Color-Coded Tissue Characterization Images of the Prostate

In the diagnosis and early detection of prostatic cancer transrectal ultrasound is the most important imaging modality. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the standard sonographic methods are still not satisfactory. In this paper we describe a method which provides the clinician with additional information in form of color-coded tissue characterization images based on an estimation of the tissue malignancy from spectral and texture parameters.