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Table 1 Lesion characteristics of 86 invasive breast carcinomas using multimodal breast imaging

From: Computer-aided detection (CAD) system for breast MRI in assessment of local tumor extent, nodal status, and multifocality of invasive breast cancers: preliminary study

Imaging modality

Lesion characteristics

Mammography

Mass 29 (33.6%)

 

Calcifications 3 (3.5%)

 

Mass with calcifications 36 (41.9%)

 

Asymmetry 18 (21.0%)

Ultrasound

Mass 46 (53.5%)

 

Mass with calcifications 32 (37.2%)

 

Mass with abnormal ducts 8 (9.7%)

CT

Enhancing mass 86 (100.0%)

MRI

Mass 76 (88.4%)

 

Non-mass-like enhancement 10 (11.6%)

FDG-PET

Elevated tracer uptake with enhancing mass 86 (100.0%)

  1. CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, FDG-PET 18-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.