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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID 113870
Country Türkiye
Received
2025-09-05 03:13
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ISSN 1948-5204 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Systematic Reviews
Article Title Pioneering efficient deep learning architectures for enhanced hepatocellular carcinoma prediction and clinical translation  
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Sami Akbulut and Cemil Colak
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Sami Akbulut http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6864-7711
Cemil Colak http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7529-1100
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Sami Akbulut, FACS, MD, Professor, Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig Yolu 10 Km, Malatya 44280, Türkiye. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Key Words Hepatocellular carcinoma; Deep learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; Recurrent Neural Networks; Transformers; Medical imaging; Artificial intelligence efficiency
Core Tip Hepatocellular carcinoma remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with limited sensitivity of current screening tools for early detection. Deep learning (DL) offers great promise, but computational demands often hinder its clinical use. This review highlights advances in efficiency-oriented strategies, including lightweight architectures, pruning, quantization, and multimodal integration, which enable smaller and faster models without major loss of accuracy. By emphasizing validation, fairness audits, regulatory alignment, and workflow integration, we provide guidance for developing explainable and efficient DL solutions that are clinically deployable and impactful.  
Publish Date 2026-02-03 06:28
Citation

Akbulut S, Colak C. Pioneering efficient deep learning architectures for enhanced hepatocellular carcinoma prediction and clinical translation. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(2): 113870

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i2/113870.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i2.113870
Full Article (PDF) WJGO-18-113870-with-cover.pdf
PRISMA 2009 Checklist 113870-PRISMA-2009-Checklist.pdf
Manuscript File 113870-Review-(Last Revision)-2026-01-12 (2026-01-13).docx
Answering Reviewers 113870-answering-reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 113870-audio.mp4
Biostatistics Review Certificate 113870-biostatistics-statement.pdf
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 113870-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 113870-copyright-assignment.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 113870-non-native-speakers.pdf
Peer-review Report 113870-peer-reviews.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check 113870-scientific-misconduct-check.png
Scientific Editor Work List 113870-scientific-editor-work-list.pdf
CrossCheck Report 113870-crosscheck-report.pdf