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Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing IV – João Tavares & Natal Jorge (eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00081-0
MR-T2-weighted signal intensity: A new imaging marker of prostate
cancer aggressiveness
Valentina Giannini, Anna Vignati, Susanna Mirasole, Filippo Russo & Daniele Regge
Department of Radiology, IRCC—Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Candiolo, Italy
Simone Mazzetti, Christian Bracco & Michele Stasi
Department of Medical Physics, IRCC—Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Candiolo, Italy
ABSTRACT: Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the most common solid neoplasm in males and a major cause
of cancer-related death. Behavior of PCa is dichotomous, as patients may either have an indolent clini- ...