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- - The study aimed to evaluate how effective lesion echogenicity ratios (LER) from image analysis are in distinguishing between malignant and benign breast lesions.
- - Researchers analyzed ultrasound images from 55 patients, finding that benign lesions had a mean LER of 1.63 while malignant lesions had a mean LER of 3.1, demonstrating a significant difference.
- - The findings suggest that LER could be a useful additional tool in ultrasound diagnostics for differentiating breast lesions.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic performance of lesion echogenicity ratios (LER) calculated by image histogram analysis for distinction of malignant and benign breast lesions.
Material And Methods: A total of 55 patients (mean age, 44 years) with 59 lesions were included. Ultrasound images were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: Mean LER values in benign and malignant lesions were 1.63±0.41 and 3.1±0.87, respectively. The difference between LER values of benign and malignant breast lesions was statistically significant (P<.001).
Conclusion: LER can be used as an adjunct ultrasound parameter to differentiate between benign and malignant breast lesions.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.04.007 | DOI Listing |
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