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ArticleBMC medical imaging2023

A CT-based nomogram established for differentiating gastrointestinal heterotopic pancreas from gastrointestinal stromal tumor: compared with a machine-learning model.

Na Feng, Hai-Yan Chen, Xiao-Jie Wang, Yuan-Fei Lu, Jia-Ping Zhou, Qiao-Mei Zhou, Xin-Bin Wang, Jie-Ni Yu, Ri-Sheng Yu, Jian-Xia Xu

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  1. Analysis of CT and MRI imaging features of ectopic pancreas.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026
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Na Feng *Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Hai-Yan Chen *Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiao-Jie WangDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Yuan-Fei LuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Jia-Ping ZhouDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Qiao-Mei ZhouDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Xin-Bin WangDepartment of Radiology, The First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, China.
Jie-Ni YuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Ri-Sheng YuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jiefang Road 88#, 310009, Hangzhou, China. risheng-yu@zju.edu.cn.
Jian-Xia XuDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Chaowang Road 318#, 310005, Hangzhou, China. xjx129@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

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objectiveTo identify CT features and establish a nomogram, compared with a machine learning-based model for distinguishing gastrointestinal heterotopic pancreas (HP) from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective study included 148 patients with pathologically confirmed HP (n = 48) and GIST (n = 100) in the stomach or small intestine that were less than 3 cm in size. Clinical information and CT characteristics were collected. A nomogram on account of lasso regression and multivariate logistic regression, and a RandomForest (RF) model based on significant variables in univariate analyses were established. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, mean area under the curve (AUC), calibration curve and decision curve analysis (DCA) were carried out to evaluate and compare the diagnostic ability of models.

resultsThe nomogram identified five CT features as independent predictors of HP diagnosis: age, location, LD/SD ratio, duct-like structure, and HU lesion/pancreas A. Five features were included in RF model and ranked according to their relevance to the differential diagnosis: LD/SD ratio, HU lesion/pancreas A, location, peritumoral hypodensity line and age. The nomogram and RF model yielded AUC of 0.951 (95% CI: 0.842-0.993) and 0.894 (95% CI: 0.766-0.966), respectively. The DeLong test found no statistically significant difference in diagnostic performance (p > 0.05), but DCA revealed that the nomogram surpassed the RF model in clinical usefulness.

conclusionTwo diagnostic prediction models based on a nomogram as well as RF method were reliable and easy-to-use for distinguishing between HP and GIST, which might also assist treatment planning.

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Gastrointestinal Stromal TumorsHumansMachine LearningNomogramsPancreasRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedComputed tomographyGastrointestinal stromal tumorHeterotopic pancreasNomogramRandom Forest

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