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Table 2 Morphological and texture characteristics of benign and malignant groups

From: Application of ultrasound artificial intelligence in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant breast lesions of BI-RADS 4A

 

Benign group

Malignant group

P

Circularity

23.62 ± 6.85

27.53 ± 13.45

0.240

Height-to-width ratio

0.59 ± 0.27

0.69 ± 0.16

0.343

Margin spicules

14.60 ± 9.40

14.67 ± 11.01

0.960

Margin coarseness (pixel)

2.78 ± 2.52

3.43 ± 3.00

0.420

Margin indistinctness (E6)

2.19 ± 9.03

2.23 ± 7.36

0.610

Margin lobulation

7.68 ± 2.55

9.58 ± 3.40

0.013

Energy

0.03 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.03

0.271

Entropy

2.34 ± 0.13

2.23 ± 0.20

0.045

Grey mean

0.52 ± 0.17

0.49 ± 0.28

0.957

Internal calcification

3.78 ± 4.29

2.53 ± 2.05

0.045

ALS (degree)

13.58 ± 18.42

6.32 ± 5.65

0.002