Table 1.
(1) Shape | Round/oval | 0 |
Lobular | 1 | |
Irregular | 2 | |
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(2) Orientation | Wider than tall (W > T) | 0 |
Not clear (W = T) | 1 | |
Taller than wide (W < T) | 2 | |
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(3) Margin | Well defined | 0 |
ILL defined (microlobulated) | 2 | |
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(4) Surrounding echogenicity | Hypoechogenic regular (pseydocapsule) | 0 |
Echogenic irregular | 2 | |
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(5) Echogenicity | Hyperechoic | 0 |
Hypoechoic | 2 | |
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(6) Echotexture | Homogenous | 0 |
Inhomogenous | 2 | |
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(7) Acoustic transmission | Present (enhancement) | 0 |
Absent | 2 | |
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(8) Pattern | Compression pattern | 0 |
Retraction/star pattern | 2 | |
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(9) Vessels architecture | Linear | 0 |
Chaotic-complex | 1 | |
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(10) R.I. | ≥0.42 | 0 |
<0.42 | 1 |