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Cost comparison of selective preoperative axillary ultrasound with conventional strategy (shaded area indicates lower cost strategy).
The area on the graph represents the area where the strategy indicated is cheaper. For instance, at a sensitivity of 85%, when the probability of nodal metastasis is <20%, the conventional strategy is cheaper.
Abbreviation: SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy.
