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. 2021 Mar 20;126(6):774–785. doi: 10.1007/s11547-021-01344-w

Table 1.

RS/CSL imaging findings

DM/DBT US MRI

“Black Star”:

central radiolucency

radiating long, thin spicules

Irregularly shaped hypoechoic mass/distorted parenchymal area:

ill-defined borders

Stellate architectural distortion:

no mass effect

mild or no enhancement

“White Star”:

stellate opacity

Round or oval mass:

circumscribed margins

Irregular and spiculated “tumor-like” mass
Group of microcalcifications Focal area of shadowing with no discernible mass

Oval or round mass:

smooth margins

Not visible Mass or architectural distortion without enhancement