1. A method for automated analysis of textural differences present on an image volume, the image volume comprising a plurality of volume elements, each volume element having a gray level, the method comprising: using a computer to perform the following steps: removing structures within the image volume by assigning a particular gray level to the volume elements that form the structures; after the removing, defining a volume of interest (VOI) from which at least one of the structures has been removed; displaying the VOI; performing texture measures within the VOI; and classifying the VOI as belonging to a tissue pathology class based upon the texture measures.