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ArticleCancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society2023

Semiautomated pelvic lymph node treatment response evaluation for patients with advanced prostate cancer: based on MET-RADS-P guidelines.

Xiang Liu, Zemin Zhu, Kexin Wang, Yaofeng Zhang, Jialun Li, Xiangpeng Wang, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaoying Wang

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Xiang Liu *Department of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China.
Zemin Zhu *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhuzhou Central Hospital, Zhuzhou, 412000, China.
Kexin WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Yaofeng ZhangBeijing Smart Tree Medical Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100011, China.
Jialun LiBeijing Smart Tree Medical Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100011, China.
Xiangpeng WangBeijing Smart Tree Medical Technology Co. Ltd, Beijing, 100011, China.
Xiaodong ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China.
Xiaoying WangDepartment of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100034, China. wangxiaoying@bjmu.edu.cn.

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Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research 2020-2-40710Innovation Fund for Outstanding Doctoral Candidates of Peking University Health Science Centre BMU2022BSS001
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backgroundThe evaluation of treatment response according to METastasis Reporting and Data System for Prostate Cancer (MET-RADS-P) criteria is an important but time-consuming task for patients with advanced prostate cancer (APC). A deep learning-based algorithm has the potential to assist with this assessment.

objectiveTo develop and evaluate a deep learning-based algorithm for semiautomated treatment response assessment of pelvic lymph nodes.

methodsA total of 162 patients who had undergone at least two scans for follow-up assessment after APC metastasis treatment were enrolled. A previously reported deep learning model was used to perform automated segmentation of pelvic lymph nodes. The performance of the deep learning algorithm was evaluated using the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and volumetric similarity (VS). The consistency of the short diameter measurement with the radiologist was evaluated using Bland-Altman plotting. Based on the segmentation of lymph nodes, the treatment response was assessed automatically with a rule-based program according to the MET-RADS-P criteria. Kappa statistics were used to assess the accuracy and consistency of the treatment response assessment by the deep learning model and two radiologists [attending radiologist (R1) and fellow radiologist (R2)].

resultsThe mean DSC and VS of the pelvic lymph node segmentation were 0.82 ± 0.09 and 0.88 ± 0.12, respectively. Bland-Altman plotting showed that most of the lymph node measurements were within the upper and lower limits of agreement (LOA). The accuracies of automated segmentation-based assessment were 0.92 (95% CI: 0.85-0.96), 0.91 (95% CI: 0.86-0.95) and 75% (95% CI: 0.46-0.92) for target lesions, nontarget lesions and nonpathological lesions, respectively. The consistency of treatment response assessment based on automated segmentation and manual segmentation was excellent for target lesions [K value: 0.92 (0.86-0.98)], good for nontarget lesions [0.82 (0.74-0.90)] and moderate for nonpathological lesions [0.71 (0.50-0.92)].

conclusionThe deep learning-based semiautomated algorithm showed high accuracy for the treatment response assessment of pelvic lymph nodes and demonstrated comparable performance with radiologists.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsAlgorithmsHumansLymph NodesMalePelvisDeep learningDWIMetastasesMET-RADS-P criteriaPelvic lymph nodes

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