Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Deep neural network trained on gigapixel images improves lymph node metastasis detection in clinical settings

  • Shih-Chiang Huang,
  • Chi-Chung Chen,
  • Jui Lan,
  • Tsan-Yu Hsieh,
  • Huei-Chieh Chuang,
  • Meng-Yao Chien,
  • Tao-Sheng Ou,
  • Kuang-Hua Chen,
  • Ren-Chin Wu,
  • Yu-Jen Liu,
  • Chi-Tung Cheng,
  • Yu-Jen Huang,
  • Liang-Wei Tao,
  • An-Fong Hwu,
  • I-Chieh Lin,
  • Shih-Hao Hung,
  • Chao-Yuan Yeh,
  • Tse-Ching Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30746-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The pathological identification of lymph node metastasis in whole-slide images is demanding and tedious. Here, the authors design an artificial-intelligence-assisted assessment workflow to facilitate the routine counting of metastatic LNs.