Lecture notes in computer science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 321 - 344
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Early
pancreatic
cancer
diagnosis
and
therapy
drastically
increase
the
chances
of
survival.
Tumor
visualization
using
CT
scan
images
is
an
important
part
these
processes.
In
this
paper,
we
apply
Mixed
Reality
(MR)
Artificial
Intelligence,
in
particular,
Machine
Learning
(ML)
to
prepare
image-guided
3D
models
a
population
oncology
patients.
Object
detection
was
based
on
convolution
neural
network,
i.e.
You
Only
Look
Once
(YOLO)
version
7
algorithm,
while
semantic
segmentation
has
been
done
with
3D-UNET
algorithm.
Next,
holographic
model
as
interactive,
MR
object
performed
Microsoft
HoloLens2.
The
results
indicated
that
proposed
ML-based
approach
can
precisely
segment
pancreas
along
suspected
lesions,
thus
providing
reliable
tool
for
diagnostics
surgical
planning,
especially
when
considering
organ
reconstruction
during
pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Electronics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 866 - 866
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Recently,
significant
efforts
have
been
made
to
create
Health
Digital
Twins
(HDTs),
for
clinical
applications.
Heart
modeling
is
one
of
the
fastest-growing
fields,
which
favors
effective
application
HDTs.
The
HDTs
will
be
increasingly
widespread
in
future
healthcare
services
and
has
huge
potential
form
part
mainstream
medicine.
However,
it
requires
development
both
models
algorithms
analysis
medical
data,
advances
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)-based
already
revolutionized
image
segmentation
processes.
Precise
lesions
may
contribute
an
efficient
diagnostics
process
a
more
selection
targeted
therapy.
In
this
systematic
review,
brief
overview
recent
achievements
HDT
technologies
field
cardiology,
including
interventional
was
conducted.
were
studied
taking
into
account
Extended
Reality
(XR)
AI,
as
well
data
security,
technical
risks,
ethics-related
issues.
Special
emphasis
put
on
automatic
study,
253
literature
sources
taken
account.
It
appears
that
improvements
processing
focus
imaging
addition
three-dimensional
(3D)
pictures
reconstruct
anatomy
heart
torso
can
displayed
XR-based
devices.
This
diagnostics.
combination
XR,
HDT-based
solution
help
avoid
errors
serve
universal
methodology
personalized
cardiology.
Additionally,
we
describe
applications,
limitations,
further
research
directions.
Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(6), P. 1611 - 1611
Published: June 1, 2023
Cancer
is
a
significant
challenge
for
effective
treatment
due
to
its
complex
mechanism,
different
progressing
stages,
and
lack
of
adequate
procedures
screening
identification.
Pancreatic
cancer
typically
identified
in
advanced
progression
phase
with
low
survival
~5
years.
Among
cancers,
pancreatic
also
considered
high
mortality-causing
casualty
over
other
accidental
or
disease-based
mortality,
it
ranked
seventh
among
all
mortality-associated
cancers
globally.
Henceforth,
developing
diagnostic
early
detection,
understanding
cancer-linked
mechanisms,
various
therapeutic
strategies
are
crucial.
This
review
describes
the
recent
development
progression,
approaches,
including
molecular
techniques
biomedicines
effectively
treating
cancer.
