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ArticleModern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc2022

Assessment of deep learning assistance for the pathological diagnosis of gastric cancer.

Wei Ba, Shuhao Wang, Meixia Shang, Ziyan Zhang, Huan Wu, Chunkai Yu, Ranran Xing, Wenjuan Wang, Lang Wang, Cancheng Liu and 2 more

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Article in Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Wei Ba *Department of Pathology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, China.
Shuhao Wang *Thorough Images, 100176, Beijing, China.
Meixia ShangDepartment of Biostatistics, Peking University First Hospital, 100102, Beijing, China.
Ziyan ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, 063000, Tangshan, China.
Huan WuMedical Big Data Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, China.
Chunkai YuDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100038, Beijing, China.
Ranran XingChinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, 100176, Beijing, China.
Wenjuan WangDepartment of Dermatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, China.
Lang WangThorough Images, 100176, Beijing, China.
Cancheng LiuThorough Images, 100176, Beijing, China.
Huaiyin ShiDepartment of Pathology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, China. shihuaiyin@sina.com.
Zhigang SongDepartment of Pathology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 100853, Beijing, China. songzhg301@139.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3228-1674
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine · CNNorth China University of Science and Technology · CNPeking University · CNTsinghua University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies on deep learning (DL) applications in pathology have focused on pathologist-versus-algorithm comparisons. However, DL will not replace the breadth and contextual knowledge of pathologists; rather, only through their combination may the benefits of DL be achieved. A fully crossed multireader multicase study was conducted to evaluate DL assistance with pathologists' diagnosis of gastric cancer. A total of 110 whole-slide images (WSI) (50 malignant and 60 benign) were interpreted by 16 board-certified pathologists with or without DL assistance, with a washout period between sessions. DL-assisted pathologists achieved a higher area under receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC-AUC) (0.911 vs. 0.863, P = 0.003) than unassisted in interpreting the 110 WSIs. Pathologists with DL assistance demonstrated higher sensitivity in detection of gastric cancer than without (90.63% vs. 82.75%, P = 0.010). No significant difference was observed in specificity with or without deep learning assistance (78.23% vs. 79.90%, P = 0.468). The average review time per WSI was shortened with DL assistance than without (22.68 vs. 26.37 second, P = 0.033). Our results demonstrated that DL assistance indeed improved pathologists' accuracy and efficiency in gastric cancer diagnosis and further boosted the acceptance of this new technique.

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Deep LearningStomach NeoplasmsAlgorithmsHumansPathologistsROC Curve

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