Accuracy of distinguishing benign, high-risk lesions and malignancies with inductive machine learning models in BIRADS 4 and BIRADS 5 lesions on breast MR examinations.

Journal: European journal of radiology
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Abstract

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to explore the utility of Inductive Decision Tree models (IDTs) in distinguishing between benign, malignant, and high-risk (B3) breast lesions.

Authors

  • Evangelia Panourgias
    First Department of Radiology ('Aretaieio' Hospital), Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76 V. Sofias 11523, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: epanourgias@yahoo.com.
  • Evangelos Karampotsis
    Management and Decision Engineering Laboratory (MDE-Lab), School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 41 Kountouriotou Street 82100, Chios, Greece. Electronic address: ekarampotsis@aegean.gr.
  • Natalia Douma
    First Department of Radiology ('Aretaieio' Hospital), Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76 V. Sofias 11523, Athens, Greece.
  • Charis Bourgioti
    First Department of Radiology ('Aretaieio' Hospital), Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76 V. Sofias 11523, Athens, Greece.
  • Vassilis Koutoulidis
    First Department of Radiology ('Aretaieio' Hospital), Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76 V. Sofias 11523, Athens, Greece.
  • George Rigas
    Breast Clinic, Agios Savvas, Anticancer Hospital of Athens, 171 Alexandras Avenue 11522, Athens, Greece.
  • Lia Moulopoulos
    First Department of Radiology ('Aretaieio' Hospital), Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76 V. Sofias 11523, Athens, Greece.
  • Georgios Dounias
    Management and Decision Engineering Laboratory (MDE-Lab), School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, 41 Kountouriotou Street 82100, Chios, Greece.