Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in Molecular Hybrid Imaging and Theragnostics for Neuro-Endocrine Neoplasms (NENs)
Michele Balma, Riccardo Laudicella, E. Gallio, Sara Gusella, Leda Lorenzon, Simona Peano, Renato Prado Costa, Osvaldo Rampado, Mohsen Farsad, Laura Evangelista, Désirèe Deandreis, Alberto Papaleo, Virginia Liberini
Abstract
Nuclear medicine has acquired a crucial role in the management of patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) by improving the accuracy of diagnosis and staging as well as their risk stratification and personalized therapies, including radioligand therapies (RLT). Artificial intelligence (AI) and radiomics can enable physicians to further improve the overall efficiency and accuracy of the use of these tools in both diagnostic and therapeutic settings by improving the prediction of the tumor grade, differential diagnosis from other malignancies, assessment of tumor behavior and aggressiveness, and prediction of treatment response. This systematic review aims to describe the state-of-the-art AI and radiomics applications in the molecular imaging of NENs.