Fig. 4
From: Micro-anatomical quantitative optical imaging: toward automated assessment of breast tissues
Mean value of parameters used to separate malignant from benign sites. Nuclear parameters calculated with the nuclear segmentation algorithm are shown for all adipose, fibrous, lobules, invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), and invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) sites; a: standard deviation of inter-nuclear distance; b: area fraction; c: range of inter-nuclear distance. Ductal parameters calculated with the duct-based segmentation algorithm are shown for all normal, non-hyperplastic ducts, hyperplastic ducts (Hyperplasia), and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS); d: number of lumens; e: minor dimension of outer ellipse; f: area of outer ellipse. The number of sites represented in each box is represented by n. Significant differences between mean values of parameters measured at benign and malignant sites are indicated by asterisks (*)