Clinical Study
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 () | 0 | Not clear () | 1 | Taller than wide () | 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 |
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