Melike Bilgin

Dr. Melike Bilgin

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 January 2025 in Cancers
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MBMelike Bilgin
Melike Bilgin
SBSabriye Sennur Bilgin
Sabriye Sennur Bilgin
BABurak H. Akkurt
Burak H. Akkurt
WHWalter Heindel
Walter Heindel
MMManoj Mannil
Manoj Mannil
MMManfred Musigmann
Manfred Musigmann
Background/Objectives: In recent years, numerous studies have been published on determining the WHO grade of central nervous system (CNS) tumors using machine learning algorithms. These studies are usually based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and sometimes also on positron emission tomography (PET) images. To date, however, there are virtually no corresponding studies based on routinely generated computed tomography (CT) images. The aim of our proof-of-concept study is to investigate whether machine learning-based tumor diagnosis is also possible using CT images. Methods: We investigate the differentiability of histologically confirmed low-grade and high-grade gliomas. Three conventional machine learning algorithms and a neural net are tested. In addition, we analyze which of the common imaging methods (MRI or CT) appears to be best suited for the diagnostic question under investigation when machine learning algorithms are used. For this purpose, we compare our results based on CT images with numerous studies based on MRI scans. Results: Our best-performing model includes six features and is obtained using univariate analysis for feature preselection and a Naive Bayes approach for model construction. Using independent test data, this model yields a mean AUC of 0.903, a mean accuracy of 0.839, a mean sensitivity of 0.807 and a mean specificity of 0.864. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that low-grade and high-grade gliomas can be differentiated with high accuracy using machine learning algorithms, not only based on the usual MRI scans, but also based on CT images. In the future, such CT-image-based models can help to further accelerate brain tumor diagnostics and to reduce the number of necessary biopsies.