian
{"title":"Contrast Reactions and Approaches to Staffing the Contrast Reaction Management Team.","authors":"Zahra Chakeri, Seyed Ali Nabipoorashrafi, Dhiraj Baruah, David H Ballard, Majid Chalian, Parisa Mazaheri, Neal M Hall, Stephane Desouches, Hamid Chalian","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.05.042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.05.042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>Managing contrast reactions is critical as contrast reactions can be life-threatening and unpredictable. Institutions need an effective system to handle these events. Currently, there is no standard practice for assigning trainees, radiologists, non-radiologist physicians, or other non-physician providers for management of contrast reaction.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The Association of Academic Radiologists (AAR) created a task force to address this gap. The AAR task force reviewed existing practices, studied available literature, and consulted experts related to contrast reaction management. The Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD) members were surveyed using a questionnaire focused on staffing strategies for contrast reaction management.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The task force found disparities in contrast reactions management across institutions and healthcare providers. There is a lack of standardized protocols for assigning personnel for contrast reaction management.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The AAR task force suggests developing standardized protocols for contrast reaction management. The protocols should outline clear roles for different healthcare providers involved in these events.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"433-438"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141321886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-07-10DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.06.041
Xiaokun Wang, Wu Ye, Yao Gu, Yu Gao, Haofan Wang, Yitong Zhou, Dishui Pan, Xuhui Ge, Wei Liu, Weihua Cai
{"title":"Predicting Secondary Vertebral Compression Fracture After Vertebral Augmentation via CT-Based Machine Learning Radiomics-Clinical Model.","authors":"Xiaokun Wang, Wu Ye, Yao Gu, Yu Gao, Haofan Wang, Yitong Zhou, Dishui Pan, Xuhui Ge, Wei Liu, Weihua Cai","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.06.041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.06.041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>Secondary vertebral compression fractures (SVCF) are very common in patients after vertebral augmentation (VA). The aim of this study was to establish a radiomic-based model to predict SVCF and specify appropriate treatment strategies.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Patients diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) and undergoing VA surgery at our center between 2017 and 2021 were subject to a retrospective analysis. Radiological features of the T6-L5 vertebrae were derived from CT images. Clustering analysis, t-test, and LASSO (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) regression were used to identify the optimization characteristics. A radiological signature model was constructed through the best combination of 13 machine learning algorithms. Radiomics signature was integrated with clinical characteristics into a nomogram for clinical applications. The model reliability was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, clinical decision analysis (DCA), log-rank test, and confusion matrix.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 470 eligible patients (81 with SVCF and 389 without) were identified in the clinical cohort. Eight radiomics features were identified and incorporated into machine learning, and \"XGBoost\" model showed the best performance. Final logistic nomogram included radiomics signature (P < 0.001), bone cement volume (P = 0.034), and T-scores of L1-L4 (P = 0.001), and showed satisfactory prediction capability in training set (0.986, 95%CI 0.969-1.000) and verification set (0.884, 95%CI 0.823-0.946).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our radiomics-clinical model based on machine learning showed potential to prospectively predict SVCF after VA and provide precise treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"298-310"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Academic RadiologyPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-24DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.036
Yue-Xia Liu, Qing-Hua Liu, Quan-Hui Hu, Jia-Yao Shi, Gui-Lian Liu, Han Liu, Sheng-Chun Shu
{"title":"Ultrasound-Based Deep Learning Radiomics Nomogram for Tumor and Axillary Lymph Node Status Prediction After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.","authors":"Yue-Xia Liu, Qing-Hua Liu, Quan-Hui Hu, Jia-Yao Shi, Gui-Lian Liu, Han Liu, Sheng-Chun Shu","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>This study aims to explore the feasibility of the deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) for predicting tumor status and axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with breast cancer. Additionally, we employ a Cox regression model for survival analysis to validate the effectiveness of the fusion algorithm.