构建肝癌影像特征字典,让AI诊断结果更可懂、更可信。
Pathobiological Dictionary Defining Pathomics and Texture Features: Addressing Understandable AI Issues in Personalized Liver Cancer; Dictionary Version LCP1.0
- 用标准化工具提取333个病理与影像特征,匹配临床诊断流程。
- 20个关键特征(如核/质形态)在分级预测中准确率达80%。
- 专家验证的字典,帮助医生理解AI判断依据,适合临床落地。
人工智能在医学诊断中潜力巨大,但因可解释性差和泛化能力弱而难以临床应用。本研究提出肝癌病理影像特征字典(LCP1.0),将复杂的病理组学(Pathomics, PF)与影像组学(Radiomics, RF)特征转化为临床可用的解读信息。基于IBSI标准,使用QuPath和PyRadiomics从肝细胞癌组织样本中提取333个特征,包括240个基于细胞检测与强度的PF、74个纹理类RF及19个一阶统计类RF。通过专家划定的感兴趣区域(ROIs)排除伪影区,并在病例层面聚合特征。采用多种分类器与特征选择器评估特征与WHO分级系统的相关性。最终,变量阈值法结合SVM模型取得最高准确率(0.80,P<0.05),筛选出20个关键特征,主要为临床与病理特征,如中心点、细胞核、胞质特性。这些特征(尤其核/质特征)与肿瘤分级和预后显著相关,反映异型性指标如多形性、深染和细胞排列方向。该字典经8名肿瘤与病理科专家验证,实现了AI输出与专家认知的对齐,提升模型透明度与实用性,推动可解释、可信的肝癌病理诊断工具发展。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds strong potential for medical diagnostics, yet its clinical adoption is limited by a lack of interpretability and generalizability. This study introduces the Pathobiological Dictionary for Liver Cancer (LCP1.0), a practical framework designed to translate complex Pathomics and Radiomics Features (PF and RF) into clinically meaningful insights aligned with existing diagnostic workflows. QuPath and PyRadiomics, standardized according to IBSI guidelines, were used to extract 333 imaging features from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue samples, including 240 PF-based-cell detection/intensity, 74 RF-based texture, and 19 RF-based first-order features. Expert-defined ROIs from the public dataset excluded artifact-prone areas, and features were aggregated at the case level. Their relevance to the WHO grading system was assessed using multiple classifiers linked with feature selectors. The resulting dictionary was validated by 8 experts in oncology and pathology. In collaboration with 10 domain experts, we developed a Pathobiological dictionary of imaging features such as PFs and RF. In our study, the Variable Threshold feature selection algorithm combined with the SVM model achieved the highest accuracy (0.80, P-value less than 0.05), selecting 20 key features, primarily clinical and pathomics traits such as Centroid, Cell Nucleus, and Cytoplasmic characteristics. These features, particularly nuclear and cytoplasmic, were strongly associated with tumor grading and prognosis, reflecting atypia indicators like pleomorphism, hyperchromasia, and cellular orientation.The LCP1.0 provides a clinically validated bridge between AI outputs and expert interpretation, enhancing model transparency and usability. Aligning AI-derived features with clinical semantics supports the development of interpretable, trustworthy diagnostic tools for liver cancer pathology.
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