Deep Learning for Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Detection and Classification: A Multi-Institutional Study.

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Posterior fossa tumors are the most common pediatric brain tumors. MR imaging is key to tumor detection, diagnosis, and therapy guidance. We sought to develop an MR imaging-based deep learning model for posterior fossa tumor detection and tumor pathology classification.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study cohort comprised 617 children (median age, 92 months; 56% males) from 5 pediatric institutions with posterior fossa tumors: diffuse midline glioma of the pons (

RESULTS: Model tumor detection accuracy exceeded an AUROC of 0.99 and was similar to that of 4 radiologists. Model tumor classification accuracy was 92% with an F

CONCLUSIONS: We present a multi-institutional deep learning model for pediatric posterior fossa tumor detection and classification with the potential to augment and improve the accuracy of radiologic diagnosis.

Volume

41

Issue

9

First Page

1718

Last Page

1725

ISSN

1936-959X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

32816765

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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