TABLE 2

Formulas for Regional Heterogeneity Features

FeatureFormula
Small-area emphasisEmbedded Image
Large-area emphasisEmbedded Image
Intensity variabilityEmbedded Image
Size–zone variabilityEmbedded Image
Zone percentageEmbedded Image
High-intensity emphasisEmbedded Image
Low-intensity small-area emphasisEmbedded Image
High-intensity small-area emphasisEmbedded Image
Low-intensity large-area emphasisEmbedded Image
High-intensity large-area emphasisEmbedded Image
  • Ω = number of homogeneous areas within tumor; z = intensity size–zone matrix; M = discretization value; N = size of largest homogeneous area within tumor; z(i,j) = number of areas with intensity i and size j.