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Table 5 Performance of CE-MRI kinematic curves and their correlation to the final histopathology results

From: The diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and shear wave elastography in comparison to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for diagnosing BIRADS 3 and 4 lesions

Kinematic curve

Final histopathology

p value

Benign = 38

Malignant = 28

Count

%

Count

%

Type 1: rising

32

84.2

2

7.1

< 0.001

Type 2: plateau

6

15.8

6

21.4

 

Type 3: washout

0

0.0

20

71.4