Research Article
Evaluation of the Clinical and Imaging Findings of Breast Examinations in a Tertiary Facility in Ghana
Table 4
Abnormal BI-RADS scores and their associated imaging findings.
| | Findings | BI-RADS 2 | BI-RADS 3 | BI-RADS 4 | BI-RADS 5 | Unilateral abnormality | Bilateral abnormality |
| | Benign-looking axillary lymph nodes | 132 (66.33%) | 2 (5.13%) | 1 (1.43%) | — | 41 (31.30%) | 94 (50.00%) | | Acute mastitis | 11 (5.53%) | — | — | — | 4 (3.05%) | 7 (3.72%) | | Macrocalcifications | 14 (7.04%) | 4 (10.26%) | 3 (4.29%) | — | 10 (7.63%) | 11 (5.85%) | | Dilated ducts | 6 (3.02%) | 3 (7.69%) | 1 (1.43%) | — | — | 9 (4.79%) | | Benign-looking intramammary lymph nodes | 9 (4.52%) | — | 1 (1.43%) | — | 2 (1.53%) | 8 (4.26%) | | Lipoma | 1 (0.50%) | — | — | — | 1 (0.76%) | — | | Subcutaneous lesions | 2 (1.01%) | — | — | — | — | 2 (1.06%) | | Well-defined cystic masses | 17 (8.54%) | 1 (2.56%) | 2 (2.86%) | — | 9 (6.87%) | 11 (5.85%) | | Periareolar skin thickening | 2 (1.01%) | — | — | — | 2 (1.53%) | — | | Abscess collection | 5 (2.51%) | 1 (2.56%) | — | — | 5 (3.82%) | 1 (0.53%) | | Well-defined solid masses | — | 24 (61.54%) | 9 (12.86%) | — | 24 (18.32%) | 9 (4.79%) | | Perilesional edema | — | — | 5 (7.14%) | — | 2 (1.53%) | 3 (1.60%) | | Ill-defined solid mass | — | 3 (7.69%) | 30 (42.86%) | 6 (50.00%) | 19 (14.50) | 20 (10.64%) | | Microcalcifications | — | 1 (2.56%) | 8 (11.43%) | — | 6 (4.58%) | 3 (1.60%) | | Suspicious-looking axillary lymph nodes | — | — | 10 (14.29%) | 6 (50.00%) | 6 (4.58%) | 10 (5.32%) |
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