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.