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. 2021 Feb 20;11(2):354. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11020354
Acronyms Description
AAN Artificial neural networks
ADC Apparent diffusing coefficient
AI Artificial intelligence
anti-PSMA Prostate specific membrane antigen
AUC Area under the curve
B-mode Brightness mode
CAD Computer aided diagnosis
CDSSs Clinical decision support systems
CEUS Contrast enhanced ultrasonography
CEUS Contrast enhanced ultrasonography
CHB-DWI Computed high-b value diffusion weighted imaging
CNN Convolutional neural network
CpG Cytosine and guanine on a genome
CT Computed Tomography
Dataset-FS First and strongest enhancement phase
DCE Dynamic contrast-enhanced
DCE-US Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound
DCNN Deep convolutional neural network
DL Deep learning
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DT Decision Tree
DWI Diffusion weighted imaging
EBRT External beam radiation therapy
GA-AAN Genetic algorithm artificial neural network
Hybrid 3D/2D U-Net CNN The Hybrid 3D/2D U-Net trained on 3D images and then completed object detection and segmentation on 2D images)
KNN K-nearest neighbor
LASSO Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator
LWI Luminal water imaging
ML Machine learning
MRF MR fingerprinting
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
PCa Prostate cancer
PI-RADS Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data system
PSA Prostate Specific Antigen
RF Random forest
RFC Random forest classifiers
RNA Ribonucleic acid
RSI Restriction spectrum imaging
SVM Support vector machines
SVM-RBF SVM-Radial basis function kernel
SWE Shear-wave elastography
TMA Tissue microarrays
TRUS Transrectal ultrasound
TZ Tranzitional zone
XGB Extreme gradient boosting