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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2023

Time-to-event overall survival prediction in glioblastoma multiforme patients using magnetic resonance imaging radiomics.

Ghasem Hajianfar, Atlas Haddadi Avval, Seyyed Ali Hosseini, Mostafa Nazari, Mehrdad Oveisi, Isaac Shiri, Habib Zaidi

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7 authors.

Ghasem HajianfarDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Atlas Haddadi AvvalSchool of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Seyyed Ali HosseiniTranslational Neuroimaging Laboratory, The McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging, Douglas Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Mostafa NazariDepartment of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrdad OveisiDepartment of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Isaac ShiriDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Habib ZaidiDivision of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. habib.zaidi@hcuge.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7559-5297

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung SNSF 320030_176052
6 · The paper itself

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purposeGlioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) represents the predominant aggressive primary tumor of the brain with short overall survival (OS) time. We aim to assess the potential of radiomic features in predicting the time-to-event OS of patients with GBM using machine learning (ML) algorithms. MATERIALS AND

methodsOne hundred nineteen patients with GBM, who had T1-weighted contrast-enhanced and T2-FLAIR MRI sequences, along with clinical data and survival time, were enrolled. Image preprocessing methods included 64 bin discretization, Laplacian of Gaussian (LOG) filters with three Sigma values and eight variations of Wavelet Transform. Images were then segmented, followed by the extraction of 1212 radiomic features. Seven feature selection (FS) methods and six time-to-event ML algorithms were utilized. The combination of preprocessing, FS, and ML algorithms (12 × 7 × 6 = 504 models) was evaluated by multivariate analysis.

resultsOur multivariate analysis showed that the best prognostic FS/ML combinations are the Mutual Information (MI)/Cox Boost, MI/Generalized Linear Model Boosting (GLMB) and MI/Generalized Linear Model Network (GLMN), all of which were done via the LOG (Sigma = 1 mm) preprocessing method (C-index = 0.77). The LOG filter with Sigma = 1 mm preprocessing method, MI, GLMB and GLMN achieved significantly higher C-indices than other preprocessing, FS, and ML methods (all p values < 0.05, mean C-indices of 0.65, 0.70, and 0.64, respectively).

conclusionML algorithms are capable of predicting the time-to-event OS of patients using MRI-based radiomic and clinical features. MRI-based radiomics analysis in combination with clinical variables might appear promising in assisting clinicians in the survival prediction of patients with GBM. Further research is needed to establish the applicability of radiomics in the management of GBM in the clinic.

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrognosisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingGLMN protein, humanGlioblastomaMachine learningMRIOverall survivalRadiomics

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