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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2026

A Novel Approach to Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis via CT Imaging: GPT-4o-Driven Automated Feature Recognition and Validation in Clinical Settings.

Shimin Zhang, Qiuyang Hou, Mufei Ding, Yuming Zhu, Gang Dai, Zhao Lu, Zhuonan Liu, Bosinan Chen, Xiaogeng Li, Jingyi Liu and 3 more

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Shimin Zhang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Qiuyang Hou *Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC); Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, USTC, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Mufei Ding *School of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yuming Zhu *School of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Gang DaiDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC); Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, USTC, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zhao LuDepartment of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Zhuonan LiuDepartment of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Bosinan ChenThe First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Xiaogeng LiSchool of Intelligent Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Jingyi LiuThe First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Kexue DengDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China (USTC); Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, USTC, Hefei, Anhui, China. dengkexue-anhui@163.com.
Jiangdian SongSchool of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. song.jd0910@gmail.com.
Xin ZhouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. xzhou@cmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072885National Natural Science Foundation of China 92259104Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project 2025ZD0545600Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project 2025ZD0545601Science and Technology Plan Joint Plan of Liaoning Province 2023JH2/101700193Scientific Research Fund of Liaoning Provincial Education Department LJ242410159058Xingliao Talent Program of Liaoning Province XLYC2403102
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Abstract

backgroundAccurate non-invasive diagnosis of early-stage ovarian cancer remains challenging because of the limited number of biomarkers. Although artificial intelligence algorithms show promise for ovarian cancer diagnosis, their reliance on specialized engineering knowledge hinders their accessibility. The recent emergence of visual large language models such as GPT-4o has further expanded the potential of AI in this domain.

methodsGPT-4o was trained to automatically recognize ovarian lesions, report key computed tomography (CT) features of ovarian lesions, and make a benign or malignant diagnosis based on these features. Radiologists and gynecologic oncologists independently reviewed the GPT-4o reports and evaluated GPT-4o's performance.

resultsGPT-4o achieved diagnostic accuracies of 80.80%, 79.14%, and 93.33% in the three datasets. Its performance surpassed that of gynecologic oncologist with 10 years of experience but was inferior to that of gynecologic oncologist with 16 years of experience and radiologists with ≥ 7 years of experience. The clinician-rated reliability in detecting the four key CT features was 4.22/5.00 for cyst wall and septum status; 4.24/5.00 for nodular or papillary protrusions; 4.30/5.00 for density and enhancement distribution; and 4.25/5.00 for cystic-solid characteristics. The use of GPT-4o increased the accuracy of radiologist and gynecologic oncologist diagnoses by 1.96% and 10.50%, respectively.

conclusionsGPT-4o identifies the key CT features of ovarian cancer and achieves promising diagnostic accuracy with high-quality diagnostic evidence.

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AlgorithmsOvarian NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedFemaleGenerative Artificial IntelligenceHumansIntelligent SystemsLarge Language ModelsPrognosisArtificial intelligenceDiagnosisLarge language modelsMedical imagingOvarian cancer

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PMCPMC13242454

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