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Table 5 Likert scale scores (n = 110 eligible patients)

From: Dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography: initial clinical results of a multireader, multicase study

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MX ± US better

MX ± US slightly better

Similar

MX ± CEDM slightly better

MX ± CEDM better

1

6 (5)

10 (9)

39 (35)

24 (22)

31 (28)

2

11 (10)

15 (14)

51 (46)

16 (15)

17 (15)

3

3 (3)

20 (18)

56 (51)

25 (23)

6 (5)

4

5 (5)

10 (9)

47 (43)

26 (24)

22 (20)

5

19 (17)

10 (9)

45 (41)

25 (23)

11 (10)

6

8 (7)

12 (11)

48 (44)

24 (22)

18 (16)

Overall

8.7 (7.9)

12.8 (11.7)

47.7 (43.3)

23.3 (21.2)

17.5 (15.9)

Average MX ± CEDM similar, slightly better, or better

 

80.5%

 

95% CIa

 

74.5% to 86.5%

 
  1. Values are presented as number (percentage by row). a95% confidence interval (CI) obtained from a Student t distribution with 18.9 degrees of freedom (Hillis, 2007 [29]). BI-RADS, Breast Imaging, Reporting and Data System; CEDM, contrast-enhanced digital mammography; MX, mammography; US, ultrasonography.