Analysis of image heterogeneity using 2D Minkowski functionals detects tumor responses to treatment

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 402-410

  Larkin, Timothy J ^a,b   Canuto, Holly C ^a,b   Kettunen, Mikko I ^a,b   Booth, Thomas C ^a,b   Hu, De En ^a,b   Krishnan, Anant S ^a   Bohndiek, Sarah E ^a,b   Neves, André A ^a,b   McLachlan, Charles ^c   Hobson, Michael P ^c   Brindle, Kevin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANCER RESEARCH UK CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

heterogeneity; image analysis; Minkowski functionals; tumor

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUMORS;

HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS; IMAGING MODALITY; MINKOWSKI FUNCTIONALS; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTORS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR DISRUPTING AGENTS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

COMBRETASTATIN A4 PHOSPHATE; ETOPOSIDE; GADOLINIUM;

ALGORITHM; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINKOWSKI FUNCTIONAL; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STUDENT T TEST; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINKOWSKI FUNCTIONALS; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STILBENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890790357     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24644     Document Type: Article

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