Research Article

Can Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) Reduce Benign Breast Biopsy?

Table 1

Histopathologic diagnosis of the 83 enhancing lesions.

Histopathology of enhancing malignant lesions (true positive)BI-RADS 4ABI-RADS 4BBI-RADS 4CBI-RADS 5Frequency (%)

Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC)01231943 (79.6)
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC)02204 (7.4)
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)01113 (5.6)
Mucinous carcinoma00202 (3.7)
Mixed invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma00101 (1.9)
Invasive papillary carcinoma01001 (1.6)
Total05292054 (100.0)

Histopathology of enhancing benign lesions (false positive)BI-RADS 4ABI-RADS 4BBI-RADS 4CBI-RADS 5Frequency (%)
Fibroadenoma481013 (44.8)
Intraductal papilloma24006 (20.7)
Nodular adenosis 13004 (13.8)
Benign breast tissue02002 (6.9)
Fat necrosis 01001 (3.4)
Flat epithelial atypia01001 (3.4)
Benign phyllodes tumour01001 (3.4)
Ruptured cyst10001 (3.4)
Total8201029 (100.0)