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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2025

Exploration of optimal thresholds for predicting the invasive nature of stage T1 lung adenocarcinoma using artificial intelligence-based 3D solid component volume segmentation.

Wensong Shi, Yuzhui Hu, Yingli Sun, Guotao Chang, Yulun Yang, Yinsen Song, He Qian, Zhengpan Wei, Liang Zhao, Ming Li and 2 more

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Wensong Shi *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0963-9359
Yuzhui Hu *Department of Geratology, Ninth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Yingli SunDepartment of Radiology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Guotao ChangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.
Yulun YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.
Yinsen SongTranslational Medicine Research Center (Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation of Henan Province), The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.
He QianDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.
Zhengpan WeiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Liang ZhaoShukun (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Radiology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiangnan LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Huiyu ZhengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine (Zhengzhou People's Hospital), Zhengzhou, China.

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Background: The accuracy of intraoperative rapid frozen pathology is suboptimal, and the assessment of invasiveness in malignant pulmonary nodules significantly influences surgical resection strategies. Predicting the invasiveness of lung adenocarcinoma based on preoperative imaging is a clinical challenge, and there are no established standards for the optimal threshold value using the threshold segmentation method to predict the invasiveness of stage T1 lung adenocarcinoma. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of three-dimensional solid component volume (3D SCV) [calculated by artificial intelligence (AI) threshold segmentation method] in predicting the aggressiveness of T1 lung adenocarcinoma and to determine its optimal threshold and cut-off point. Methods: A retrospective case-control analysis was conducted on 1,179 confirmed T1 lung adenocarcinoma nodules from two centers. AI-based threshold segmentation was used to calculate seven sets of solid component volume data (V Results: The solid component volume was a stable predictive factor for the invasiveness of T1 lung adenocarcinoma. The optimal threshold value for predicting the invasiveness of T1 lung adenocarcinoma using AI-based 3D SCV segmentation was -350 HU, with an area under the curve (AUC) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.930 (0.915-0.945), a cut-off value of 106.5 mm Conclusions: The -350 HU threshold is reasonable for predicting the invasiveness of T1 lung adenocarcinoma based on solid component volume using the threshold segmentation method. However, there are certain differences in the threshold values depending on the diameter of the pulmonary nodule.

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artificial intelligence (AI)invasivenesssolid component volumestage T1 lung adenocarcinomaThreshold segmentation

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