IEEE Access,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12, P. 3428 - 3436
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
research,
we
address
the
urgent
need
for
accurate
prediction
of
in-hospital
survival
periods
patients
diagnosed
with
pancreatic
cancer
(PC),
a
disease
notorious
its
late-stage
diagnosis
and
dismal
rates.Utilizing
machine
learning
(ML)
technologies,
focus
on
application
Variational
Autoencoders
(VAE)
data
augmentation
ensemble
techniques
enhancing
predictive
accuracy.Our
dataset
comprises
biochemical
blood
test
(BBT)
results
from
stage
II/III
PC
patients,
which
is
limited
in
size,
making
VAE's
capability
particularly
valuable.The
study
employs
several
ML
models,
including
Elastic
Net
(EN),
Decision
Trees
(DT),
Radial
Basis
Function
Support
Vector
Machine
(RBF-SVM),
evaluates
their
performance
using
metrics
such
as
Mean
Absolute
Error
(MAE)
Squared
(MSE).Our
findings
reveal
that
EN,
DT,
RBF-SVM
are
most
effective
models
within
VAE-augmented
framework,
showing
substantial
improvements
accuracy.An
approach
further
optimized
results,
reducing
MAE
to
approximately
10
days.These
advancements
hold
significant
implications
field
precision
medicine,
enabling
more
targeted
therapeutic
interventions
optimizing
healthcare
resource
allocation.The
can
also
serve
foundational
step
towards
personalized
solutions
patients.
arXiv (Cornell University),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Recently,
significant
efforts
have
been
made
to
create
Health
Digital
Twins
(HDTs),
digital
twins
for
clinical
applications.
Heart
modeling
is
one
of
the
fastest-growing
fields,
which
favors
effective
application
HDTs.
The
HDTs
will
be
increasingly
widespread
in
future
healthcare
services
and
has
a
huge
potential
form
part
mainstream
medicine.
However,
it
requires
development
both
models
algorithms
analysis
medical
data,
advances
Artificial
Intelligence
(AI)
based
already
revolutionized
image
segmentation
processes.
Precise
lesions
may
contribute
an
efficient
diagnostics
process
more
selection
targeted
therapy.
In
this
paper,
brief
overview
recent
achievements
HDT
technologies
field
cardiology,
including
interventional
cardiology
was
conducted.
were
studied
taking
into
account
Extended
Reality
(XR)
AI,
as
well
data
security,
technical
risks,
ethics-related
issues.
Special
emphasis
put
on
automatic
It
appears
that
improvements
processing
focus
imaging
addition
three-dimensional
(3D)
pictures
reconstruct
anatomy
heart
torso
can
displayed
XR-based
devices.
This
diagnostics.
combination
XR,
HDT-based
solution
help
avoid
errors
serve
universal
methodology
personalized
cardiology.
Additionally,
we
describe
applications,
limitations,
further
research
directions.
Cancer Control,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Intraductal
papillary
mucinous
neoplasms
(IPMNs)
are
a
very
common
incidental
finding
during
patient
radiological
assessment.
These
lesions
may
progress
from
low-grade
dysplasia
(LGD)
to
high-grade
(HGD)
and
even
pancreatic
cancer.
The
IPMN
progression
risk
grows
with
time,
so
discontinuation
of
surveillance
is
not
recommended.
It
important
identify
imaging
features
that
suggest
LGD
IPMNs,
thus,
distinguish
only
require
careful
those
need
surgical
resection.
know
the
management
guidelines
especially
indications
for
surgery,
be
able
point
out
in
report
findings
malignant
degeneration.
tools
employed
diagnosis
assessment
Computed
Tomography
(CT)
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
(MRI)
contrast
medium.
According
latest
European
guidelines,
MRI
method
choice
follow-up
patients
since
this
tool
has
highest
sensitivity
detecting
mural
nodules
intra-cystic
septa.
plays
key
role
worrisome
high-risk
stigmata,
which
associated
IPMNs
Nowadays,
main
limit
diagnostic
ability
precursor
In
context,
increasing
attention
being
given
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
radiomics
analysis.
However,
these
remain
an
exploratory
phase,
considering
limitations
currently
published
studies.
Key
limits
include
noncompliance
AI
best
practices,
workflow
standardization,
clear
reporting
study
methodology,
including
segmentation
data
balancing.
it
useful
note
type
as
morphological
features,
size,
rate
growth,
wall,
septa
nodules,
on
surgery
based.
should
reported
time
suggested
according
guidelines.
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(23), P. 7380 - 7380
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
Pancreatic
ductal
adenocarcinoma
(PDAC)
is
the
seventh
leading
cause
of
cancer-related
deaths
worldwide.
