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Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Posttreatment Recurrence in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Pretreatment Clinical and MRI Features: A Proof-of-Concept Study.
Iseke S, Zeevi T, Kucukkaya AS, Raju R, Gross M, Haider SP, Petukhova-Greenstein A, Kuhn TN, Lin M, Nowak M, Cooper K, Thomas E, Weber MA, Madoff DC, Staib L, Batra R, Chapiro J. Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Posttreatment Recurrence in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Pretreatment Clinical and MRI Features: A Proof-of-Concept Study. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2022, 220: 245-255. PMID: 35975886, PMCID: PMC10015590, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.22.28077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaLiver transplantHepatocellular carcinomaImaging featuresPosttreatment recurrenceOrgan allocationMean AUCLiver transplant eligibilityPretreatment clinical characteristicsPretreatment MRI examinationsKaplan-Meier analysisKaplan-Meier curvesClinical characteristicsImaging surveillanceTherapy allocationTransplant eligibilityUnderwent treatmentClinical parametersRetrospective studyUnpredictable complicationMRI dataConcept studyPoor survivalClinical impactPretreatment MRI
2021
Deep learning–assisted differentiation of pathologically proven atypical and typical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus non-HCC on contrast-enhanced MRI of the liver
Oestmann PM, Wang CJ, Savic LJ, Hamm CA, Stark S, Schobert I, Gebauer B, Schlachter T, Lin M, Weinreb JC, Batra R, Mulligan D, Zhang X, Duncan JS, Chapiro J. Deep learning–assisted differentiation of pathologically proven atypical and typical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus non-HCC on contrast-enhanced MRI of the liver. European Radiology 2021, 31: 4981-4990. PMID: 33409782, PMCID: PMC8222094, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07559-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-HCC lesionsHepatocellular carcinomaHCC lesionsAtypical imagingGrading systemLI-RADS criteriaAtypical imaging featuresPrimary liver cancerTypical hepatocellular carcinomaAtypical hepatocellular carcinomaContrast-enhanced MRISensitivity/specificityLiver transplantMethodsThis IRBRetrospective studyLiver malignanciesImaging featuresLiver cancerAtypical featuresConclusionThis studyLesionsMRIClinical applicationCarcinomaImage-based diagnosis
2020
Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation
Tefera J, Revzin M, Chapiro J, Savic L, Mulligan D, Batra R, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 74: 31-35. PMID: 32430483, PMCID: PMC7674234, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageScirrhous HCCMultiple rounded nodulesNon-peripheral washoutLiver Cancer stageRadiological featuresClinical featuresRadiological correlationCarcinoma variantsCancer stageHCC casesHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerFibrotic liverConventional HCCHCCLower ratesHigh rateRounded nodulesProgressionDistinct patternsCarcinomaSpecific variantsLesions