This study introduces a new quantitative mapping technique referred to as Four Quadrant mapping of Hybrid Multi-dimensional MRI data and evaluates its use for diagnosis of prostate cancer. Each image voxel can be represented as a vector in a 2D plot with components ‘∆T2/∆b’ and ‘∆ADC/∆TE’. Cancers contain a significantly higher percentage of voxels in quadrant 4 (PQ4), and a lower percentage of voxels in quadrant 2 (PQ2), smaller amplitude and angle compared to benign tissue. The quadrant analysis metrics resulted in AUC of 0.893 for differentiation of cancer from benign tissue, and showed moderate correlation with Gleason score (|ρ|=0.38-0.61).
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