The Contribution of Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Imaging in the Preoperative Assessment of Breast Tumors: A Preliminary Report

Table 1

3D Ultrasonographic criteria for breast tumors.

(1) Shape	Round/oval	0
	Lobular	1
	Irregular	2
(2) Orientation	Wider than tall (W>T)	0
	Not clear (W=T)	1
	Taller than wide (W<T)	2
(3) Margin	Well defined	0
	ILL defined (microlobulated)	2
(4) Surrounding echogenicity	Hypoechogenic regular (pseydocapsule)	0
	Echogenic irregular	2
(5) Echogenicity	Hyperechoic	0
	Hypoechoic	2
(6) Echotexture	Homogenous	0
	Inhomogenous	2
(7) Acoustic transmission	Present (enhancement)	0
	Absent	2
(8) Pattern	Compression pattern	0
	Retraction/star pattern	2
(9) Vessels architecture	Linear	0
	Chaotic-complex	1
(10) R.I.	≥0.42	0
	<0.42	1