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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 3 Correlation between DBT results and pathology

From: Does automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) add to breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in assessment of lesions in dense breasts?

DBT

Pathology

Benign

Malignant

Benign

50

2

Malignant

3

27

Total

53

29

  1. True positive, 27/29 = 93.1% (cases diagnosed malignant by both DBT and pathology)
  2. False positive, 3/53 = 5.7% (cases diagnosed as malignant by DBT yet proved benign on pathology)
  3. True negative, 50/53 = 94.3% (cases diagnosed benign by both DBT and pathology)
  4. False negative, 2/29 = 6.9% (cases diagnosed as benign by DBT yet proved malignant on pathology)
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