Surgical
resection
main
driver
to
improving
survival
in
resectable
tumors,
while
neoadjuvant
treatment
based
on
chemotherapy
(and
radiotherapy)
best
option-treatment
for
a
non-primally
disease.
CT-based
imaging
has
central
role
detecting,
staging,
and
managing
PDAC.
As
several
authors
have
proposed
radiomics
risk
stratification
patients
undergoing
surgery
PADC,
this
narrative
review,
we
explored
actual
fields
interest
tools
PDAC
built
pre-surgical
clinical
variables,
obtain
more
objective
reliable
predictors.
The
PubMed
database
was
searched
papers
published
English
language
no
earlier
than
January
2018.
We
found
301
studies,
11
satisfied
our
research
criteria.
Of
those
included,
four
were
resectability
status
prediction,
three
preoperative
pancreatic
fistula
(POPF)
prediction.
Most
studies
retrospective.
It
possible
conclude
that
many
performing
models
been
developed
get
predictive
information
evaluation.
However,
all
retrospective,
lacking
further
external
validation
prospective
multicentric
cohorts.
Furthermore,
expression
results
should
be
standardized
automatized
applicable
practice.
Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(18), P. 2877 - 2877
Published: Sept. 7, 2023
Neuroendocrine
neoplasms
(NENs)
are
a
group
of
lesions
originating
from
cells
the
diffuse
neuroendocrine
system.
NENs
may
involve
different
sites,
including
gastrointestinal
tract
(GEP-NENs).
The
incidence
and
prevalence
GEP-NENs
has
been
constantly
rising
thanks
to
increased
diagnostic
power
imaging
immuno–histochemistry.
Despite
plethora
biochemical
markers
techniques,
prognosis
therapeutic
choice
in
still
represents
challenge,
mainly
due
great
heterogeneity
terms
tumor
clinical
behavior.
concept
that
biomedical
images
contain
information
about
tissue
pathological
processes
invisible
human
eye
is
now
well
established.
From
this
substrate
comes
idea
radiomics.
Computational
analysis
achieved
promising
results
several
oncological
settings,
use
radiomics
types
growing
field
research,
yet
with
conflicting
results.
aim
narrative
review
provide
comprehensive
update
on
role
GEP-NEN
management,
focusing
main
aspects
analyzed
by
most
existing
reports:
predicting
grade,
distinguishing
NET
other
tumors,
assessment.
Journal of Personalized Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 572 - 572
Published: May 27, 2024
Background:
Acute
liver
injury
occurs
most
frequently
due
to
trauma,
but
it
can
also
occur
because
of
sepsis
or
drug-induced
injury.
This
review
aims
analyze
artificial
intelligence
(AI)’s
ability
detect
and
quantify
injured
areas
in
adults
pediatric
patients.
Methods:
A
literature
analysis
was
performed
on
the
PubMed
Dataset.
We
selected
original
articles
published
from
2018
2023
cohorts
with
≥10
Results:
Six
studies
counting
564
patients
were
collected,
including
170
(30%)
children
394
adults.
Four
(66%)
reported
AI
application
after
one
(17%)
sepsis,
chemotherapy.
In
five
(83%)
studies,
Computed
Tomography
performed,
while
(17%),
FAST-UltraSound
performed.
The
a
high
diagnostic
performance;
particular,
three
specificity
rate
>
80%.
Conclusions:
Radiomics
models
seem
reliable
applicable
clinical
practice
affected
by
acute
Further
are
required
achieve
larger
validation
cohorts.
Tomography,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(10), P. 1591 - 1604
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
:
The
usefulness
of
dual-energy
computed
tomography
(DECT)
for
low
absorption
in
the
parenchymal
phase
and
contrast
effects
delayed
pancreatic
cancer
is
not
clear.
Therefore,
diagnostic
capability
low-KeV
images
obtained
using
DECT
phases
was
evaluated
quantitatively
qualitatively.