Deep-learning models for differentiation of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer on ultrasound

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BACKGROUND: The radiological differentiation of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) and gallbladder cancer (GBC) is challenging yet critical. We aimed at utilizing the deep learning (DL)-based approach for differentiating XGC and GBC on ultrasound (US).

METHODS: This single-center study comprised consecutive patients with XGC and GBC from a prospectively acquired database who underwent pre-operative US evaluation of the gallbladder lesions. The performance of state-of-the-art (SOTA) DL models (GBCNet-convolutional neural network [CNN] and RadFormer, transformer) for XGC vs. GBC classification in US images was tested and compared with popular DL models and a radiologist.

RESULTS: Twenty-five patients with XGC (mean age, 57 ± 12.3, 17 females) and 55 patients with GBC (mean age, 54.6 ± 11.9, 38 females) were included. The performance of GBCNet and RadFormer was comparable (sensitivity 89.1% vs. 87.3%, p = 0.738; specificity 72% vs. 84%, p = 0.563; and AUC 0.744 vs. 0.751, p = 0.514). The AUCs of DenseNet-121, vision transformer (ViT) and data-efficient image transformer (DeiT) were significantly smaller than of GBCNet (p = 0.015, 0.046, 0.013, respectively) and RadFormer (p = 0.012, 0.027, 0.007, respectively). The radiologist labeled US images of 24 (30%) patients non-diagnostic. In the remaining patients, the sensitivity, specificity and AUC for GBC detection were 92.7%, 35.7% and 0.642, respectively. The specificity of the radiologist was significantly lower than of GBCNet and RadFormer (p = 0.001).

CONCLUSION: SOTA DL models have a better performance than radiologists in differentiating XGC and GBC on the US.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - (2023) vom: 18. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gupta, Pankaj [VerfasserIn]
Basu, Soumen [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Thakur Deen [VerfasserIn]
Kaman, Lileswar [VerfasserIn]
Irrinki, Santosh [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Harjeet [VerfasserIn]
Prakash, Gaurav [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Parikshaa [VerfasserIn]
Nada, Ritambhra [VerfasserIn]
Dutta, Usha [VerfasserIn]
Sandhu, Manavjit Singh [VerfasserIn]
Arora, Chetan [VerfasserIn]

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Computer
Deep learning
Gallbladder cancer
Journal Article
Neural network
Ultrasound

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Date Revised 19.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1007/s12664-023-01483-0

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NLM366014811