Open access or shared research data must comply with (HIPAA) patient privacy regulations. These regulations require the de-identification of datasets before they can be placed in the public domain. The process of image de-identification is time consuming, requires significant human resources, and is prone to human error. Automated image de-identification algorithms have been developed but the research community...
Despite the progress made during the last two decades in the surgery and chemotherapy of ovarian cancer, more than 70% of advanced patients are with recurrent cancer and decease. Bevacizumab has been recently approved by FDA as a monotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer in combination with chemotherapy. Considering the cost, potential toxicity, and finding that only a portion of patients will benefit from...
Read More
This dataset includes abdominal or pelvic enhanced CT images within 10 days before surgery of 230 patients with stage II colorectal cancer (CRC). The inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) patients with radical surgery for CRC (complete removal of the original tumor and regional lymphadenectomy); (ii) patients with stage II CRC confirmed by histology and pathology; (iii) abdominal or pelvic enhanced CT examination...