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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2025

Machine learning-based MRI radiomics predict IL18 expression and overall survival of low-grade glioma patients.

Zhe Zhang, Yao Xiao, Jun Liu, Feng Xiao, Jie Zeng, Hong Zhu, Wei Tu, Hua Guo

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Zhe Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yao Xiao *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jun Liu *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Feng XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jie ZengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Hong ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. zhuzuhongzhuzuhong@outlook.com.
Wei TuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. tw200609@163.com.
Hua GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China. ndefy02014@ncu.edu.cn.

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Education Department of Jiangxi Province No. GJJ200178Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82360544Health Commission of Jiangxi Province No. 202130356Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province No.20232ACB206045
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Abstract

Interleukin-18 has broad immune regulatory functions. Genomic data and enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging data related to LGG patients were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Cancer Imaging Archive, and the constructed model was externally validated using hospital MRI enhanced images and clinical pathological features. Radiomic feature extraction was performed using "PyRadiomics", feature selection was conducted using Maximum Relevance Minimum Redundancy and Recursive Feature Elimination methods, and a model was built using the Gradient Boosting Machine algorithm to predict the expression status of IL18. The constructed radiomics model achieved areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.861, 0.788, and 0.762 in the TCIA training dataset (n = 98), TCIA validation dataset (n = 41), and external validation dataset (n = 50). Calibration curves and decision curve analysis demonstrated the calibration and high clinical utility of the model. The radiomics model based on enhanced MRI can effectively predict the expression status of IL18 and the prognosis of LGG.

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