Radiomics of Biliary Tumors : A Systematic Review of Current Evidence

Biliary tumors are rare diseases with major clinical unmet needs. Standard imaging modalities provide neither a conclusive diagnosis nor robust biomarkers to drive treatment planning. In several neoplasms, texture analyses non-invasively unveiled tumor characteristics and aggressiveness. The present manuscript aims to summarize the available evidence about the role of radiomics in the management of biliary tumors. A systematic review was carried out through the most relevant databases. Original, English-language articles published before May 2021 were considered. Three main outcome measures were evaluated: prediction of pathology data; prediction of survival; and differential diagnosis. Twenty-seven studies, including a total of 3605 subjects, were identified. Mass-forming intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) was the subject of most studies (n = 21). Radiomics reliably predicted lymph node metastases (range, AUC = 0.729−0.900, accuracy = 0.69−0.83), tumor grading (AUC = 0.680−0.890, accuracy = 0.70−0.82), and survival (C-index = 0.673−0.889). Textural features allowed for the accurate differentiation of ICC from HCC, mixed HCC-ICC, and inflammatory masses (AUC > 0.800). For all endpoints (pathology/survival/diagnosis), the predictive/prognostic models combining radiomic and clinical data outperformed the standard clinical models. Some limitations must be acknowledged: all studies are retrospective; the analyzed imaging modalities and phases are heterogeneous; the adoption of signatures/scores limits the interpretability and applicability of results. In conclusion, radiomics may play a relevant role in the management of biliary tumors, from diagnosis to treatment planning. It provides new non-invasive biomarkers, which are complementary to the standard clinical biomarkers; however, further studies are needed for their implementation in clinical practice.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) - 12(2022), 4 vom: 28. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fiz, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Jayakody Arachchige, Visala S [VerfasserIn]
Gionso, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Pecorella, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Selvam, Apoorva [VerfasserIn]
Wheeler, Dakota Russell [VerfasserIn]
Sollini, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Viganò, Luca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biliary tumors
Cholangiocarcinoma
Journal Article
Prognosis
Radiomics
Review
Texture analysis

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/diagnostics12040826

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339830492