Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundSinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) is a benign tumor of the sinonasal mucosa, which may become malignant. Machine learning (ML) has been applied to improve the accuracy in the diagnosis of various diseases, but no studies have evaluated the performance of ML for IP diagnosis. This systemati...

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Main Authors: Xianfei Qin, Jinping Shi, Xiangkun Zhao, Yu Zhang, Xueyan Liu, Li Wang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
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Jinping Shi
Xiangkun Zhao
Yu Zhang
Xueyan Liu
Li Wang
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description BackgroundSinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) is a benign tumor of the sinonasal mucosa, which may become malignant. Machine learning (ML) has been applied to improve the accuracy in the diagnosis of various diseases, but no studies have evaluated the performance of ML for IP diagnosis. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the diagnostic performance of ML for IP.MethodsWe systematically searched articles from PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science up to July 22, 2025. The quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies tool (QUADAS-2) was used to assess the risk of bias, and the bivariate mixed-effect model was used for meta-analysis.Results17 studies involving 3321 participants were included. In the validation set, the sensitivity and specificity of ML constructed based on radiomics for identifying IP and malignant tumors were 0.84 (95%CI: 0.77-0.89) and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.74 ~ 0.88), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of ML constructed based on radiomics and clinical features for identifying IP and malignant tumors were 0.85 (95%CI: 0.78-0.90) and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.80 ~ 0.92), respectively.ConclusionOur study shows that ML has a favorable performance in the differential diagnosis of IP. More prospective studies are needed to validate and develop universal tools.Systemic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023430417, identifier CRD42023430417.
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spelling doaj-art-e14b373959614e7c92f54c6a166de27a2025-08-26T04:12:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-08-011510.3389/fonc.2025.16289991628999Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysisXianfei Qin0Xianfei Qin1Jinping Shi2Xiangkun Zhao3Yu Zhang4Xueyan Liu5Li Wang6The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaLiuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, ChinaOtorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaOtorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaOtorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaOtorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, ChinaBackgroundSinonasal inverted papilloma (IP) is a benign tumor of the sinonasal mucosa, which may become malignant. Machine learning (ML) has been applied to improve the accuracy in the diagnosis of various diseases, but no studies have evaluated the performance of ML for IP diagnosis. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore the diagnostic performance of ML for IP.MethodsWe systematically searched articles from PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science up to July 22, 2025. The quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies tool (QUADAS-2) was used to assess the risk of bias, and the bivariate mixed-effect model was used for meta-analysis.Results17 studies involving 3321 participants were included. In the validation set, the sensitivity and specificity of ML constructed based on radiomics for identifying IP and malignant tumors were 0.84 (95%CI: 0.77-0.89) and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.74 ~ 0.88), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of ML constructed based on radiomics and clinical features for identifying IP and malignant tumors were 0.85 (95%CI: 0.78-0.90) and 0.87 (95% CI: 0.80 ~ 0.92), respectively.ConclusionOur study shows that ML has a favorable performance in the differential diagnosis of IP. More prospective studies are needed to validate and develop universal tools.Systemic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42023430417, identifier CRD42023430417.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1628999/fullmachine learningmeta-analysisradiomicssinonasal inverted papillomasystematic review
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Li Wang
Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in Oncology
machine learning
meta-analysis
radiomics
sinonasal inverted papilloma
systematic review
title Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort identifying sinonasal inverted papilloma by machine learning a systematic review and meta analysis
topic machine learning
meta-analysis
radiomics
sinonasal inverted papilloma
systematic review
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1628999/full
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