Featured Publications
Comparison of radiomic feature aggregation methods for patients with multiple tumors
Chang E, Joel MZ, Chang HY, Du J, Khanna O, Omuro A, Chiang V, Aneja S. Comparison of radiomic feature aggregation methods for patients with multiple tumors. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9758. PMID: 33963236, PMCID: PMC8105371, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89114-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazardsProportional hazards modelBrain metastasesRadiomic featuresHazards modelProportional hazardsStandard Cox proportional hazards modelMultifocal brain metastasesMultiple brain metastasesNumber of patientsPatient-level outcomesHigher concordance indexRadiomic feature analysisRandom survival forest modelSurvival modelsDifferent tumor volumesMultifocal tumorsCancer outcomesMultiple tumorsMetastatic cancerConcordance indexTumor volumePatientsTumor types
2024
A large open access dataset of brain metastasis 3D segmentations on MRI with clinical and imaging information
Ramakrishnan D, Jekel L, Chadha S, Janas A, Moy H, Maleki N, Sala M, Kaur M, Petersen G, Merkaj S, von Reppert M, Baid U, Bakas S, Kirsch C, Davis M, Bousabarah K, Holler W, Lin M, Westerhoff M, Aneja S, Memon F, Aboian M. A large open access dataset of brain metastasis 3D segmentations on MRI with clinical and imaging information. Scientific Data 2024, 11: 254. PMID: 38424079, PMCID: PMC10904366, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03021-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtificial IntelligenceBrain NeoplasmsCranial IrradiationHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiosurgeryConceptsWhole-brain radiotherapyStereotactic radiosurgeryT1 post-contrastBrain metastasesPost-contrastSide effectsImage informationArtificial intelligenceAssociated with cognitive side effectsContrast-enhancing lesionsQuality of datasetsCognitive side effectsFLAIR MR imagesValidation of AI modelsBrain radiotherapyLimitations of algorithmsStandard treatmentAI modelsMR imagingAI networksContrast enhancementClinical settingSegmentation workflowDatasetClinical adoption
2023
Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas
Tillmanns N, Lost J, Tabor J, Vasandani S, Vetsa S, Marianayagam N, Yalcin K, Erson-Omay E, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Merkaj S, Ramakrishnan D, Avesta A, de Oliveira Santo I, Jin L, Huttner A, Bousabarah K, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aneja S, Turowski B, Aboian M, Moliterno J. Application of novel PACS-based informatics platform to identify imaging based predictors of CDKN2A allelic status in glioblastomas. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 22942. PMID: 38135704, PMCID: PMC10746716, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48918-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformatics platformDeep learning algorithmsImaging featuresCDKN2A alterationsLearning algorithmHeterozygous lossHomozygous deletionLarge datasetsDeep white matter invasionGBM molecular subtypesNew informaticsQualitative imaging biomarkersWhole-exome sequencingQualitative imaging featuresGBM resectionRadiographic evidenceWorse prognosisPACSMolecular subtypesPial invasionImaging biomarkersCDKN2A mutationsAllele statusNoninvasive identificationMagnetic resonance images
2019
Applications of artificial intelligence in neuro-oncology.
Aneja S, Chang E, Omuro A. Applications of artificial intelligence in neuro-oncology. Current Opinion In Neurology 2019, 32: 850-856. PMID: 31609739, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtificial IntelligenceBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsGenomicsHumansMedical OncologyNeuroimagingNeurologyConceptsArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence algorithmsNatural language processingAmount of dataIntelligence algorithmsLanguage processingIntelligenceNeuro-oncologyImage analysisApplicationsAlgorithmRisk stratificationFuture innovationsTreatment responseBrain tumorsClinical practiceClassificationRecent applicationsProcessingSignificant promiseChallengesDetectionImaging biomarkers for brain metastases: more than meets the eye
Aneja S, Omuro A. Imaging biomarkers for brain metastases: more than meets the eye. Neuro-Oncology 2019, 21: 1493-1494. PMID: 31777936, PMCID: PMC6917408, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noz193.Peer-Reviewed Original Research