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Table 2 The criteria of lesions on CESM and MRI

From: BIRADS 4 breast lesions: comparison of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography and contrast-enhanced MRI

Characteristic of mass

CESM

MRI

P value

Mean size

20.7 ± 1.3 mm

20.2 ± 1.6 mm

0.086

Contrast uptake

• Positive

46 (92%)

49 (98%)

0.168

• Negative

4 (8%)

1 (2%)

Degree of mass enhancement

• Faint

10 (21.7%)

12 (26.1%)

0.899

• Moderate

11 (23.9%)

10 (21.7%)

• Intense

25 (54.3%)

27 (58.7%)

Margin of mass

• Well defined

4 (8.7%)

7 (15.2%)

0.394

•

• Irregular

42(91.3%)

42 (91.3%)

The smallest size of detected lesion

5 ± 0.9 mm

3 ± 0.6 mm

< 0.001

Number of lesions

• One lesion

41(89.1%)

42 (91.3%)

0.616

• More than one lesion

5 (10.9%)

7 (15.2%)

Non mass enhancement

6 (13.0%)

7 (15.2%)

0.860