Precision Risk Stratification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Relevance of CatBoost-based Prediction Following TACE

HomeRadiology: Imaging CancerVol. 7, No. 5 PreviousNext CommentaryPrecision Risk Stratification in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Clinical Relevance of CatBoost-based Prediction Following TACEMaedeh Rouzbahani1 Maedeh Rouzbahani1 Author Affiliations1Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, End of Keshavarz Blvd (Qarib St area), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141, IranAddress correspondence to: the author (email: [email protected]).Maedeh Rouzbahani1 Published Online:Sep 5 2025https://doi.org/10.1148/rycan.250386See also article by Wei and Liu et al in this issue.MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookXLinked In References1. Balogh J, Victor D, Asham EH, et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma: a review. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2016;3:41–53. Medline Google Scholar2. Pecorelli A, Lenzi B, Gramenzi A, et al;Italian LiverCancer (ITA.LI.CA) group. Curative therapies are superior to standard of care (transarterial chemoembolization) for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Int 2017;37(3):423–433. Medline Google Scholar3. Busari M, Mhi T. Improving PTSD screening tools with CatBoost: a bias-aware machine learning approach. Google Scholar4. Awal R, Doll SC, Naznin M, Faisal TR. Interpretable machine learning classifiers for the reliable prediction of fall induced hip fracture risk. Mach Learn Comput Sci Eng 2025;1(1):2. Google Scholar5. Xu H, Lin X, Wu J, et al. Machine learning for predicting the prognosis of patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. J Thorac Dis 2025;17(2):824–835. Medline Google Scholar6. Wei R, Liu Z, Ju L, et al. Using Machine Learning to Predict Advanced-Stage Progression of Intermediate- Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Transarterial Chemoembolization. Radiol Imaging Cancer 2025;7(5):e250034. Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: July 6 2025Revision requested: July 28 2025Revision received: July 29 2025Accepted: July 30 2025Published online: Sept 05 2025 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsAccompanying This ArticleUsing Machine Learning to Predict Advanced-Stage Progression of Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Transarterial ChemoembolizationSep 5 2025Radiology: Imaging Cancer Vol. 7, No. 5 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download