Automated classification of chondroid tumor using 3D U-Net and radiomics with deep features.

Authors

Le Dinh T,Lee S,Park H,Lee S,Choi H,Chun KS,Jung JY

Affiliations (4)

  • Visual Analysis and Learning for Improved Diagnostics (VALID) Lab, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
  • Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
  • Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea. [email protected].
  • Visual Analysis and Learning for Improved Diagnostics (VALID) Lab, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea. [email protected].

Abstract

Classifying chondroid tumors is an essential step for effective treatment planning. Recently, with the advances in computer-aided diagnosis and the increasing availability of medical imaging data, automated tumor classification using deep learning shows promise in assisting clinical decision-making. In this study, we propose a hybrid approach that integrates deep learning and radiomics for chondroid tumor classification. First, we performed tumor segmentation using the nnUNetv2 framework, which provided three-dimensional (3D) delineation of tumor regions of interest (ROIs). From these ROIs, we extracted a set of radiomics features and deep learning-derived features. After feature selection, we identified 15 radiomics and 15 deep features to build classification models. We developed 5 machine learning classifiers including Random Forest, XGBoost, Gradient Boosting, LightGBM, and CatBoost for the classification models. The approach integrating features from radiomics, ROI-originated deep learning features, and clinical variables yielded the best overall classification results. Among the classifiers, CatBoost classifier achieved the highest accuracy of 0.90 (95% CI 0.90-0.93), a weighted kappa of 0.85, and an AUC of 0.91. These findings highlight the potential of integrating 3D U-Net-assisted segmentation with radiomics and deep learning features to improve classification of chondroid tumors.

Topics

Deep LearningImaging, Three-DimensionalBone NeoplasmsChondromaJournal Article

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