Table 1 Characteristics of 49 lesions in 48 patients from a total of 82 MBI studies
From: Half-time Tc-99m sestamibi imaging with a direct conversion molecular breast imaging system
Lesion histopathology | Number of lesions (% of 49 total lesions) |
|---|---|
Malignant lesions | 33 (67) |
Invasive ductal carcinoma | 23 (47) |
Invasive lobular carcinoma | 3 (6) |
Mixed invasive ductal/lobular | 1 (2) |
Ductal carcinoma in situ | 4 (8) |
Mucinous carcinoma | 1 (2) |
Tubular carcinoma | 1 (2) |
Benign lesions | 16 (33) |
Atypia or LCIS | 2 (4) |
Benign axillary or intramammary lymph node | 3 (6) |
Fibroadenoma | 3 (6) |
Papilloma | 2 (4) |
Benign breast parenchyma/fibrocystic changes | 6 (12) |
Lesion size and intensity category | |
≤ 10 mm and mild intensity | 13 (27) |
≤ 10 mm and moderate intensity | 4 (8) |
≤ 10 mm and marked intensity | 0 |
> 10 mm and mild intensity | 5 (10) |
> 10 mm and moderate intensity | 17 (35) |
> 10 mm and marked intensity | 10 (20) |