Preoperative prediction of axillary sentinel lymph node burden with multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram in early-stage breast cancer
- 10 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Radiology
- Vol. 31 (8), 5924-5939
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07674-z
Abstract
Objectives To develop and validate a multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram for pretreatment predicting the axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) burden in early-stage breast cancer. Methods A total of 230 women with early-stage invasive breast cancer were retrospectively analyzed. A radiomics signature was constructed based on preoperative multiparametric MRI from the training dataset (n = 126) of center 1, then tested in the validation cohort (n = 42) from center 1 and an external test cohort (n = 62) from center 2. Multivariable logistic regression was applied to develop a radiomics nomogram incorporating radiomics signature and predictive clinical and radiological features. The radiomics nomogram’s performance was evaluated by its discrimination, calibration, and clinical use and was compared with MRI-based descriptors of primary breast tumor. Results The constructed radiomics nomogram incorporating radiomics signature and MRI-determined axillary lymph node (ALN) burden showed a good calibration and outperformed the MRI-determined ALN burden alone for predicting SLN burden (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.82 vs. 0.68 [p < 0.001] in training cohort; 0.81 vs. 0.68 in validation cohort [p = 0.04]; and 0.81 vs. 0.58 [p = 0.001] in test cohort). Compared with the MRI-based breast tumor combined descriptors, the radiomics nomogram achieved a higher AUC in test cohort (0.81 vs. 0.58, p = 0.005) and a comparable AUC in training (0.82 vs. 0.73, p = 0.15) and validation (0.81 vs. 0.65, p = 0.31) cohorts. Conclusion A multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram can be used for preoperative prediction of the SLN burden in early-stage breast cancer. Key Points • Radiomics nomogram incorporating radiomics signature and MRI-determined ALN burden outperforms the MRI-determined ALN burden alone for predicting SLN burden in early-stage breast cancer. • Radiomics nomogram might have a better predictive ability than the MRI-based breast tumor combined descriptors. • Multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram can be used as a non-invasive tool for preoperative predicting of SLN burden in patients with early-stage breast cancer.Funding Information
- Guangdong Province Universities and Colleges Pearl River Scholar Funded Scheme
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1801681)
- Key Areas Research and Development Program of Guangdong (2019B020235001)
- Medical artificial intelligence project of Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital (YXRGZN201905)
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2017A030313777)
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2018A030313776)
- Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (#Y753181305)
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