CT Texture Analysis of Adrenal Pheochromocytomas: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Radiomics is a promising research field that combines big data analysis (from tissue texture analysis) with clinical questions. We studied the application of CT texture analysis in adrenal pheochromocytomas (PCCs) to define the correlation between the extracted features and the secretory pattern, the histopathological data, and the natural history of the disease. A total of 17 patients affected by surgically removed PCCs were retrospectively enrolled. Before surgery, all patients underwent contrast-enhanced CT and complete endocrine evaluation (catecholamine secretion and genetic evaluation). The pheochromocytoma adrenal gland scaled score (PASS) was determined upon histopathological examination. After a resampling of all CT images, the PCCs were delineated using LifeX software in all thre

SUBMITTER: Crimi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9955696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature