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Table 1 Characteristics of the 51 neuro-oncologic radiomics studies with study design of diagnostic, prognostic, or predictive biomarker

From: A systematic review reporting quality of radiomics research in neuro-oncology: toward clinical utility and quality improvement using high-dimensional imaging features

Article characteristics

Number of articles*

Patient number

153 (standard deviation 82.2; range 32–439)

Journal type

 Clinical journal

20 (39.2)

 Imaging journal

31 (60.8)

Study inclusion

 Gliomas

46 (90.1)

  Glioblastoma only

24 (47.1)

  Lower grade gliomas only

15 (29.4)

  Gliomas (WHO grade I to IV)

7 (13.7)

 Other tumors

5 (9.8)

Study intent

 Differential diagnosis

6 (11.8)

 Histopathological grade

5 (9.8)

 Molecular/genomic classification

25† (49.0)

 Survival

13† + (25.5)

 Response to treatment

3† + (5.9)

 Others

1 (2)

Biomarker

 Diagnostic

36† (70.6)

 Prognostic

13† + (25.5)

 Predictive

4+ (7.8)

External validation

 Yes

15 (29.4)

 No

36 (70.6)

  1. *numbers in parentheses are percentages
  2. †Two studies overlap in both molecular classification and survival (diagnostic and prognostic marker)
  3. + one study overlaps in both prognostic and predictive biomarker