Table 2.
Agree well with benign tumors | −2 |
Partially agree with benign tumors | −1 |
No obvious benign or malignant features | 0 |
Partially agree with malignant tumors | +1 |
Agree well with malignant tumors | +2 |
Benign tumor vessel features | Malignant tumor vessel feature |
Regular/linear vessels | Chaotic vessel distribution with irregular branches Intra- and peri-tumor vessels closely connected Penetrating vessels from periphery |
Intratumor vessels isolated from peritumor vessels | |
Fibroadenoma: continuous vessel flow along the boundary | |
Fibrocystic change: Avascular/hypovascular at both center and periphery |
BI-RADS = Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System.