Research Article

Evaluation of Features in Probably Benign and Malignant Nonmass Enhancement in Breast MRI

Table 1

NME (nonmass enhancement) features classified as probably benign or suspicious.

NME featuresProbably benign NMESuspicious NME

DistributionFocal or regionalLinear or segmental
Internal enhancementHeterogeneous or homogenousClumped or clustered ring
TICMedium-slow early enhancement with persistent delayed curveFast early enhancement and delayed plateau or washout pattern
DWI/ADCAbsent restricted diffusionPresent restricted diffusion