10 September 2023: Database Analysis
Enhanced Detection of Suspicious Breast Lesions: A Comparative Study of Full-Field Digital Mammography and Automated Breast Ultrasound in 117 Patients with Core Needle Biopsy
Marta Pawlak 1ABCDEF , Wojciech Rudnicki 2BCEF* , Łukasz Brandt 2EF , Małgorzata Dobrowolska 2EF , Anna Borkowska 2B , Joanna Szpor 3B , Elżbieta Łuczyńska 2ABEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941072
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941072
Table 2 Patients with multiple focal lesions – distribution of focal lesions number visible on FFDM and ABUS.
| Number of lesions found in one patient (either method) | Number of lesions in total | Number of patients | Lesions visible on FFDM | Lesions visible on ABUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 72 | 36 | 31 (including 9 patients with 2 lesions and 13 with one lesion, 22 patients in total) | 60 (including 28 patients with 2 lesions and 4 patients with 1 lesion, 32 patients in total) |
| 3 | 51 | 17 | 25 (including 4 patients with 3 lesions, 5 patients with 2 lesions and 3 patients with 1 lesion, 12 patients in total) | 43 (including 12 patients with 3 lesions, 2 with 2 lesions and 3 patients with 1 lesion, 17 patients in total) |
| 4 | 40 | 10 | 17 (including 1 patient with 44lesions, 1 patient with 3 lesions, 3 patients with 2 lesions and 4 patients with 1 lesion, 9 patients in total) | 31 (5 patients with 4 lesions, 2 patients with 3 lesions, 2 patients with 2 lesions and 1 patient with 1 lesion, 10 patients in total) |
| 5 | 20 | 4 | 5 (including 1 patient with 3 lesions and 2 patients with 1 lesion, 3 patients in total) | 18 (2 patients with 5 lesions, 2 patients with 4 lesions, 4 patients in total) |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 (including 1 patient with 4 lesions and 1 patient with 2 lesions, 2 patients in total) | 8 (1 patient with 6 lesions and 1 patient with 2 lesions, 2 patients in total) |
| Total | 195 | 69 | 84 lesions, 48 patients | 160 lesions, 65 patients |
| FFDM – full-filled mammography; ABUS – automated breast ultrasound. | ||||