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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2026

Interpretable habitat and peritumoral radiomics from multiparametric MRI for preoperative high-risk prostate cancer prediction: a multi-institutional study.

Mengxuan Yuan, Di Chang, Wanjun Lu, Kaiyang Ma, Yue Gu, Tianyi Xia, Jian Peng, Yang Zhang, Lei Fu, Ben Zhao

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Mengxuan Yuan *Department of Radiology, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 100 Jiangzhou Road, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225200, PR China. 15895711125@yzu.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0002-8075-2490
Di Chang *Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Cultivation and Construction, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Interventional Medicine, Medical School of Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.
Wanjun Lu *Department of Neurology, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 100 Jiangzhou Road, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225200, China.
Kaiyang MaDepartment of Cardiology, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 100 Jiangzhou Road, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225200, China.
Yue GuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Hanjiang Middle Road 368, Hanjiang district, Yangzhou, 225000, PR China.
Tianyi XiaDepartment of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Cultivation and Construction, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Interventional Medicine, Medical School of Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.
Jian PengDepartment of Radiology, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 100 Jiangzhou Road, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225200, PR China.
Yang ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yangzhou Hongquan Hospital, Huangshan Road 366, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, 225000, PR China.
Lei FuDepartment of Pathology, Jiangdu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, 100 Jiangzhou Road, Jiangdu district, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225200, China.
Ben ZhaoDepartment of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Cultivation and Construction, State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Interventional Medicine, Medical School of Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2242024RCB0056National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372024National Natural Science Foundation of China 823B2040The Jiangsu Province High-Level Hospital Pairing Assistance Construction Funds zdlyg20The Research Personnel Cultivation Programme of Zhongda Hospital Southeast University CZXM-GSP-RC179The Science and Technology Development Fund of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University - Jiangdu Clinical College Special Fund ZX202518Yangzhou City Basic Research Program (Joint Special Project) - Health and Wellness Category 2025-03-46
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Abstract

backgroundCurrent preoperative assessment faces limitations, including PI-RADS scoring subjectivity and diagnostic uncertainty in distinguishing high-risk prostate cancer from benign and low-risk lesions. To develop an interpretable ensemble learning framework integrating habitat-based radiomics and peritumoral analysis from multiparametric MRI for preoperative high-risk prostate cancer prediction.

methodsThis retrospective, multi-institutional study included 896 patients with suspected prostate lesions and histopathologically confirmed diagnoses across three centers (January 2018-December 2024). Intratumoral habitat analysis used K-means clustering; peritumoral analysis evaluated 1 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm expansion rings. Feature selection used minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance (mRMR) and LASSO regression. Models were validated externally with SHAP analysis for interpretability.

resultsThe cohort comprised 398 training, 171 internal validation, and 327 external validation patients. The habitat signature achieved superior performance with AUCs of 0.827 (95% CI: 0.768-0.886) and 0.855 (95% CI: 0.795-0.915) in external validation cohorts, significantly outperforming intratumoral signatures (AUCs: 0.774 and 0.629, p < 0.001) and clinical signatures (AUCs: 0.791 and 0.712, p < 0.001). The 3 mm peritumoral signature performed best (AUC: 0.782-0.793). The combined model achieved the highest performance (AUC: 0.860-0.876). SHAP analysis showed ADC-derived features dominated importance, with habitat region H3 contributing > 70% of selected features.

conclusionIntegrated habitat and peritumoral radiomics provide robust preoperative risk stratification for prostate cancer, with superior performance from ADC-derived habitat features.

trial registrationNot applicable. This was a retrospective observational study without prospective trial registration.

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EcosystemMultiparametric Magnetic Resonance ImagingPreoperative CareProstatic NeoplasmsRadiomicsAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsROC CurveHabitat analysisMachine learningMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerRadiomics

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PMCPMC13011723

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