Optimal 18F-FDG PET/CT radiomics model development for predicting EGFR mutation status and prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentric study

The integration of cross-combination method and the external validation from multi-center data achieved a good prediction and generalization performance in predicting EGFR mutation status and its subtypes. The combination of handcrafted radiomics features and clinical factors achieved good performance in predicting prognosis. With the urgent needs of multicentric 18F-FDG PET/CT trails, robust and explainable radiomics models have great potential in decision making and prognosis prediction of lung adenocarcinoma.