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. 2012 Jan 5;7(1):e29230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029230

Table 2. Discriminatory power of features.

Feature name Significance (p<0.0025, corrected for multiple comparison)
Normal v/s Abnormal Fibrocystic v/s Metastatic
Cell volume Yes Yes
Nuclear volume Yes Yes
Nucleus to cytoplasm ratio Yes Yes
Nuclear sphericity Yes Yes
Number of nucleoli Yes No
Total nucleolar volume No No
Variance in nucleolar volume Yes No
Average nucleolar margination Yes No
Variance in nucleolar margination Yes Yes
Total nuclear content Yes Yes
Mean nuclear content Yes Yes
Variance in nuclear content Yes No
Skew in nuclear content Yes No
Kurtosis in nuclear content Yes Yes
Low density volume fraction Yes No
Medium density volume fraction Yes Yes
High density volume fraction Yes No
Low density content fraction Yes Yes
Medium density content fraction Yes Yes
High density content fraction Yes Yes
Number of low density clumps Yes Yes
Number of medium density clumps Yes Yes
Number of high density clumps Yes Yes
Low density compactness Yes Yes
Medium density compactness Yes No
High density compactness Yes Yes
Medium-high density compactness Yes Yes
Average extinction ratio (low-medium) Yes No
Average extinction ratio (low-high) Yes Yes
Average extinction ratio (low-mediumhigh) Yes Yes
Average distance from nucleus center to low density regions Yes Yes
Average distance from nucleus center to medium density regions No Yes
Average distance from nucleus center to high density regions Yes Yes
Average distance from nucleus center to medium-high density regions Yes Yes
Average centroidal distance from nucleus center to low density regions Yes Yes
Average centroidal distance from nucleus center to medium density regions No No
Average centroidal distance from nucleus center to high density regions Yes No
Average centroidal distance from nucleus center to medium-high density regions No No
Markovian contrast Yes Yes
Markovian correlation Yes Yes
Markovian energy Yes Yes
Markovian heterogeneity Yes Yes