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Leveraging foundation models for enhanced detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers in small datasets
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dc.contributor.author | Myles, Craig | |
dc.contributor.author | Um, In Hwa | |
dc.contributor.author | Harrison, David James | |
dc.contributor.author | Harris-Birtill, David Cameron Christopher | |
dc.contributor.editor | Yap, Moi Hoon | |
dc.contributor.editor | Kendrick, Connah | |
dc.contributor.editor | Behera, Ardhendu | |
dc.contributor.editor | Cootes, Timothy | |
dc.contributor.editor | Zwiggelaar, Reyer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T16:30:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T16:30:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-07-24 | |
dc.identifier | 305637543 | |
dc.identifier | 5dda1d39-6620-4bc5-b2d9-c70a5809fd5b | |
dc.identifier.citation | Myles , C , Um , I H , Harrison , D J & Harris-Birtill , D C C 2024 , Leveraging foundation models for enhanced detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers in small datasets . in M H Yap , C Kendrick , A Behera , T Cootes & R Zwiggelaar (eds) , Medical image understanding and analysis : 28th annual conference, MIUA 2024, Manchester, UK, July 24–26, 2024, proceedings, part I . Lecture notes in computer science , vol. 14859 , Springer , Cham , pp. 329-343 , Medical Image Understanding and Analysis: 28th Annual Event , Manchester , United Kingdom , 24/07/24 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66955-2_23 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | conference | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9783031669545 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9783031669552 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0302-9743 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/30262 | |
dc.description | Funding: This work is supported in part by the Industrial Centre for AI Research in Digital Diagnostics (iCAIRD) which is funded by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (project number 104690) | en |
dc.description.abstract | Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Its high incidence and mortality rate highlight the critical role of advanced diagnostics and early detection methods. Advancements in computational pathology can significantly enhance diagnostic precision and treatment personalisation, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Hospitals and labs globally are transitioning toward routine whole slide image (WSI) digitisation. This digitisation process generates large volumes of data, offering an opportunity to enhance diagnostic capabilities through the use of machine learning techniques such as weakly supervised learning and self supervised learning (SSL). This study evaluates the performance of state-of-the-art self-supervised learning (SSL) feature extractor foundation models—CTransPath, Phikon, and UNI—against a pretrained ResNet-50, which serves as a benchmark. Our Transformer network analyses these feature vectors, focusing on their efficacy in predicting key colorectal cancer biomarkers within a small dataset containing 423 WSIs with only 8% of cases exhibiting mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency. The CTransPath model achieved the highest validation AUROC of 0.9466 for MMR classification but exhibited a test AUROC of 0.6880, demonstrating significant variability. In contrast, the UNI model demonstrated greater consistency and robustness, achieving a test AUROC of 0.7136, which additionally represents a 6.3% improvement over ResNet-50’s test AUROC of 0.6709. The results highlight the feasibility of using advanced machine learning models with smaller, sparsely annotated datasets, though the variability noted in some models underscores the challenges at the edge of data scarcity. Code and experimental framework available at https://github.com/CraigMyles/SurGen-CRC-Arena. | |
dc.format.extent | 14431088 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Springer | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Medical image understanding and analysis | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Lecture notes in computer science | en |
dc.subject | Digital pathology | en |
dc.subject | Machine learning | en |
dc.subject | Transformer | en |
dc.subject | Deep learning | en |
dc.subject | Slide-level classification | en |
dc.subject | Mismatch repair (MMR) | en |
dc.subject | BRAF mutation | en |
dc.subject | RAS mutation | en |
dc.subject | Survival prediction | en |
dc.subject | RB Pathology | en |
dc.subject | E | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RB | en |
dc.title | Leveraging foundation models for enhanced detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers in small datasets | en |
dc.type | Conference item | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | Innovate UK | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Computer Science | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66955-2_23 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | TS/S013121/1 | en |
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