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Classification of breast lesions using segmented quantitative ultrasound maps of homodyned K distribution parameters.

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PURPOSE:Statistical modeling of an ultrasound backscattered echo envelope is used for tissue characterization. However, in the presence of complex structures within the analyzed area, estimation of parameters is disturbed and unreliable, e.g., in the case of breast tumor classification. In order to improve the differentiation of breast lesions, the authors proposed a method based on the segmentation of homodyned K distribution parameter maps. Regions within lesions of different scattering properties were extracted and analyzed. In order to improve the classification, the best-performing features were selected from various regions and then combined. METHODS:A radio-frequency data set consisting of 103 breast lesions was used in the authors' analysis. Maps of homodyned K distribution parameters were created using an algorithm based on signal-to-noise ratio, kurtosis, and skewness of fractional-order envelope moments. A Markov random field model was used to segment parametric maps. Features of different segments were extracted and evaluated based on bootstrapping and the receiver operating characteristic curve. To determine the best-performing feature subset, the authors applied the joint mutual information criterion. RESULTS:It was found that there were individual features which performed better than the ones commonly used for lesion characterization, like the parameter obtained through averaging of values over the whole lesion. The authors selected and discussed the best-performing features. Properties of different extracted regions were important and improved the distinction between benign and malignant tumors. The best performance was obtained by combining four features with the area under the receiver operating curve of 0.84. CONCLUSIONS:The study showed that the analysis of internal changes in lesion parametric maps leads to a better classification of breast tumors. The authors recommend combining multiple features for characterization, instead of using only one parameter, especially in the case of heterogeneous lesions.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Byra M,Nowicki A,Wróblewska-Piotrzkowska H,Dobruch-Sobczak K

doi

10.1118/1.4962928

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-10-01 00:00:00

pages

5561

issue

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

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Classification of breast lesions using segmented quantitative ultrasound maps of homodyned K distribution parameters.