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Abstract #0863

Explaining MRI radiomics-based detection of prostate cancer using clinical concepts

Rebecca Segre1, Gabriel Addio Nketiah1,2, Axel Nael1, Mohammed Rasem Sadeq Sunoqrot1,2, Tone Frost Bathen1,2, and Mattijs Elschot1,2
1Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 2Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

Synopsis

Keywords: Diagnosis/Prediction, Radiomics, Explainability, Analysis/Processing, Cancer, Diagnosis/Prediction, Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Prostate, Software Tools

Motivation: Clinical use of computer-aided diagnosis systems for prostate cancer is currently hindered by their internal complexity. Explainability tools can give insight into the functioning of these machine learning (ML) models.

Goal(s): Our goal was to supplement the predictions of an MRI radiomics-based ML model for prostate cancer detection with explanations based on clinical concepts currently used in radiological assessment.

Approach: We clustered correlating MRI radiomics features into groups representing clinical concepts underlying the PI-RADS system. We used SHAP analysis to explain the importance of these concepts in each predicted lesion.

Results: Explainability based on clinical concepts gives insight into ML model predictions.

Impact: Our machine learning pipeline combines accurate prostate cancer detection on MRI with intrinsic explainability, potentially resulting in an easier integration into clinical use.

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