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A novel multi-layer perceptron model for assessing the diagnostic value of non-invasive imaging instruments for rosacea.

Yingxue Huang, Jieyu He, Shuping Zhang, Yan Tang, Ben Wang, Dan Jian, Hongfu Xie, Ji Li, Feng Chen, Zhixiang Zhao

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A retrospective study on VISIA of telangiectasia network in 378 cases of rosacea of the upper eyelid.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2023
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yingxue Huang *Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jieyu He *School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kuming, Yunnan, China.
Shuping ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yan TangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Ben WangDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Dan JianDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hongfu XieDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Ji LiDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Feng ChenDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zhixiang ZhaoDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
National Clinical Research · USCentral South University · CNKunming Medical University · CNNanjing Medical University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), VISIA, and dermoscopy have emerged as promising tools for objective diagnosis and assessment of rosacea. However, little is known about the diagnostic value of these imaging systems for rosacea. Objectives: To assess the diagnostic value of RCM, VISIA, and dermoscopy for rosacea by establishing a novel multilayer perceptron (MLP) model. Methods: A total of 520 patients with rosacea and other facial diseases were included in this study. A total of 474 samples of dermoscopy data, 374 samples of RCM data, 434 samples of VISIA data, and 291 samples containing three data sources were collected. An MLP model was built with the total data to explore the association between the imageological features of each instrument and the probability of rosacea. Results: Our MLP model revealed that the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) values of RCM, VISIA and dermoscopy for diagnosing rosacea were 0.5233, 0.5646 and 0.7971, respectively. The integration of these three tools with clinical data could further improve the accuracy of the predictive diagnosis to 0.8385. For the imageological features of each tool, abnormalities (hyperkeratosis or parakeratosis) in the stratum corneum were effective variables for excluding rosacea (odds ratio [OR], 0.4333) under RCM. The indicators of rosacea under VISIA included overall severity of erythema, erythema involving the cheek or superciliary arch, visible red blood vessels, and papules (OR = 2.2745, 3.1592, 1.8365, 2.8647, and 1.4260, respectively). The candidate variables of dermoscopy included yellow background, white background, uniform distribution of vessels, branched vessels, and reticular blood vessels (OR = 0.4259, 0.4949, 2.2858, 3.7444, and 2.4576, respectively). Conclusions: RCM, dermoscopy, and VISIA each can present several imageological features and were of certain value for assisting rosacea diagnosis. The combined analysis of these three tools using our MLP model may be useful for improving the accuracy of diagnosing rosacea.

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RosaceaSkin NeoplasmsDermoscopyErythemaHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalDermoscopyMulti-layerperceptronReflectance confocal microscopyRosaceaVISIA

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