Table 3 Diagnostic sensitivity of unenhanced (UE), abbreviated protocol (AP) and full diagnostic protocol (FDP) in different size groups of the malignant lesions.

From: Performance of abbreviated protocols versus unenhanced MRI in detecting occult breast lesions of mammography in patients with dense breasts

MRI protocols

Reader 1 (%)

Reader 2 (%)

≤ 10 mm

> 10 mm

≤ 10 mm

> 10 mm

UE-MRI

73.68 (14/19)

93.88 (46/49)

57.89 (11/19)

93.88 (46/49)

AP-MRI

89.47 (17/19)

97.96 (48/49)

89.47 (17/19)

95.92 (47/49)

FDP-MRI

94.74 (18/19)

100 (49/49)

94.47 (18/19)

100 (49/49)

Pa (UE vs. AP)

0.37

1

0.04

1

Pb (UE vs. FDP)

0.13

0.57

0.02

0.25

Pc (FDP vs. AP)

1

0.32

1

0.48

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