Evaluation of calcification distribution by CT-based textural analysis for discrimination of immature teratoma

• Main Authors: Akari Nakamori (Author), Hideaki Tsuyoshi (Author), Tetsuya Tsujikawa (Author), Makoto Orisaka (Author), Tetsuji Kurokawa (Author), Yoshio Yoshida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mature and immature teratomas are differentiated based on tumor markers and calcification or fat distribution. However, no study has objectively quantified the differences in calcification and fat distributions between these tumors. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic pot...