AnatomicalNets: A Multi-Structure Segmentation and Contour-Based Distance Estimation Pipeline for Clinically Grounded Lung Cancer T-Staging

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arXiv:2511.19367v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Accurate tumor staging in lung cancer is crucial for prognosis and treatment planning and is governed by explicit anatomical criteria under fixed guidelines. However, most existing deep learning approaches treat this spatially structured clinical decision as an uninterpretable image classification problem. Tumor stage depends on predetermined quantitative criteria, including the tumor's dimensions and its proximity to adjacent anatomical

Published 23 Apr 2026

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Title: AnatomicalNets: A Multi-Structure Segmentation and Contour-Based Distance Estimation Pipeline for Clinically Grounded Lung Cancer T-Staging

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arXiv:2511.19367v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Accurate tumor staging in lung cancer is crucial for prognosis and treatment planning and is governed by explicit anatomical criteria under fixed guidelines. However, most existing deep learning approaches treat this spatially structured clinical decision as an uninterpretable image classification problem. Tumor stage depends on predetermined quantitative criteria, including the tumor's dimensions and its proximity to adjacent anatomical
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