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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

MRI features and preliminary diagnostic assessment using large language models of cystic tumor progression mimicking radiation necrosis in brain metastasis patients treated with immunotherapy: case report.

Guirong Tan, Mingchen Cai, Yu Lu, Amy Liu, Shimin Li, Gang Xiao, Lijuan Zhong, Lijia Li, Yichuan Hu, Qiong Liang and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Guirong Tan *Advanced Neuroimaging Laboratory, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Mingchen Cai *Department of Radiology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Yu Lu *Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Amy LiuNazareth University, Rochester, NY, United States.
Shimin LiThe Radiotherapy Center of Neoplasm, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Gang XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Lijuan ZhongDepartment of Pathology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Lijia LiDepartment of Radiology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Yichuan HuDepartment of Radiology, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Qiong LiangDepartment of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Haihui JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiang LiuAdvanced Neuroimaging Laboratory, Yuebei People's Hospital Affiliated to Shantou University Medical College, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.
Henry Z WangDepartment of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States.

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Abstract

The application of immunotherapy in patients with brain metastasis (BM) has increased rapidly in recent years, which led to a diagnostic dilemma between pseudoprogression and true progression in the post-treatment evaluation. Here, we reported MRI characteristics of pathology-confirmed large cystic rim-enhancing lesions of tumor progression in two BM cases with immunotherapy treatment, which mimicked radiation necrosis on conventional MRI. In addition, our preliminary findings showed that the custom large language models (LLMs) using ChatGPT and DeepSeek yielded correct diagnoses in these cases, which may suggest the potential utility of LLMs for the decision-making in this field.

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Brain NeoplasmsImmunotherapyLarge Language ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiation InjuriesDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ProgressionHumansNecrosisarterial spin labeling (ASL)brain metastasisdynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion-weighted imaging (DSC-PWI)immunotherapyimmunotherapy response assessment in neuro-oncology (iRANO)large language modelradiation necrosistumor progression

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PMCPMC12727969

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