Table 2 Error in tumor size from the IRI-Numerical Engine assessment compared to the actual from MRI.

From: Breast cancer detection using enhanced IRI-numerical engine and inverse heat transfer modeling: model description and clinical validation

Case

Predicted (mm)

Actual (mm)

Error (mm)

Absolute error (mm)

1R

12.9

14

− 1.1

1.1

2R

10

8

2.0

2.0

3R

10

9

1.0

1.0

4R

27.3

27

0.3

0.3

4L

10

8

2.0

2.0

5L

19.1

19

0.1

0.1

6L

18.9

17

1.9

1.9

7L

11.5

11

0.5

0.5

8L

10

12

− 2.0

2.0

9R

15

11

4.0

4.0

10R

10

11

− 1.0

1.0

11R

10

12

− 2.0

2.1

12L

10

5

5.0

5.0

13L

10

13

− 3.0

3.0

14R

10

5

5.0

5.0

15R

10

5

5.0

5.0

16R

27

26

1.0

1.0

17L

23.3

21

2.3

2.3

18L

10

5

5.0

5.0

19R

10

11

− 1.0

1.0

20L

10

9

1.0

1.0

21L

10

15

− 5.0

5.0

22L

10

5

5.0

5.0

23L

10

12

− 2.0

2.0

  1. Negative values in tumor size correspond to the IRI-Numerical Engine predicting a smaller tumor diameter than actual.