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. 2009 Aug 24;2009:530579. doi: 10.1155/2009/530579

Table 1.

3D Ultrasonographic criteria for breast tumors.

(1) Shape Round/oval 0
Lobular 1
Irregular 2

(2) Orientation Wider than tall (W > T) 0
Not clear (W = T) 1
Taller than wide (W < T) 2

(3) Margin Well defined 0
ILL defined (microlobulated) 2

(4) Surrounding echogenicity Hypoechogenic regular (pseydocapsule) 0
Echogenic irregular 2

(5) Echogenicity Hyperechoic 0
Hypoechoic 2

(6) Echotexture Homogenous 0
Inhomogenous 2

(7) Acoustic transmission Present (enhancement) 0
Absent 2

(8) Pattern Compression pattern 0
Retraction/star pattern 2

(9) Vessels architecture Linear 0
Chaotic-complex 1

(10) R.I. ≥0.42 0
<0.42 1