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Dmitry Cherezov¹, Samuel Hawkins¹, Dmitry Goldgof¹

¹Department of Computer Sciences and Engineering, University of South Florida Tampa, Florida.

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Automated selection of computed tomography (CT) image features based on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) nodule size improves classification accuracy. This approach enhances diagnostic performance for identifying malignant versus benign lung nodules.

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Area of Science:

Radiology and Medical Imaging
Oncology
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Background:

Computed tomography (CT) is crucial for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) diagnosis and treatment.
Current computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) models for lung nodule classification rely on selected image features.
Nodule size variation suggests potential differences in radiomic descriptors between benign and malignant cases.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate automated selection of image features tailored to specific nodule size ranges.
To enhance the accuracy of classifying malignant and benign lung nodules in CT scans.
To evaluate the impact of nodule size-informed feature selection on diagnostic performance.

Main Methods:

Utilized the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) dataset, comprising 261 training and 237 testing cases.
Split datasets into three subsets based on the longest nodule diameter (LD) for size-specific analysis.
Implemented automated feature selection and evaluated classification performance, including the effect of oversampling the minority cancer class.

Main Results:

Accuracy improved from 74.68% to 81.01%, and AUC improved from 0.69 to 0.79, by splitting datasets based on nodule size.
When AUC was prioritized, accuracy increased from 72.57% to 77.5%, and AUC rose from 0.78 to 0.82.
Oversampling the minority cancer class further boosted performance in specific cases, from 0.82 to 0.87.

Conclusions:

Automated feature selection informed by nodule size significantly improves the accuracy and AUC of lung nodule classification in CT scans.
This size-stratified approach offers a more refined method for CAD systems in NSCLC diagnosis.
The findings highlight the importance of considering nodule size variability for enhanced diagnostic accuracy.