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In Future oncology (London, England)

Aim: This study aimed to predict axillary metastasis using radiology features in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Methods: This study included 243 breast lesions confirmed as malignant based on axillary status. Most outcome-predictive features were selected using four machine-learning algorithms. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to reflect diagnostic performance. Results: Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator was used to dimensionally reduce 1137 radiomics features to three features. Three optimal radiomics features were used to model construction. The logistic regression model achieved an accuracy of 97% and 85% in the training and test groups. Clinical utility was evaluated using decision curve analysis. Conclusion: The novel combination of radiomics analysis and machine-learning algorithm could predict axillary metastasis and prevent invasive manipulation.

Chen Danxiang, Liu Xia, Hu Chunlei, Hao Rutian, Wang Ouchen, Xiao Yanling

2022-Dec-08

DCE-MRI, breast neoplasms, lymph node metastasis, machine-learning algorithm, radiomics