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Abstract #2979

The Use of Texture Analysis in Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Differentiation of Ductal and Lobular Carcinoma

Shelley Waugh1, Richard Lerski1, Luc Bidaut2, Alastair Thompson3

1Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Angus, United Kingdom; 2University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom; 3Department of Surgery, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom

This study considers the use of texture analysis in a clinical setting for the identification and classification of breast cancer using MRI. Consideration was made of malignant vs. normal tissue and ductal vs. lobular carcinoma in a group of patients.

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