Combined use of the automated breast volume scanner and the US elastography for the differentiation of benign from malignant lesions of the breast

Table 1 The scoring criteria of UE

Score	Chromatic code	Possible lesions
1	Entirely pink	Prevalently elastic: prevalently the benign lesions
2	A mosaic pattern of purple mixed with a small amount of green
3	A mosaic pattern of green mixed with a small amount of yellow
4	Almost the entire lesion in yellow, but mixed with a small amount of red	Prevalently rigid: prevalently the malignant lesions
5	Both the lesion and surrounding area are red mixed with a small amount of yellow

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