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Table 5 Diagnostic performance of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound based on BI-RADS category 4B threshold

From: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound to predict malignant upgrading of atypical ductal hyperplasia

Variable

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

All

 US

79.2 (42/53)

73.7 (42/57)

73.7 (42/57)

79.2 (42/53)

 US + CEUS

96.2 (51/53)

66.7 (38/57)

72.9 (51/70)

95.0 (38/40)

 P value

0.012

0.289

0.917

0.030

 > 2 cm

 US

82.6 (19/23)

83.3 (5/6)

95.0 (19/20)

55.6 (5/9)

 US + CEUS

95.7 (22/23)

83.3 (5/6)

95.7 (22/23)

83.3 (5/6)

 P value

0.375

 > 0.99

0.919

0.580

 ≤ 2 cm

 US

76.7 (23/30)

72.5 (37/51)

62.2 (23/37)

84.1 (37/44)

 US + CEUS

96.7 (29/30)

64.7 (33/51)

61.7 (29/47)

97.1 (33/34)

 P value

0.031

0.289

0.966

0.135

  1. Variables are expressed as percentages with numbers of lesions in parentheses; Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category 4B, 4C, and 5 were defined as positive for calculation of diagnostic performance
  2. US, ultrasound; CEUS, contrasted-enhanced ultrasound; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value