Texture Analysis of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Maps in Cervical Carcinoma: Correlation with Histopathologic Findings and Prognosis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine the feasibility of texture analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and to assess the performance of texture analysis and ADC to predict histologic grade, parametrial invasion, lymph node metastasis, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, recurrence, and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with cervical carcinoma.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included 58 patients with cervical carcinoma who were examined with a 1.5-T MRI system and diffusion-weighted imaging with b values of 0 and 1000 sec/mm². Software with volumes of interest on ADC maps was used to extract 45 texture features, including higher-order texture features. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis wa

SUBMITTER: Yamada I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7983793 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature