Research Article

A Fusion-Based Approach for Breast Ultrasound Image Classification Using Multiple-ROI Texture and Morphological Analyses

Table 1

Description of the benign and malignant breast tumors involved in the study.

Tumor classDescriptionNumber of patients

BenignFibroadenoma35
Complex fibroadenoma1
Fibrocystic change15
Chronic inflammation1
Lymphocytic lobulitis1
Fibrosis3
Sclerosing adenosis1
Atypical ductal hyperplasia1
Atypical lobular hyperplasia1
Adenosis2
Chronic mastitis1
Tubular adenoma1
Fat necrosis1

MalignantInvasive ductal carcinoma41
Ductal carcinoma in situ4
Invasive lobular carcinoma1