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HECKTOR 2025 challenge benchmarks AI for head and neck cancer analysis · 2 sources tracked

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The HECKTOR 2025 challenge, building on previous iterations, established a benchmark for automated head and neck cancer analysis using multimodal PET/CT imaging and electronic health records. This challenge involved over 1,100 patients from 10 global centers and tasked 35 registered teams with segmenting tumors, predicting recurrence-free survival, and classifying HPV status. The top 15 submissions demonstrated promising results, with algorithms achieving a mean Dice similarity coefficient of 0.75 for segmentation, a concordance index of 0.66 for survival prediction, and a balanced accuracy of 0.56 for HPV classification. AI

IMPACT This benchmark could accelerate the development and clinical adoption of AI-powered tools for oncology, improving radiotherapy planning and patient outcome prediction.

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a benchmark challenge and its results presented in a research paper.

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Numan Saeed, Salma Hassan, Shahad Hardan, Lishan Cai, Xinglong Liang, Moona Mazher, Abdul Qayyum, Yansong Bu, Mengye Lyu, Yue Lin, Mingyuan Meng, Chuanyi Huang, Lisheng Wang, Dalal Chamseddine, Shamimeh Ahrari, Beining Wu, Yifei Chen, Fuyou Mao, Hao Zhan… ·

    HEad and neCK TumOR (HECKTOR) 2025: Benchmark of Segmentation, Diagnosis, and Prognosis in Multimodal PET/CT

    arXiv:2606.20143v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent a significant global health burden, with accurate tumor delineation being essential for effective radiotherapy planning. The complexity of the oropharyngeal anatomy, combined with the heterogene…

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Mohammad Yaqub ·

    HEad and neCK TumOR (HECKTOR) 2025: Benchmark of Segmentation, Diagnosis, and Prognosis in Multimodal PET/CT

    Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent a significant global health burden, with accurate tumor delineation being essential for effective radiotherapy planning. The complexity of the oropharyngeal anatomy, combined with the heterogeneous appearance of tumors on imaging, makes manua…

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