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ArticleCancer medicine2025

Deep Learning and Multidisciplinary Imaging in Pediatric Surgical Oncology: A Scoping Review.

M A D Buser, J K van der Rest, M H W A Wijnen, R R de Krijger, A F W van der Steeg, M M van den Heuvel-Eibrink, M Reismann, S Veldhoen, L Pio, M Markel

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 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

10 authors.

M A D BuserPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-6434
J K van der RestPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
M H W A WijnenPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
R R de KrijgerPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
A F W van der SteegPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
M M van den Heuvel-EibrinkPrincess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
M ReismannDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
S VeldhoenDepartment of Pediatric Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
L PioPediatric Surgery Unit, Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
M MarkelDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMedical images play an important role in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric solid tumors. The field of radiology, pathology, and other image-based diagnostics are getting increasingly important and advanced. This indicates a need for advanced image processing technology such as Deep Learning (DL).

aimOur review focused on the use of DL in multidisciplinary imaging in pediatric surgical oncology.

methodsA search was conducted within three databases (Pubmed, Embase, and Scopus), and 2056 articles were identified. Three separate screenings were performed for each identified subfield.

resultsIn total, we identified 36 articles, divided between radiology (n = 22), pathology (n = 9), and other image-based diagnostics (n = 5). Four types of tasks were identified in our review: classification, prediction, segmentation, and synthesis. General statements about the studies'' performance could not be made due to the inhomogeneity of the included studies. To implement DL in pediatric clinical practice, both technical validation and clinical validation are of uttermost importance.

conclusionIn conclusion, our review provided an overview of all DL research in the field of pediatric surgical oncology. The more advanced status of DL in adults should be used as guide to move the field of DL in pediatric oncology further, to keep improving the outcomes of children with cancer.

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Deep LearningDiagnostic ImagingNeoplasmsSurgical OncologyChildHumansPediatrics

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PMCPMC11733598

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