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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 Sep 14;45(12):3128–3136. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.08.009

Table 2.

Criteria for regrading BI-RADS scores based on microvessel morphology in ultrasensitive ultrasound microvessel imaging

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.