Table 7 Ultrasonography findings versus DCE characterization of BI-RADS 4A patients
Appearance of ultrasound findings | DCE characterization |
|---|---|
Ultrasound nodules: 63 | |
Circumscribed nodules: 54 | Non-enhanced nodules: 16 |
Persistent-enhanced nodules: 17 | |
Plateau-enhanced nodules: 6 | |
Wash-out nodules: 1 | |
Simple cysts: 5 | |
Hemorrhagic cyst: 1 | |
Hamartoma: 2 | |
Nodular fat tissue without enhancement: 1 | |
Without representation: 5 | |
Nodules with enlargement: 6 | Persistent-enhanced nodules: 4 |
Plateau-enhanced nodules: 1 | |
Without representation: 1 | |
New nodules: 3 | Non-enhanced nodules: 2 |
Complex cyst: 1 | |
Simple cysts: 20 | Simple cysts: 15 |
Without representation: 5 | |
Ductal ectasia: 4 | Ductal ectasia: 2 |
Ductal ectasia with proteinaceous content: 2 | |
Intraductal papilloma: 1 | Intraductal papilloma: 1 |
Complex cyst: 1 | Complex cyst with plateau enhancement: 1 |
Asymmetries: 2 | Without representation: 2 |
Findings detected only at MRI: 32 | Persistent-enhanced nodules: 3 |
Plateau-enhanced nodules: 2 | |
Clusters of microcysts: 2 | |
Simple cysts: 16 | |
Hemorrhagic cyst: 1 | |
Intramammary ganglion: 4 | |
Ductal ectasia: 3 | |
Fat necrosis: 1 |