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Table 4 Relationship between HER2/neu receptor status and MRI findings

From: Breast cancer imaging features as a predictor of the hormonal receptor status, HER2neu expression and molecular subtype

MRI

HER2/neu-positive

N =13

HER2/neu negative

N = 47

Test

P value

 

No

%

No

%

X2

 

Lesion

    

Fisher’s

 

 Mass

8

61.5

41

87.2

4.94

0.049

 NME

5

38.5

6

12.8

  

Enhancement pattern

 Homogenous enhancement

1

7.7

7

14.9

  

 Heterogenous enhancement

11

84.6

29

61.7

2.45

0.29

 Rim enhancement

1

7.7

11

23.4

  

Shape of mass lesions

 Round

0

0.0

4

9.8

3.45

0.18

 Oval

0

0.0

9

22.0

  

 Irregular

8

100

28

68.3

  

Margin of mass lesions

    

Fisher’s

 

 Circumscribed

0

0.0

9

22.0

2.15

0.32

 Non-circumscribed

8

100

32

78.0

  

Kinetic

 Plateau

7

53.8

25

53.2

0.84

0.66

 Washout

4

30.8

10

21.3

  

 Persistent

2

15.4

12

25.55

  
  1. Fisher’s Fisher’s exact test