Limits of radiomic-based entropy as a surrogate of tumor heterogeneity: ROI-area, acquisition protocol and tissue site exert substantial influence

Abstract Entropy is a promising quantitative imaging biomarker for characterizing cancer imaging phenotype. Entropy has been associated with tumor gene expression, tumor metabolism, tumor stage, patient prognosis, and treatment response. Our hypothesis states that tumor-specific biomarkers such as e...

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Main Authors: Laurent Dercle, Samy Ammari, Mathilde Bateson, Paul Blanc Durand, Eva Haspinger, Christophe Massard, Cyril Jaudet, Andrea Varga, Eric Deutsch, Jean-Charles Soria, Charles Ferté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08310-5