Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy ›› 2020, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (4): 291-296.doi: 10.37015/AUDT.2020.200051

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The Roles of Ultrasound-Based Radiomics In Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Different Cancers: A Literature Review

Bing Mao, MDa,b, Shaobo Duan, MDb,c, Ruiqing Liu, MDb,d, Na Li, PhDb, Yaqiong Li, PhDb,e, Lianzhong Zhang, MDb,c,*()   

  1. a Department of Public Development, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital; Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    b Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Ultrasonic Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology, Zhengzhou, Henan China
    c Department of Ultrasound, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital; Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    d Department of Interventional Therapy, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital; Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    e Department of Pharmacy, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital; Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Received:2020-06-05 Online:2020-12-30 Published:2020-09-29
  • Contact: Lianzhong Zhang, MD, E-mail:zlz8777@163.com

Abstract:

The study aims to review literatures on ultrasound-based radiomics, including ultrasound modalities, and discusses basic methods, applications, and limitations of ultrasound-based radiomics. The search strategy was conducted in form of “Radiomics [Title/Abstract] and Ultrasound [Title/Abstract]”in PubMed. The retrieved articles were initially screened via abstracts. Then, the main objectives, methods, and achievements of selected articles were summarized. Finally, twenty articles focused on malignancies of different organs, such as liver, rectum, breast, and thyroid were included into this review. The multiparametric features exhibited a superior diagnostic performance compared with a single modality. Ultrasound-based radiomics can assist radiologists to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, and it may promote the development of precision diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancer.

Key words: Ultrasound-based radiomics; Precision medicine; Data mining; Multi-parametric features