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Table 1 Features of texture, shape and appearance of nodules and their values that radiologists should tell the system

From: Computer-aided detection (CADe) and diagnosis (CADx) system for lung cancer with likelihood of malignancy

Features

Values

Calcification

Popcorn, laminated, solid, non-central, central, and absent

Internal structure

Soft tissue, fluid, fat, and air

Lobulation

Marked, intermediate, and none

Margin

Poorly defined, intermediate, and sharp

Sphericity

Linear, ovoid, and round

Spiculation

Marked, intermediate, and none

Texture

Non-solid, Part solid/(mixed), and solid