Clinical Study
The Contribution of Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Imaging in the Preoperative Assessment of Breast Tumors: A Preliminary Report
Table 3
3D outcome according to the sonographic criteria used in our breast tumor patients.
| | | | Benign | | CA | | | | | % | | % | |
| Shape | Round/oval | 52 | 72.2% | 1 | 1.9% | .0001 | | Lobular | 20 | 27.8% | 10 | 18.9% | | | Irregular | 0 | 0% | 42 | 79.2% | | Orientation | () | 49 | 68.1% | 4 | 7.5% | .0001 | | () | 21 | 29.2% | 5 | 9.4% | | | () | 2 | 2.8% | 44 | 83.0% | | Margin | Well defined | 70 | 97.2% | 13 | 25% | .0001 | | ILL defined | 2 | 2.8% | 40 | 75% | | Surrounding echogenicity | Hypoechogenic regular | 72 | 100.0% | 24 | 45.3% | .002 | | Echogenic irregular | 0 | 0% | 29 | 54.7% | | Echogenicity | Hyperechoic | 63 | 87.5% | 33 | 62.3% | .002 | | Hypoechoic | 9 | 12.5% | 20 | 37.7% | | Echotexture | Homogenous | 37 | 51.4% | 12 | 22.6% | .0001 | | Inhomogenous | 35 | 48.6% | 41 | 77.4% | | Acoustic transmission | Present | 36 | 50.0% | 8 | 15.1% | .0001 | | Absent | 36 | 50.0% | 45 | 84.9% | | Pattern | Compression pattern | 69 | 95.8% | 6 | 11.3% | .0001 | | Retraction/star pattern | 3 | 4.2% | 47 | 88.7% | | Vessels architecture | Linear | 70 | 97.2% | 25 | 47.2% | .0001 | | Chaotic-complex | 2 | 2.8% | 28 | 52.8% | | R.I. | 0.42 | 70 | 97.2% | 29 | 54.7% | .0001 | | <0.42 | 2 | 2.8% | 24 | 45.3% | |
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