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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Advancing Pediatric Sarcomas through Radiomics: A Systematic Review and Prospective Assessment Using Radiomics Quality Score (RQS) and Methodological Radiomics Score (METRICS).

Gayane Aghakhanyan, Tommaso Filidei, Maria Febi, Salvatore C Fanni, Andrea Marciano, Roberto Francischello, Francesca Pia Caputo, Lorenzo Tumminello, Dania Cioni, Emanuele Neri and 1 more

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Gayane AghakhanyanDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5152-497X
Tommaso FilideiDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7751-0058
Maria FebiDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-6041-3552
Salvatore C FanniDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Andrea MarcianoDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-1029-7548
Roberto FrancischelloDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4161-0193
Francesca Pia CaputoDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Lorenzo TumminelloDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Dania CioniDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5120-886X
Emanuele NeriDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, Academic Radiology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7950-4559
Duccio VolterraniDepartment of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technology, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric sarcomas, rare malignancies of mesenchymal origin, pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In this review, we explore the role of radiomics in reshaping our understanding of pediatric sarcomas, emphasizing methodological considerations and applications such as diagnostics and predictive modeling. A systematic review conducted up to November 2023 identified 72 papers on radiomics analysis in pediatric sarcoma from PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Knowledge, and Scopus. Following inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 reports were included in this review. The studies, predominantly retrospective, focus on Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma, utilizing diverse imaging modalities, including CT, MRI, PET/CT, and PET/MRI. Manual segmentation is common, with a median of 35 features extracted. Radiomics Quality Score (RQS) and Methodological Radiomics Score (METRICS) assessments reveal a consistent emphasis on non-radiomic features, validation criteria, and improved methodological rigor in recent publications. Diagnostic applications dominate, with innovative studies exploring prognostic and treatment response aspects. Challenges include feature heterogeneity and sample size variations. The evolving landscape underscores the need for standardized methodologies. Despite challenges, the diagnostic and predictive potential of radiomics in pediatric oncology is evident, paving the way for precision medicine advancements.

Indexed as

diagnostic imagingimaging modalitiesMethodological Radiomics Score (METRICS)methodological rigorpediatric sarcomaprecision medicineprognostic assessmentradiomicsRadiomics Quality Score (RQS)

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PMID38667477
PMCPMC11049622

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