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ArticleScientific reports2025

Weakly supervised deep learning-based classification for histopathology of gliomas: a single center experience.

Mingrong Zuo, Xiang Xing, Linmao Zheng, Hao Wang, Yunbo Yuan, Siliang Chen, Tianping Yu, ShuXin Zhang, Yuan Yang, Qing Mao and 3 more

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Mingrong Zuo *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Xiang Xing *Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Linmao Zheng *Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Hao WangSchool of Information and Software Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China.
Yunbo YuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Siliang ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Tianping YuDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
ShuXin ZhangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Yuan YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Qing MaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Yongbin YuSchool of Information and Software Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People's Republic of China.
Ni ChenDepartment of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. chenni1@163.com.
Yanhui LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Avenue, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. liuyh@scu.edu.cn.

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internal research funds in West China Hospital of Sichuan University 19HXCX009National Key R&D Program of China 2022ZD0116100National Natural Science Foundation of China 62276055Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023YFG0288Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2023YFQ0002
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Abstract

Multiple artificial intelligence systems have been created to facilitate accurate and prompt histopathological diagnosis of tumors using hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides. We aimed to investigate whether weakly supervised deep learning can aid in glioma diagnosis. We analyzed 472 whole slide images (WSIs) from 226 patients in West China Hospital (WCH) and 1604 WSIs from 880 patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). We utilized the OpenSlide library to load WSIs, segmented them into small patches using the DeepZoom module, and then normalized the color using the Reinhard method. A weakly supervised deep learning model was developed using ResNet-50 combined with an attention mechanism. We investigated the performance of the model by calculating area under the curve (AUC) in a ten-fold cross-validation setting. Heatmap visualizations showed the prediction mechanism of the model. The results were promising, with high AUC values for differentiating grades of astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, all gliomas, and glioma types in the TCGA dataset (0.9419, 0.8659, 0.9904, and 0.9298, respectively), and in the WCH cohort (0.9048, 0.7423, 0.9510, and 0.7098, respectively). The model demonstrated a strong ability to infer IDH status in the TCGA dataset (AUC = 0.9488). The weakly supervised deep learning model proved to be an effective and reliable tool for neuropathological diagnosis, making it an attractive auxiliary tool.

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Brain NeoplasmsDeep LearningGliomaAdultArea Under CurveFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSupervised Machine LearningDiagnosisGliomaHematoxylin-eosin stainingWeakly supervised deep learning

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