Ultrasound high-definition microvasculature imaging with novel quantitative biomarkers improves breast cancer detection accuracy.
Redouane TernifiYinong WangJuanjuan GuEric C PolleyJodi M CarterSandhya PruthiJudy C BougheyRobert T FazzioMostafa FatemiAzra AlizadPublished in: European radiology (2022)
• Novel quantitative biomarkers extracted from tumor microvessel images increase the sensitivity and specificity in discriminating malignant from benign breast masses. • New HDMI biomarkers Murray's deviation, bifurcation angles, microvessel fractal dimension, and spatial vascularity pattern outperformed the initial biomarkers. • The addition of BI-RADS scores based on US descriptors to the multivariable analysis using all biomarkers remarkably increased the sensitivity, specificity, and AUC in all size groups.