title: Multiparametric decision support system for the prediction of oral cancer reoccurrence.
abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) constitutes the predominant neoplasm of the head and neck region, featuring particularly aggressive nature, associated with quite unfavorable prognosis. In this work we formulate a Decision Support System (DSS) which integrates a multitude of heterogeneous data (clinical, imaging and genomic), thus, framing all manifestations of the disease. Our primary aim is to identify the factors that dictate OSCC progression and subsequently predict potential relapses (local or metastatic) of the disease. The discrimination potential of each source of data is initially explored separately, and afterwards the individual predictions are combined to yield a consensus decision achieving complete discrimination between patients with and without a disease relapse.
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Exarchos
authors.forename: Yorgos
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goletsis
authors.forename: Dimitrios I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Fotiadis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D012372:ROC Curve