Haoran Sun

Ms. Haoran Sun

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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24 January 2025 in Cancers
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HSHaoran Sun
Haoran Sun
LWLixia Wang
Lixia Wang
TDTimothy Daskivich
Timothy Daskivich
SQShihan Qiu
Shihan Qiu
HLHsu-Lei Lee
Hsu-Lei Lee
YXYibin Xie
Yibin Xie
Background: Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) as a non-invasive imaging tool is important in prostate cancer (PCa) detection and localization. Combined with radiomics analysis, features extracted from mpMRI have been utilized to predict PCa aggressiveness. T2 mapping provides quantitative information in PCa diagnoses but is not routinely available in clinical practice. Previous work from our group developed a deep learning-based method to estimate T2 maps from clinically acquired T1- and T2-weighted images. This study aims to evaluate the added value of the estimated T2 map by combining it with conventional T2-weighted images for detecting clinically significant PCa (csPCa). Methods: An amount of 76 peripheral zone prostate lesions, including clinically significant and insignificant cases, were retrospectively analyzed. Radiomic features were extracted from conventional T2-weighted images and deep learning-estimated T2 maps, followed by feature selection and model development using five-fold cross-validation. Logistic regression and Gaussian Process classifiers were employed to develop the prediction models, with performance evaluated by area under the curve (AUC) and accuracy metrics. Results: The model incorporating features from both T2-weighted images and estimated T2 maps achieved an AUC of 0.803, significantly outperforming the model based solely on T2-weighted image features (AUC of 0.700, p = 0.048). Conclusions: Radiomics features extracted from deep learning-estimated T2 maps provide additional quantitative information that improves the prediction of peripheral zone csPCa aggressiveness, potentially enhancing risk stratification in non-invasive PCa diagnostics.