Three-dimensional texture features from intensity and high-order derivative maps for the discrimination between bladder tumors and wall tissues via MRI

Xiaopan Xu, Xi Zhang, Qiang Tian, Guopeng Zhang, Yang Liu, Guang-Bin Cui, Jiang Meng, Yuxia Wu, Tianshuai Liu, Zengyue Yang, Hongbing Lu

Abstract: This study aims to determine the three-dimensional (3D) texture features extracted from intensity and high-order derivative maps that could reflect textural differences between bladder tumors and wall tissues, and propose a noninvasive, image-based strategy for bladder tumor differentiation preoperatively.