A malignancy classification method and medium for classifying a region of
lung tissue are disclosed. The classifying includes: setting time points
T1 and T2 measured from injection of a contrast agent. TI represents a
wash-in time point for malignant lung tissue at which a first
concentration value of the injected contrast agent is substantially equal
to or near a peak for injected contrast agent concentration in the region
of lung tissue. Patient concentration values of the contrast agent for
the area of lung tissue at time points T1 and T2 are obtained, and a
malignancy classification for the region of lung tissue is provided by
comparing the obtained sample concentration values with a predetermined
malignancy profile. A visual representation of the malignancy
classification of the region of lung tissue is outputted.