The value of adjacent vessel sign in malignant breast tumors

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic quality of adjacent vessel sign (AVS) in malignant breast tumors by comparing it with classical prognostic pathological biomarkers and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. METHODS A total of 124 patients with 133 malignant lesions we...

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Published in:Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) Turkey), 2022-09, Vol.28 (5), p.463-469
Main Authors: Cetinkaya, Ezra, Yildiz, Seyma, Otcu, Hafze, Sharifov, Rasul, Yabul, Fatma Celik, Alkan, Alpay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological markers
Breast cancer
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Prognosis
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Summary:PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic quality of adjacent vessel sign (AVS) in malignant breast tumors by comparing it with classical prognostic pathological biomarkers and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. METHODS A total of 124 patients with 133 malignant lesions were included. All the imaging was performed on a 1.5T Avanto scanner and the images were interpreted according to BI-RADS-MR[R] (fifth ed.) atlas. Maximum intensity projection (MIP) images were constructed from subtracted post-contrast images and were used to investigate AVS. Histopathological results and MRI findings were compared with AVS. RESULTS Interobserver agreement about AVS status was substantial ([kappa] =0.64). AVS positive lesions were significantly bigger in size (P
ISSN:1305-3825
1305-3612
DOI:10.5152/dir.2022.211228