Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography Features of Breast Malignancies with Different Sizes: Correlation with Prognostic Factors

Table 2

Distribution of CEUS enhancement patterns and prognostic factors.

CEUS performance
	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−	+	−
Enhancement degree
Hyperenhancement	28	10	29	17	26	12	26	20	24	14	35	11	30	8	38	8	20	19	31	20	21	17	19	27
Iso- or hypoenhancement	6	3	6	5	6	3	6	5	4	5	7	4	5	4	8	3	1	7	1	5	6	3	7	4
Enhancement order
Centripetal	20	12	24	11	21	11	12	13	17	15	26	9	23	9	29	6	17	15	20	15	19	13	12	23
Centrifugal or diffuse	14	1	11	11	11	4	10	22	11	4	16	6	12	3	17	5	4	11	12	10	8	7	14	8
Penetrating vessels
Present	17	6	19	5	16	7	17	7	15	8	20	4	17	6	20	4	9	13	16	8	15	8	15	9
Absent	17	7	16	17	16	8	15	18	13	11	22	11	18	6	26	7	13	13	16	17	12	12	11	22
Enhancement pattern
Heterogeneous	6	5	21	16	7	4	20	17	6	5	28	9	6	5	29	8	10	12	19	16	5	6	14	23
Homogeneous	28	8	14	6	25	11	12	8	22	14	14	6	29	7	17	3	11	14	13	9	22	14	12	8
Enhancement area
Enlargement	27	6	25	14	23	10	22	17	21	12	30	9	26	7	32	7	17	16	25	14	21	12	19	20
Nonenlargement	7	7	10	8	9	5	10	8	7	7	12	6	9	5	14	4	4	10	7	11	6	8	7	11

Note: data are the number of cases. G1: Group 1; G2: Group 2.