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ArticleThoracic cancer2021

Using a risk model for probability of cancer in pulmonary nodules.

Si-Qi Liu, Xiao-Bin Ma, Wan-Mei Song, Yi-Fan Li, Ning Li, Li-Na Wang, Jin-Yue Liu, Ning-Ning Tao, Shi-Jin Li, Ting-Ting Xu and 4 more

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Si-Qi Liu *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7109-2067
Xiao-Bin Ma *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Wan-Mei SongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yi-Fan LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Ning LiShandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Li-Na WangDepartment of Medical Imaging, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jin-Yue LiuDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, Shandong Provincial Third Hospital, Jinan, China.
Ning-Ning TaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shi-Jin LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Ting-Ting XuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Qian-Yun ZhangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Qi-Qi AnDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Bin LiangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Huai-Chen LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2920-8684

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province (CN) 2007GG30002033Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province (CN) 2017GSF218052Jinan Science and Technology Bureau (CN) 201704100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsidering the high morbidity and mortality of lung cancer and the high incidence of pulmonary nodules, clearly distinguishing benign from malignant lung nodules at an early stage is of great significance. However, determining the kind of lung nodule which is more prone to lung cancer remains a problem worldwide.

methodsA total of 480 patients with pulmonary nodule data were collected from Shandong, China. We assessed the clinical characteristics and computed tomography (CT) imaging features among pulmonary nodules in patients who had undergone video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy from 2013 to 2018. Preliminary selection of features was based on a statistical analysis using SPSS. We used WEKA to assess the machine learning models using its multiple algorithms and selected the best decision tree model using its optimization algorithm.

resultsThe combination of decision tree and logistics regression optimized the decision tree without affecting its AUC. The decision tree structure showed that lobulation was the most important feature, followed by spiculation, vessel convergence sign, nodule type, satellite nodule, nodule size and age of patient.

conclusionsOur study shows that decision tree analyses can be applied to screen individuals for early lung cancer with CT. Our decision tree provides a new way to help clinicians establish a logical diagnosis by a stepwise progression method, but still needs to be validated for prospective trials in a larger patient population.

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AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultiple Pulmonary NodulesProbabilityRetrospective StudiesYoung Adultdecision treelogistics regressionlung cancerpulmonary nodules

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PMID33973725
PMCPMC8201526

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