Keywords: DWI/DTI/DKI, Radiomics, estrogen receptor; tumor habitats
Motivation: This study assessed estrogen receptor (ER) expression using a non-invasive method based on diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) habitat analysis to reveal tumor microenvironment characteristics.
Goal(s): We aimed to investigate the relationship between tumor habitats and ER expression, focusing on microstructural complexity and water diffusion.
Approach: The predictive model employed segmentation and unsupervised clustering of DKI data, highlighting spatial variations within tumor subregions.
Results: We identified four distinct tumor subregions, with significant differences in mean kurtosis (MK) and mean diffusivity (MD), indicating that the model effectively predicted ER expression based on microenvironment heterogeneity.
Impact: This study demonstrates that diffusion kurtosis imaging can non-invasively predict estrogen receptor expression by characterizing tumor microenvironments, revealing significant relationships between tumor habitats and their microstructural properties.
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