Evaluation of solid pulmonary nodules in patients with bladder cancer with computed tomography based texture analysis method: Is it possible to differentiate metastatic - non-metastatic nodules?
TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.69, no.2, pp.227-236, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 69 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.20219812
- Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAKS-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.227-236
- Keywords: Computed tomography, bladder cancer, pulmonary nodule, texture analysis, FEATURES, RADIOMICS, DENSITY
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Solid Pulmonary Nodule (SPN) is defined as parenchymal radiopacity smaller than 3 cm in diameter. Evaluating the metastatic nature of the SPNs detected in the thorax computed tomography (TCT) examination for staging purposes in cancer patients becomes a fundamental problem for the physician. Invasive procedures, additional imaging or follow-up imaging, are often used to differentiate metastatic and non-metastatic nodules. In this study, we aimed to distinguish SPNs detected in patients diagnosed with bladder cancer (BC) as metastatic and non-metastatic nodules by texture analysis.