Imaging Findings Correlation provides comprehensive multi-modal diagnostic data integration by correlating imaging findings with laboratory results, clinical presentations, and pathological data for enhanced diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision support through evidence-based pattern recognition and cross-modality validation.
Usage
imagingcorrelation(
  data,
  imagingFindings,
  labResults,
  clinicalVars,
  pathologyData,
  imagingModality,
  correlation_analysis = TRUE,
  concordance_assessment = TRUE,
  pattern_recognition = TRUE,
  sensitivity_specificity = TRUE,
  integration_method = "weighted_fusion",
  correlation_method = "spearman",
  confidence_level = 0.95,
  minimum_correlation = 0.3,
  radiomics_analysis = FALSE,
  texture_analysis = FALSE,
  lesion_characterization = TRUE,
  temporal_analysis = FALSE,
  anatomical_correlation = TRUE,
  staging_correlation = TRUE,
  treatment_response = FALSE,
  ai_assisted = FALSE,
  correlation_plots = TRUE,
  concordance_plots = TRUE,
  heatmap_visualization = TRUE,
  network_diagram = FALSE,
  roc_curves = TRUE,
  clinical_guidelines = TRUE,
  diagnostic_confidence = TRUE,
  report_generation = TRUE
)Arguments
- data
- . 
- imagingFindings
- Imaging findings from various modalities (CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound, X-ray) 
- labResults
- Laboratory test results and biomarkers for correlation analysis (optional) 
- clinicalVars
- Clinical symptoms, signs, and examination findings (optional) 
- pathologyData
- Pathological findings and histopathology results for validation (optional) 
- imagingModality
- Type of imaging modality for each finding (CT, MRI, PET, etc.) (optional) 
- correlation_analysis
- Perform comprehensive correlation analysis across imaging, lab, and clinical data 
- concordance_assessment
- Evaluate concordance between different diagnostic modalities 
- pattern_recognition
- Identify diagnostic patterns across multiple data modalities 
- sensitivity_specificity
- Calculate sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV for imaging findings 
- integration_method
- Method for integrating multi-modal diagnostic data 
- correlation_method
- Statistical method for correlation analysis 
- confidence_level
- Confidence level for statistical calculations and intervals 
- minimum_correlation
- Minimum correlation coefficient to report as significant 
- radiomics_analysis
- Perform advanced radiomics feature extraction and analysis 
- texture_analysis
- Analyze texture features from imaging data for pattern detection 
- lesion_characterization
- Comprehensive lesion characterization across imaging modalities 
- temporal_analysis
- Analyze temporal changes in imaging findings over time 
- anatomical_correlation
- Correlate findings based on anatomical location and distribution 
- staging_correlation
- Correlate imaging findings with disease staging and progression 
- treatment_response
- Evaluate treatment response using imaging criteria (RECIST, mRECIST, etc.) 
- ai_assisted
- Use AI/ML models for enhanced pattern recognition and prediction 
- correlation_plots
- Create comprehensive correlation visualization plots 
- concordance_plots
- Generate concordance plots between diagnostic modalities 
- heatmap_visualization
- Create heatmaps showing multi-modal correlations 
- network_diagram
- Generate network diagrams showing relationships between findings 
- roc_curves
- Generate ROC curves for diagnostic performance assessment 
- clinical_guidelines
- Integrate evidence-based imaging guidelines and recommendations 
- diagnostic_confidence
- Calculate and report diagnostic confidence levels for integrated findings 
- report_generation
- Generate comprehensive integrated diagnostic report with recommendations 
Value
A results object containing:
| results$todo | a html | ||||
| results$correlationTable | a table | ||||
| results$concordanceTable | a table | ||||
| results$diagnosticPerformanceTable | a table | ||||
| results$patternRecognitionTable | a table | ||||
| results$lesionCharacterizationTable | a table | ||||
| results$stagingCorrelationTable | a table | ||||
| results$treatmentResponseTable | a table | ||||
| results$radiomicsTable | a table | ||||
| results$integratedDiagnosticSummary | a html | ||||
| results$clinicalRecommendations | a html | ||||
| results$confidenceAssessment | a html | ||||
| results$correlationPlot | an image | ||||
| results$concordancePlot | an image | ||||
| results$heatmapPlot | an image | ||||
| results$networkPlot | an image | ||||
| results$rocPlot | an image | 
Tables can be converted to data frames with asDF or as.data.frame. For example:
results$correlationTable$asDF
as.data.frame(results$correlationTable)
Examples
data('clinicaldata', package='ClinicoPath')
# Basic imaging correlation analysis
imagingcorrelation(clinicaldata,
                 imagingFindings = c('CT_Finding', 'MRI_Finding', 'PET_Finding'),
                 labResults = c('Biomarker1', 'Biomarker2'),
                 clinicalVars = c('Symptoms', 'Signs'),
                 correlation_analysis = TRUE,
                 concordance_assessment = TRUE)