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Table 2 Association between imaging features and pathological diagnosis

From: Comparison and risk factors analysis of multiple breast cancer screening methods in the evaluation of breast non-mass-like lesions

 

Total (n = 253)

Pathologically benign (n = 180)

Pathologically malignant or precursor (n = 73)

χ2

P

Internal echo

Homogeneous

24

21

3

3.454

0.063

Heterogeneous

229

159

70

  

Hyperechoic

Non

105

86

19

13.093

0.001

Scattered spotty

83

48

35

  

Aggregated spotty

65

46

19

  

Peripheral CDFI

Adler 0

163

139

24

67.550

 < 0.001

Adler 1

50

33

17

  

Adler 2

23

5

18

  

Adler 3

17

3

14

  

Internal flow

Adler 0

161

139

22

65.131

 < 0.001

Adler 1

49

30

19

  

Adler 2

25

8

17

  

Adler 3

18

3

15

  

Ductal change

Non

182

129

53

14.617

0.001

Duct ectasia (anechoic inside)

29

28

1

  

Duct ectasia (Low-echo inside)

42

23

19

  

Peripheral change

Non

216

167

49

29.008

 < 0.001

Architectural distortion

36

12

24

  

Structure distortion X-ray

Non

173

134

39

11.449

0.003

Distortion

38

20

18

  

Disorder

42

26

16

  

asymmetry

     

Non

223

167

56

12.826

 < 0.001

Focal asymmetry

30

13

17

  

Calcification

Non

53

48

5

14.107

0.001

Scattered spotty

120

75

45

  

Aggregated spotty or cluster

80

57

23

  

Coronal plane

Non

106

99

7

60.580

 < 0.001

Obscure

103

67

36

  
  1. χ2 means the value of chi-square test, P means the significant value of chi-square testn