arXiv:2607.12399cs.CV2026-07

提出不插值的辐射组学方法,区分体素几何与信号畸变。

Physically Aware Radiomics Without Interpolation: Disentangling Voxel Geometry and Signal Modification in CT and MRI

论文配图:Physically Aware Radiomics Without Interpolation: Disentangling Voxel Geometry and Signal Modification in CT and MRI
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  • 基于体素间距设计新算法,避免重采样干扰信号
  • 在CT和MRI上与原始数据一致度超0.997,优于插值方法
  • 适合临床影像分析,尤其对空间敏感的纹理特征

放射组学纹理特征通常在体素索引邻域中计算,隐含假设空间关系各向同性。在各向异性图像中,这会混淆体素几何与插值引起的信号变化。我们开发了一种体素间距感知的放射组学框架,将物理几何纳入纹理计算而不重采样。对比了四种配置:原生非重采样提取(NR)、各向同性重采样(RS)、体素间距感知提取(VS)和假各向同性预处理(FK),后者仅修改间距元数据但不改变图像数组。实验涵盖685例LIDC-IDRI肺结节和209例I-SPY2乳腺MRI病例,使用196个放射组学描述符。通过组内相关系数(ICC)、受试者内变异、Friedman检验、特征选择、机器学习、多层感知机及外部验证评估鲁棒性。结果显示,VS与NR接近一致:CT中中位ICC(A,1)为0.9976,MRI为0.9984。RS一致性较低且偏差更大,FK表现居中,证实间距元数据本身即可影响放射组学特征。梯度相关及邻域敏感描述符受预处理影响最大。VS在外部CT验证中保持与NR相当的预测性能,而MRI在不同预处理策略和分类器间表现出更大变异性。该方法分离几何建模与插值信号扰动,保留原始图像信号,为各向异性CT和MRI放射组学分析提供可靠替代方案。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Objective: Radiomic texture features are usually computed in voxel-index neighborhoods, implicitly assuming isotropic spatial relationships. In anisotropic images, this can confound voxel geometry with interpolation-induced signal changes. We developed a voxel-spacing-aware radiomic framework that incorporates physical geometry into texture computation without resampling. Approach: We modified PyRadiomics to account for voxel spacing while preserving the native image signal. Four configurations were compared: native non-resampled extraction (NR), isotropic resampling (RS), voxel-spacing-aware extraction (VS), and fake-isotropic preprocessing (FK), in which spacing metadata were overwritten without altering the image array. Experiments included 685 LIDC-IDRI pulmonary nodules and 209 I-SPY2 breast MRI cases, with 196 radiomic descriptors. Robustness was assessed using ICC, within-subject variability, Friedman testing, feature selection, machine learning, a multilayer perceptron, and external validation. Main results: VS showed near-native agreement with NR: median ICC(A,1) was 0.9976 in CT and 0.9984 in MRI. RS produced lower agreement and larger deviations, while FK showed intermediate behavior, confirming that spacing metadata alone can affect radiomic features. Gradient-derived and neighborhood-sensitive descriptors were most affected by preprocessing. VS preserved predictive performance comparable to NR in external CT validation, whereas MRI showed greater variability across preprocessing strategies and classifiers. Significance: Voxel-spacing-aware extraction separates geometric modeling from interpolation-induced signal modification while preserving the native image signal, offering a coherent alternative to isotropic resampling for radiomic analysis of anisotropic CT and MRI.

放射组学CT/MRI体素间距图像分析

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