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 243 patients who underwent NAC were retrospectively included between October 2014 and July 2022. The DLRN integrated clinical characteristics as well as radiomics and deep transfer learning features extracted from ultrasound (US) images. The diagnostic performance of DLRN was evaluated by constructing ROC curves, and the clinical usefulness of models was assessed using decision curve analysis (DCA). A survival model was developed to validate the effectiveness of the fusion algorithm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the training cohort, the DLRN yielded area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values of 0.984 and 0.985 for the tumor and LNM, while 0.892 and 0.870, respectively, in the test cohort. The consistency indices (C-index) of the nomogram were 0.761 and 0.731, respectively, in the training and test cohorts. The Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that patients in the high-risk group had significantly poorer overall survival than patients in the low-risk group (P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The US-based DLRN model could hold promise as clinical guidance for predicting the status of tumors and LNM after NAC in patients with breast cancer. This fusion model can also predict the prognosis of patients, which could help clinicians make better clinical decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"12-23"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiomics Nomograms Based on Multi-sequence MRI for Identifying Cognitive Impairment and Predicting Cognitive Progression in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.","authors":"Xiaohua Wang, Shangqing Liu, Zichun Yan, Feiyue Yin, Jinzhou Feng, Hao Liu, Yanbing Liu, Yongmei Li","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.08.026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>To build radiomics nomograms based on multi-sequence MRI to facilitate the identification of cognitive impairment (CI) and prediction of cognitive progression (CP) in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We retrospectively included two RRMS cohorts with multi-sequence MRI and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) data: dataset1 (n = 149, for training and validation) and dataset2 (n = 29, for external validation). 80 patients of dataset1 had a 2-year follow-up SDMT. CI and CP were evaluated using SDMT scores at baseline and follow-up. The included DIR sequence aided in identifying cortical lesions. Lesion radiomics and structural features were extracted and selected from multi-sequence MRI, followed by the computation of radiomics and structural scores. The nomogram was developed through multivariate logistic regression, integrating clinical data, radiomics, and structural scores to identify CI in patients. Moreover, a similar method was employed to further construct a nomogram predicting CP in patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The nomogram demonstrated superior performance in identifying patients with CI, with area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.937 (95% Conf. Interval: 0.898-0.975) and 0.876 (0.810-0.943) in internal and external validation sets, compared to models solely based on clinical data, lesion radiomics, and structural features. Furthermore, another nomogram constructed in predicting CP also exhibited outstanding performance, with an AUC value of 0.969 (0.875-1.000) in the validation set.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These nomograms, integrating clinical data, multi-sequence lesions radiomics, and structural features, enable more effective identification of CI and early prediction of CP in RRMS patients, providing important support for clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"411-424"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture: A Multifactor Analysis Combining Radscore, Morphology, and PHASES Parameters.","authors":"Zhaoxiang Zhang, Hui Li, Xiaoming Zhou, Yanjiu Zhong, Yue Zhang, Jinlong Deng, Shujuan Chen, Qikai Tang, Bingtao Zhang, Zixuan Yuan, Hui Ding, An Zhang, Qi Wu, Xin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acra.2024.07.043","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale and objectives: </strong>We aimed at developing and validating a nomogram and machine learning (ML) models based on radiomics score (Radscore), morphology, and PHASES to predict intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We collected 440 patients with IAs in our hospital from 2015 to 2023, totaling 475 IAs (214 ruptured and 261 unruptured). A 7:3 random split was utilized to allocate participants into training and testing sets. To optimize the selection of radiomics features extracted from digital subtraction angiography, we employed t-tests and LASSO regression. Subsequently, we built single-factor and multifactor logistic regression (LR) models, alongside a nomogram. Furthermore, we employed four ML algorithms. After a comprehensive evaluation, including area under the curve (AUC), calibration curves, decision curve analysis (DCA), and other metrics, the best model was determined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The AUCs for LR models P (PHASES), M (Morphology), and R (Radscore) in the testing set were 0.859, 0.755, and 0.803, respectively, while those for multifactor models R+M (Radscore and Morphology), R+P (Radscore and PHASES), and R+M+P (Radscore, Morphology, and PHASES) were 0.818, 0.899, and 0.887, respectively. The AUCs of random forest, extreme gradient boosting, gradient boosting machine, and light gradient boosting machine were 0.880, 0.888, 0.891, and 0.892 in testing set, respectively. In the training set, the LR model showed significant differences in AUCs compared with the four ML models (all p < 0.05). However, in the testing set, no statistically significant differences were found between them (all p > 0.05). Both ML models and the nomogram exhibit excellent performance in DCA and calibration curves.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nomogram and ML models based on Radscore, morphology, and PHASES show high precision in predicting aneurysm rupture.</p>","PeriodicalId":50928,"journal":{"name":"Academic Radiology","volume":" ","pages":"359-372"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}