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增强 CT 壳层特征和深度学习用于预测肝细胞癌早期经动脉化疗栓塞难治性

 

Authors Zhao Q , Zhang W, Wang Z, Liu X, He X, Yang J , Cui L, Leng X

Received 2 March 2026

Accepted for publication 14 April 2026

Published 21 April 2026 Volume 2026:13 605522

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/JHC.S605522

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 2

Editor who approved publication: Prof. Dr. Imam Waked

Qinglong Zhao,1 Wei Zhang,2 Zhuo Wang,3 Xingyuan Liu,4 Xinyu He,1 Jiayi Yang,1 Liming Cui,1 Xiaoping Leng3,5,6 

1Department of Interventional Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Vascular Surgery, General Hospital of Beidahuang Group, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 5Ultrasound Molecular Imaging Joint Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province (International Cooperation), Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 6State Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Harbin, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Xiaoping Leng, Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People’s Republic of China, Email xpleng@ems.hrbmu.edu.cn

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a predictive model for early refractoriness to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)—termed early TACE refractoriness (ETR)—in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The model integrates contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) shell features (annular features at the tumor-liver parenchyma interface) with the Vision-Mamba (Vim) architecture, known for its efficiency in handling high-resolution medical images.
Patients and Methods: This study was a two-center and retrospective study. Patients from center 1 were divided into the training set (n=254) and validation set (n=108), while patients from center 2 were used as the testing set (n=75). A joint model was constructed to predict ETR, and four Vim models without clinical features and 14 machine learning models based on clinical features were also developed for comparison. Model performance was evaluated by the accuracy, area under the curve (AUC), calibration curve, sensitivity, specificity, decision curve analysis (DCA) and Delong test. SHapley Additive exPlanations(SHAP) analysis were used to explain the predictions.
Results: The combined model based on the Vim framework performs better than others. The AUC of the combined model in the training set, validation set and test set were 0.959, 0.956 and 0.942, respectively. The calibration curve and DCA verified the practicality of the combined model in clinical practice. SHAP provides a visual interpretation of the model.
Conclusion: The Vim-based model integrating CECT and shell features shows promise for ETR prediction, offering a preliminary stratification tool. However, it remains a promising step rather than a definitive solution, requiring prospective validation due to the retrospective design and limited validation.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma, transarterial chemoembolization refractoriness, vision-mamba, contrast-enhanced CT, shell feature