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. 2005 Mar;7(3):263–270. doi: 10.1593/neo.04526

Table 1.

Histologic Microvessel Density Counts and Total Hemoglobin Measurements.

Cases Biopsy Sample Location Mvd Per 10 Fields at x200 Surgical Sample Location Mvd Per 10 Fields at x200 Total Hb (Maximum/Mean) Size-Measured ROI for NIR by US (cm) Imaging (cm)

Case 1 NA NA ANT 114 (75.9/54.0) 4 x 4 x 1.5; 8.4 x 8.4 x 1.9
Invasive ductal NA NA POST/INF 48 (39.5/26.6)
Case 2 ANT 61* ANT 52 (45.9/31.6) 3 x 3 x 2.0; 9 x 9 x 2.0
Invasive ductal POST 40* POST 29 (42.9/30.8)
Case 3 NA NA ANT 83 (146.4/106.0) 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.3; 8 x 8 x 1.6
Invasive and in situ ductal NA NA POST 124 (174.9/122.3)
NA NA POST/LAT 121
Case 4 NA NA ANT/LAT 60 (112.5/81.1) 3 x 3 x 1.5; 7 x 7 x 1.7
NA NA ANT/MED 88
Invasive and in situ ductal NA NA POST/INF 152 (88.4/65.8)
Case 5 NA NA ANT 111 (77.2/55.6) 4 x 4 x 2.0; 8 x 8 x 2.0
NA NA POST 68 (16.1/12.9)
Invasive ductal ANT(LIQ)+ 190 ANT(LIQ) 61
Case 6 NA NA ANT 86 (97/66.5) 2 x 2 x 1.0; 7 x 7 x 1.0
Invasive ductal NA NA POST 109

ANT, anterior; POST, posterior; LAT, lateral; MED, medial; INF, inferior.

Mvd per 10 fields at x200: total microvessels per 10 consecutive fields at x200 magnifications.

+

LIQ, low inner quadrant.

*

For case 2, NIR/US data are acquired at core biopsy; therefore, the microvessel density counts obtained at the time of core US were used in Figure 5.

The average is used in obtaining Figure 5.