Research Article

Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer

Table 2

Clinicopathological and DCE-MRI features of patients with IDC and low (<30%) or high (≥30%) Ki-67 proliferation.

FeaturesKi-67 < 30%Ki-67 ≥ 30% value
(n = 40) (%) (n = 57) (%)

Age (year ± SD)49.5 ± 9.049.3 ± 8.40.936
Lesion size (mm ±SD)24.4 ± 10.828.1 ± 15.10.195
Shape0.771
 Oval/round10 (25.0)17 (29.8)
 Irregular30 (75.0)40 (70.2)
Margin0.352
 Circumscribed9 (22.5)19 (33.3)
Noncircumscribed31 (77.5)38 (66.7)
LN metastasis0.696
 Positive20 (50.0)25 (43.9)
 Negative20 (50.0)32 (56.1)
ER0.225
 Positive32 (80.0)38 (66.7)
 Negative8 (20.0)19 (33.3)
PR0.208
 Positive29 (72.5)33 (57.9)
 Negative11 (27.5)24 (42.1)
HER20.836
 Positive11 (27.5)18 (31.6)
 Negative29 (72.5)39 (68.4)
Histologic grade0.173
 Grade 1/236 (90.0)44 (77.2)
 Grade 34 (10.0)13 (22.8)

DCE-MRI, dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; SD, standard deviation; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; LN, lymph node.