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. 2023 Aug 1;42(1):28–55. doi: 10.1007/s11604-023-01476-1

Table 7.

Summary of representative studies on 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics-based machine learning analyses in other types of tumors

Authors Years Tumor type Aim Sample size Constructed ML models Core ML algorithm Best ML model Validation Resultsa
Differentiating primary from metastatic tumors
 Mannam et al. [125] 2022 MM MM vs. skeletal metastasis n = 40

CT radiomics-based model

PET radiomics-based model

Combined model

Multilayer perceptron Combined model Training and validation cohorts AUC: 0.9538
Predicting tumor stage, treatment response, or survival
 Mesguich et al. [126] 2021 MM Diffuse infiltration in the bone marrow n = 30 Combined CT + PET radiomics-based model RF Training and validation cohorts AUC: 0.90
 Li et al. [127] 2019 Acute leukemia Diffuse infiltration in the bone marrow n = 41 Combined CT + PET radiomics-based model RF Training and validation cohorts Accuracy: 0.886
 Ni et al. [128] 2023 MM PFS n = 98

Clinical model

Combined PET and CT radiomics-based model

Combined clinical, PET radiomics-based, and CT radiomics-based model

LASSO + cox regression Combined clinical, PET radiomics-based, and CT radiomics-based model Training and validation cohorts C-index: 0.698
 Feng et al. [130] 2022 Neuroblastoma MKI status n = 102

Clinical model

Combined PET and CT radiomics-based model

Combined clinical, PET, and CT radiomics-based model

XGB Combined PET and CT radiomics-based model Training and validation cohorts AUC: 0.951

AUC area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, C-index concordance index, LASSO least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm, MKI mitosis-karyorrhexis index, ML machine learning, MM multiple myeloma, PFS progression-free survival, RF random forest, XGB gradient tree boosting

aPerformance only presents the result of the best machine learning model