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ArticleNeuroradiology2026

Multimodal integration of radiomics, pathomics, and clinical data enhances grading of adult diffuse gliomas using machine learning.

Shipei He, Zongyu Li, Jiandi Li, Rui Lin, Kejun Wu, Changbiao Cao, Xiao Li, Xiameng Su, Wang Lao, Bingyan Qin and 4 more

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Shipei HeDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6707-4998
Zongyu LiDepartment of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-7436-5578
Jiandi LiDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7050-371X
Rui LinDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9098-9304
Kejun WuDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9017-6382
Changbiao CaoDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0844-2195
Xiao LiDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1069-1038
Xiameng SuDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-2071-0685
Wang LaoDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4529-4251
Bingyan QinDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6727-193X
Jingwen LingDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9252-0440
Zhenbo FengDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-4198
Gang Chen *Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2402-2987
Weijia Mo *Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University, Nanning, China. gxmumoweijia@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0307-6583

Funding

China Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tralning Program 202510598002XGuangxi Medical University Digital Textbook Construction Project Gxmuszjc2515Guangxi Medical University "Four New" Project SX202403Guangxi Medical University Special Project on Educational and Teaching Reform for Clinical Disciplines 2025LCJG02
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Abstract

purposeAdult diffuse gliomas exhibit marked heterogeneity, making comprehensive evaluation of their biological behavior difficult. This study aimed to develop and validate a multimodal machine learning framework that fuses MRI-based radiomic features, whole-slide image (WSI)-derived pathomic signatures, and clinical variables for the comprehensive assessment of adult diffuse gliomas.

methodsRadiomic features were extracted from multiparametric MRI, and pathomic features from hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) stained WSIs; both were combined with clinical variables (age, sex, tumor dimensions, anatomical location). Unimodal radiomic/pathomic models and multimodal integrated models were built using three machine learning algorithms: random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost).

resultsA retrospective cohort of 373 pathologically confirmed patients was used for model construction and internal validation, with an independent external cohort of 49 patients for external validation. 40 radiomic and 20 pathomic features were retained via statistical testing and RF-based feature ranking. The optimal unimodal radiomic and pathomic models achieved internal validation AUCs of 0.89 and 0.83, respectively. The multimodal model showed superior performance (internal AUC = 0.90) and stable generalizability in external validation (AUC = 0.93). The multimodal model achieved AUC 0.93 with higher balanced accuracy and sensitivity. DeLong tests showed no statistically significant difference between multimodal and radiomics (P = 0.377) or pathomics (P = 0.085) in internal test; however, the multimodal model showed clinically meaningful improvements in sensitivity and balanced accuracy.

conclusionThe developed and validated multimodal machine learning model integrating radiomics, pathomics, and clinical information exhibits stable and reliable performance for the grading assessment of adult diffuse gliomas.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiomicsAdultAgedFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingNeoplasm GradingRandom ForestRetrospective StudiesAdult diffuse gliomaMultimodal machine learningPathomicsRadiomicsTumor grading

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