Computerized margin and texture analyses for differentiating bacterial pneumonia and invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma presenting as consolidation.

Radiologists have used margin characteristics based on routine visual analysis; however, the attenuation changes at the margin of the lesion on CT images have not been quantitatively assessed. We established a CT-based margin analysis method by comparing a target lesion with normal lung attenuation,...

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Main Authors: Hyun Jung Koo, Mi Young Kim, Ja Hwan Koo, Yu Sub Sung, Jiwon Jung, Sung-Han Kim, Chang-Min Choi, Hwa Jung Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5436675?pdf=render