Texture Classification Study of MR Images for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Abstract

Combining wavelet multi-resolution analysis method and statistical analysis method, a composite texture classification model is proposed to evaluate its value in computer-aided diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and normal liver tissue based on magnetic resonance (MR) images. First, training samples are divided into two groups by two categories, statistics of wavelet coefficients are calculated in each group. Second, two discretizations are performed on wavelet coefficients of a new sample based on the two sets of statistical results, and two groups of features can be extracted by histogram, co-occurrence matrix, and run-length matrix, etc. Finally, classification is performed twice based on the two groups of features to calculate the category attribute probabilities, then a decision is conducted. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model can obtain better classification performance than routine methods, it is rewarding for the computer-aided diagnosis of HCC and normal liver tissue based on MR images.