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ReviewBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2020

Overview of radiomics in breast cancer diagnosis and prognostication.

Alberto Stefano Tagliafico, Michele Piana, Daniela Schenone, Rita Lai, Anna Maria Massone, Nehmat Houssami

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In one paragraph

Review in Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 159 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
159citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
18.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

159 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 301 citations in OpenAlex.

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99 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alberto Stefano TagliaficoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: albertotagliafico@gmail.com.
Michele PianaDipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy; CNR - SPIN, Genova, Italy.
Daniela SchenoneDipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy.
Rita LaiCNR - SPIN, Genova, Italy.
Anna Maria MassoneDipartimento di Matematica, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy; CNR - SPIN, Genova, Italy.
Nehmat HoussamiSydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Superconducting and other Innovative Materials and Devices Institute · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diagnosis of early invasive breast cancer relies on radiology and clinical evaluation, supplemented by biopsy confirmation. At least three issues burden this approach: a) suboptimal sensitivity and suboptimal positive predictive power of radiology screening and diagnostic approaches, respectively; b) invasiveness of biopsy with discomfort for women undergoing diagnostic tests; c) long turnaround time for recall tests. In the screening setting, radiology sensitivity is suboptimal, and when a suspicious lesion is detected and a biopsy is recommended, the positive predictive value of radiology is modest. Recent technological advances in medical imaging, especially in the field of artificial intelligence applied to image analysis, hold promise in addressing clinical challenges in cancer detection, assessment of treatment response, and monitoring disease progression. Radiomics include feature extraction from clinical images; these features are related to tumor size, shape, intensity, and texture, collectively providing comprehensive tumor characterization, the so-called radiomics signature of the tumor. Radiomics is based on the hypothesis that extracted quantitative data derives from mechanisms occurring at genetic and molecular levels. In this article we focus on the role and potential of radiomics in breast cancer diagnosis and prognostication.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceBiopsyBreastBreast NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammographyPrognosisUltrasonography, MammaryWorkflowArtificial intelligenceBreast cancerDigital breast tomosynthesisMagnetic resonance imagingPredictionRadiomics

Identifiers

PMID31739125
PMCPMC7375670
OpenAlexW2985260969

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