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Table 5 Cross tabulation showing the diagnostic accuracy of CESM and DW MRI tested versus histopathological diagnosis as the gold standard for lesion classification

From: Breast cancer in dense breasts: comparative diagnostic merits of contrast-enhanced mammography and diffusion-weighted breast MRI

 

Histopathological diagnosis

Total

 

Malignant

Benign

 

BIRADS classification by CESM

Probably benign (BIRADS 1–3)

3

7.5%

3

7.5%

6

15%

Probably malignant (BIRADS 4–5)

28

70%

6

15%

34

85%

 Total

31

77.5%

9

22.5%

40

100%

BIRADS classification by DW MRI

Probably benign (BIRADS 1–3)

1

2.5%

6

15%

7

17.5%

Probably malignant (BIRADS 4–5)

30

75%

3

7.5%

33

82.5%

 Total

31

77.5%

9

22.5%

40

100%