Texture analysis of CT images in predicting malignancy risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

•This is the first application of CT texture analysis in gastrointestinal stromal tumours.•CT histogram analysis can quantitavely assess different features of gastrointestinal stromal tumours.•Texture analysis of CT images holds great potential in predicting the malignancy risks of gastrointestinal stromal tumours preoperatively.