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Table 4 Multivariable analysis for predictors of invasive upgrade in the 341 mammographically detected DCIS patients

From: AI analytics can be used as imaging biomarkers for predicting invasive upgrade of ductal carcinoma in situ

Variables

Clinicopathologic features + mammographic features

Clinicopathologic features + BI-RADS assessments

Clinicopathologic features + AI-CAD scores

Clinicopathologic features + dichotomized AI-CAD score

Clinicopathologic features + graded AI-CAD score

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Related symptoms

No

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

Yes

1.518 (0.860–2.681)

0.150

1.317 (0.746–2.323)

0.343

1.534 (0.887–2.652)

0.126

1.533 (0.887–2.652)

0.126

1.537 (0.886–2.665)

0.126

Biopsy method

Core needle biopsy

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

Vacuum-assisted biopsy

0.419 (0.223–0.787)

0.007

0.495 (0.264–0.929)

0.029

0.417 (0.227–0.768)

0.005

0.411 (0.223–0.756)

0.004

0.406 (0.220–0.748)

0.004

Nuclear grade

Low

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

ref

 

Intermediate

2.115 (1.138–3.931)

0.018

1.773 (0.953–3.298)

0.070

1.878 (1.003–3.515)

0.049

1.990 (1.071–3.697)

0.029

1.925 (1.033–3.587)

0.039

High

3.028 (1.370–6.690)

0.006

2.148 (0.949–4.862)

0.067

2.709 (1.223–6.002)

0.014

2.915 (1.330–6.388)

0.008

2.725 (1.236–6.012)

0.013

Imaging features on mammography

Mass/asymmetry/distortion

ref

         

Calcifications only

1.519 (0.716–3.223)

0.276

        

Combined

2.194 (1.057–4.557)

0.035

        

Final assessment for mammography

BI-RADS 3

  

ref

       

BI-RADS 4a

  

0.816 (0.196–3.399)

0.780

      

BI-RADS 4b

  

1.190 (0.287–4.932)

0.811

      

BI-RADS 4c

  

1.660 (0.423–6.511)

0.467

      

BI-RADS 5

  

3.507 (0.861–14.280)

0.080

      

Raw numerical AI-CAD score

    

1.008 (1.000–1.017)

0.047

    

Dichotomized AI-CAD score

AI-CAD score < 50%

      

ref

   

AI-CAD socre ≥ 50%

      

1.735 (0.904–3.330)

0.098

  

Graded AI-CAD score

AI-CAD score < 25%

        

ref

 

AI-CAD score 25–50%

        

1.371 (0.443–4.249)

0.584

AI-CAD score 50–75%

        

1.191 (0.394–3.601)

0.757

AI-CAD score ≥ 75%

        

2.145 (0.944–4.873)

0.069

AUC (95% CI)

0.691 (0.630–0.751)

0.712 (0.653–0.772)

0.688 (0.627–0.749)

0.677 (0.615–0.738)

0.683 (0.623–0.744)

  1. DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ, OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, ref Reference, BI-RADS Breast Imaging Reporting And Data System, AI-CAD AI-based computer-aided detection/diagnosis, AUC Area under curve