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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Detection of Metastatic Tumor Cells in the Bone Marrow Aspirate Smears by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based

Pu Chen, Run Chen Xu, Nan Chen, Lan Zhang, Li Zhang, Jianfeng Zhu, Baishen Pan, Beili Wang, Wei Guo

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Pu ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Run Chen XuDepartment of Medical Development, Hangzhou ZhiWei Information Technology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, China.
Nan ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Lan ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Li ZhangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jianfeng ZhuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Baishen PanDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Beili WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei GuoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhongshan Hospital · CNThe First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University · CNZhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMetastatic carcinomas of bone marrow (MCBM) are characterized as tumors of non-hematopoietic origin spreading to the bone marrow through blood or lymphatic circulation. The diagnosis is critical for tumor staging, treatment selection and prognostic risk stratification. However, the identification of metastatic carcinoma cells on bone marrow aspiration smears is technically challenging by conventional microscopic screening.

objectiveThe aim of this study is to develop an automatic recognition system using deep learning algorithms applied to bone marrow cells image analysis. The system takes advantage of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method in recognizing metastatic atypical cancer clusters and promoting rapid diagnosis.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed metastatic non-hematopoietic malignancies in bone marrow aspirate smears collected from 60 cases of patients admitted to Zhongshan Hospital. High resolution digital bone marrow aspirate smear images were generated and automatically analyzed by

results

conclusionIn patients with clinical history of cancer, the

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artificial intelligencebone marrowconvolutional neural networkmetastatic cancermorphogo

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