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Table 3 Vascular findings in all breast lesions on color Doppler ultrasound, power ultrasound, and SMI according to histology results

From: Using a combination of superb microvascular imaging and other auxiliary ultrasound techniques to increase the accuracy of gray-scale ultrasound for breast masses

Variable

Histology

Color Doppler Ultrasound

Power Ultrasound

SMI

Mean (SD)

Median (Range)

Mean (SD)

Median (Range)

Mean (SD)

Median (Range)

Vessel number

B

3.60 (5.47)

1 (0–35)

5.66 (8.19)

2 (0–45)

5.86 (8.76)

1 (0–50)

M

6.65 (5.06)

6 (0–15)

10.97 (9.07)

8 (0–27)

10.97 (9.07)

8 (0–27)

Variable

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Vessel morphology

T1

B

41 (59.4)

46 (57.5)

46 (62.2)

M

14 (58.3)

14 (56.0)

16 (59.3)

T2

B

62 (89.9)

74 (92.5)

68 (90.7)

M

22 (91.7)

22 (88.9)

24 (88.9)

T3

B

30 (43.5)

36 (45.0)

33 (44.0)

M

8 (33.3)

10 (40.0)

11 (40.7)

T4

B

21 (30.9)

30 (37.5)

28 (38.4)

M

11 (45.8)

14 (56.0)

13 (48.1)

Vessel distribution

C

B

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

M

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

P

B

12 (21.1)

16 (25)

16 (25.8)

M

2 (8.7)

3 (12.5)

5 (20.8)

C&P

B

45 (78.9)

48 (75.0)

46 (74.2)

M

21 (91.3)

21 (87.5)

19 (79.2)

  1. The Number of cases without vessels were 69, 61 and 65 on Color Doppler Ultrasound, Power Ultrasound, and SMI, respectively
  2. B Benign, C Central, M Malignant, N Total number, NA Not applicable, P Peripheral, SD standard deviation, T Type