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Published in final edited form as: Eur J Radiol. 2022 Sep 15;156:110523. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110523

Table 3.

Distribution and frequency of non-mass lesions according to the Breast Imaging Report and Data System (BI-RADS) descriptors.

		BENIGN n = 27 (41%)	MALIGNANT n = 39 (59%)
Distribution	Focal	13 (48%)	9 (23%)
	Linear	2 (7%)	4 (10%)
	Regional	9 (34%)	9 (23%)
	Segmental	2 (7%)	6 (15%)
	Multiple Regions	1 (4%)	8 (21%)
	Diffuse	-	3 (8%)

Pattern of Enhancement	Homogeneous	15 (56%)	17 (44%)
	Heterogenous	9 (33%)	14 (36%)
	Clumped	3 (11%)	6 (15%)
	Clustered Ring	-	2 (5%)
Kinetic Curve (Early Phase)	Slow	10 (37%)	6 (15%)
Kinetic Curve (Early Phase)	Medium	10 (37%)	7 (18%)
Kinetic Curve (Delayed Phase)	Fast	7 (26%)	26 (67%)
	Persistent	15 (56%)	12 (31%)
	Plateau	11 (41%)	18 (46%)
	Wash-out	1 (3%)	9 (23%)