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Abstract #1743

A New Computer-Aided Algorithm for Comparing Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Mapping and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced (DCE) MRI Using Pharmacokinetic Model for Breast Tumor Classification

Yeun-Chung Chang1, Yan-Hao Huang2, Chin-Ho Lin2, Chiun-Sheng Huang3, Jeon-Hor Chen4, Ruey-Feng Chang2

1Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; 2Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; 3Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan; 4Tu and Yuen Center for Functional Onco-Imaging and Department of Radiological Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States


To compare the performance of a new computer-aided algorithm for the dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions.