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Table 7 Pattern and sensitivity of mammography in the index lesion related to their BI-RADS class.

From: Sensitivity of imaging for multifocal-multicentric breast carcinoma

 

BIRADS

 

ALL

1

%*

3

%*

4

%*

5

%*

Entirely fatt

2

-

-

-

-

1

1.0

1

1.0

Scattered fibroglandular densities

26

4

4.1

3

3.1

10

10.3

9

9.3

Heterogeneously dense

55

9

9.3

4

4.1

16

16.5

26

26.8

Extremely dense

14

4

4.1

1

1.0

3

3.1

6

6.3

 

97

17

 

8

 

30

 

42

 
  1. In breast with an almost entirely fatty pattern, the sensitivity of Mx was 100% while in dense breast sensitivity was 40.5%.
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