A Pivotal Study of Optoacoustic Imaging to Diagnose Benign and Malignant Breast Masses: A New Evaluation Tool for Radiologists
Neuschler EI, Butler R, Young CA, Barke LD, Bertrand ML, Böhm-Vélez M, Destounis S, Donlan P, Grobmyer SR, Katzen J, Kist KA, Lavin PT, Makariou EV, Parris TM, Schilling KJ, Tucker FL, Dogan BE. A Pivotal Study of Optoacoustic Imaging to Diagnose Benign and Malignant Breast Masses: A New Evaluation Tool for Radiologists. Radiology 2017, 287: 172228. PMID: 29178816, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017172228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbability of malignancyNegative likelihood ratioGrayscale ultrasonographyIndependent readersMalignant breast massesBreast massesBlinded independent readersMalignant massesBI-RADS 3Negative predictive valueData System (BI-RADS) categoryBreast Imaging ReportingBI-RADS categoryLikelihood ratioOA featuresHistologic findingsBI-RADS categoriesNegative examinationsPretest probabilityProtocol deviationsHistologic resultsOnline supplemental materialUltrasonographyDiagnostic utilityPredictive value