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Table 3 Distribution of breast masses and comparison of inversion score

From: Value of inversion imaging to diagnosis in differentiating malignant from benign breast masses

Diagnostic method

All masses(N)

Malignant(N)

Benign(N)

IS (mean ± SD)

P*

BI-RADS

367

216

151

3.39 ± 1.09

< 0.001

3

49

0

49

2.67 ± 0.85

< 0.001

4 A

104

30

74

2.78 ± 1.17

< 0.001

4B

70

47

23

3.67 ± 0.91

< 0.001

4 C

100

95

5

3.95 ± 0.86

< 0.001

5

44

44

0

3.93 ± 0.63

< 0.001

IS

367

190

177

 

< 0.001

BI-RADS + IS

367

220

147

 

< 0.001

IS (mean ± SD)

3.39 ± 1.09

3.96 ± 0.77

2.58 ± 0.98

 

< 0.001

  1. *Comparison between benign and malignant