Abstract
Background/Objectives: Head and neck cancer (HNC), predominantly squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), presents a significant global health burden. Conventional diagnostic approaches often face challenges in terms of achieving early detection and accurate diagnosis. This review examines recent advancements in hyperspectral imaging (HSI), integrated with computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) techniques, to enhance HNC detection and diagnosis. Methods: A systematic review of seven rigorously selected studies was performed. We focused on CAD algorithms, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), support vector machines (SVMs), and linear discriminant analysis (LDA). These are applicable to the hyperspectral imaging of HNC tissues. Results: The meta-analysis findings indicate that LDA surpasses other algorithms, achieving an accuracy of 92%, sensitivity of 91%, and specificity of 93%. CNNs exhibit moderate performance, with an accuracy of 82%, sensitivity of 77%, and specificity of 86%. SVMs demonstrate the lowest performance, with an accuracy of 76% and sensitivity of 48%, but maintain a high specificity level at 89%. Additionally, in vivo studies demonstrate superior performance when compared to ex vivo studies, reporting higher accuracy (81%), sensitivity (83%), and specificity (79%). Conclusion: Despite these promising findings, challenges persist, such as HSI's sensitivity to external conditions, the need for high-resolution and high-speed imaging, and the lack of comprehensive spectral databases. Future research should emphasize dimensionality reduction techniques, the integration of multiple machine learning models, and the development of extensive spectral libraries to enhance HSI's clinical utility in HNC diagnostics. This review underscores the transformative potential of HSI and CAD techniques in revolutionizing HNC diagnostics, facilitating more accurate and earlier detection, and improving patient outcomes.
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