Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , February 2010

Characterization of Breast Cancer Types by Texture Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Images

  • Kirsi Holli, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to K.H.
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  • Anna-Leena Lääperi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Lara Harrison, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tampere Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Tiina Luukkaala, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Science Center, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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  • Terttu Toivonen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory Centre, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland
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  • Pertti Ryymin, Phlic

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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  • Prasun Dastidar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Seppo Soimakallio, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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  • Hannu Eskola, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Post Box 2000, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

Received 17 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the research funding of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University Hospital, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation and the Instrumentarium Science Foundation.

PII: S1076-6332(09)00501-7

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.08.012

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 135-141 , February 2010

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