Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Negative-Margin (R0) Resectability of Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma based on Preoperative CT Scan Images Ghent University
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers with a five-year relative survival rate of 9%. Despite progress in preoperative imaging and neoadjuvant treatment, the incidence of microscopically positive margins (R1) after the Whipple procedure is as high as 30-40%, and incomplete resection is associated with poor survival. The current standard of care is to use preoperative CT scan to assess ...