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Table 2 Radiologist semantic features captured

From: “Real-world” radiomics from multi-vendor MRI: an original retrospective study on the prediction of nodal status and disease survival in breast cancer, as an exemplar to promote discussion of the wider issues

T2-weighted images

Tumour visible (y / n)

T2 signal (high / intermediate / low)

Shape (irregular / lobular / oval /round)

Margin (irregular / smooth / spiculated)

Dynamic contrast enhanced images

Tumour visible (y / n)

Mass enhancement (y / n)

MR assessment of focality (focal / multicentric / multifocal)

Lymph node appearance (normal / abnormal, primarily guided by size)

Shape (irregular / lobular / oval /round / non-mass-like enhancement)

Location quadrant (lower inner, lower outer, upper inner, upper outer)

Margin (irregular / smooth / spiculated / non-mass-like enhancement)

Diffusion-weighted images

Tumour visible (y / n)