Academic radiology · 2026
Preoperative Risk Assessment of Adrenal Metastases in a Multicenter Study: Development of a Robust Federated Learning Model.
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Feng Bao, Yu Zhaole, Chen Yehang, Xu Jun, Lei Yan, Wan Meiqi, Lin Fan, Cui Jin, Hu Qinghui, Jin Qinggeng, Long Wansheng, Ma Changyi, Cui Enming
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: In clinical practice, the preoperative risk assessment of adrenal metastases versus benign adrenal lesions carries a substantial risk of misdiagnosis. The artificial intelligence technology holds promise for reducing misdiagnosis rates. However, due to the problem of data privacy protection and non-independent and identically distributed of multi-center data, the performance of artificial intelligence models is significantly affected.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively collected 1187 adrenal lesions from 1100 patients who underwent three phase Computed tomography (CT) scanning between January 2008 and September 2021. And then, we combined graph structure networks and mutual information to construct a robust federated learning model (RFLM) for the preoperative risk assessment of adrenal metastases and adrenal benign lesions. We conducted experiments on three-phase (pre-contrast phase (PCP), venous phase (VP) and arterial phase (AP)). In addition, we also conduct correlation analysis of the features of each center in RFLM to explore the intrinsic mechanism of the model.
RESULTS: PCP-based RFLM outperformed AP/VP and the evaluated federated learning baselines on all four center-specific test sets, with AUCs of 0.7826, 0.8318, 0.8794, and 0.8895 for Centers 1-4, respectively. Additional analyses supported its superior performance and potential clinical utility across centers.
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that PCP-based RFLM enables effective preoperative risk assessment of adrenal metastases and benign lesions, potentially reducing reliance on enhanced CT and thus minimizing additional radiation and complications. These findings underscore RFLM as a robust and reliable diagnostic approach.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively collected 1187 adrenal lesions from 1100 patients who underwent three phase Computed tomography (CT) scanning between January 2008 and September 2021. And then, we combined graph structure networks and mutual information to construct a robust federated learning model (RFLM) for the preoperative risk assessment of adrenal metastases and adrenal benign lesions. We conducted experiments on three-phase (pre-contrast phase (PCP), venous phase (VP) and arterial phase (AP)). In addition, we also conduct correlation analysis of the features of each center in RFLM to explore the intrinsic mechanism of the model.
RESULTS: PCP-based RFLM outperformed AP/VP and the evaluated federated learning baselines on all four center-specific test sets, with AUCs of 0.7826, 0.8318, 0.8794, and 0.8895 for Centers 1-4, respectively. Additional analyses supported its superior performance and potential clinical utility across centers.
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that PCP-based RFLM enables effective preoperative risk assessment of adrenal metastases and benign lesions, potentially reducing reliance on enhanced CT and thus minimizing additional radiation and complications. These findings underscore RFLM as a robust and reliable diagnostic approach.