Table 3 Comparison of US findings.
Findings | Reviewer A | Reviewer B | Reviewer C | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonneo | Neo | p | Nonneo | Neo | p | Nonneo | Neo | p | ||
Multiplicity | Single | 30.2% (19/63) | 71.4% (25/35) | <0.001 | 38.1% (24/63) | 74.3% (26/35) | <0.001 | 36.5% (23/63) | 80.0% (28/35) | <0.001 |
Multiple | 69.8% (44/63) | 28.6% (10/35) | 63.9% (39/63) | 25.7% (9/35) | 63.5% (40/63) | 20.0% (7/35) | ||||
Size | 9.4 ± 2.7 | 19.9 ± 7.5 | <0.001 | 10.2 ± 2.9 | 19.5 ± 7.6 | <0.001 | 9.6 ± 3.0 | 19.2 ± 7.9 | <0.001 | |
Shape | Pedunculated | 95.2% (60/63) | 57.1% (20/35) | <0.001 | 73.0% (46/63) | 37.1% (13/35) | <0.01 | 81.0% (51/63) | 40.0% (14/35) | <0.001 |
Sessile | 4.8% (3/63) | 42.9% (15/35) | 27.0% (17/63) | 62.9% (22/35) | 19.0% (12/63) | 60.0% (21/35) | ||||
Contour | Smooth | 60.3% (38/63) | 22.9% (8/35) | <0.001 | 19.0% (12/63) | 8.6% (3/35) | 0.24 | 60.3% (38/63) | 20.0% (7/35) | <0.001 |
Lobulated | 39.7% (25/63) | 77.1% (27/35) | 81.0% (51/63) | 91.4% (32/35) | 39.7% (25/63) | 80.0% (28/35) | ||||
Gallstone | Absent | 88.9% (56/63) | 85.7% (30/35) | 0.75 | 46.7% (21/45) | 28.1% (9/32) | 0.15 | 85.7% (54/63) | 91.4% (32/35) | 0.53 |
Present | 11.1% (7/63) | 14.3% (5/35) | 53.3% (24/45) | 71.9% (23/32) | 14.3% (9/63) | 8.6% (3/35) | ||||
Vascular Core | Absent | 47.8% (22/46) | 21.9% (7/32) | 0.03 | 88.9% (56/63) | 94.3% (33/35) | 0.49 | 54.3% (25/46) | 21.9% (7/32) | <0.01 |
Present | 52.2% (24/46) | 78.1% (25/32) | 11.1% (7/63) | 5.7% (2/35) | 45.7% (21/46) | 78.1% (25/32) | ||||
Internal Echo Level | Hypoechoic | 41.3% (26/63) | 62.9% (22/35) | 0.03 | 64.5% (40/62) | 51.4% (18/35) | 0.30 | 34.9% (22/63) | 57.1% (20/35) | 0.05 |
Isoechoic | 58.7% (37/63) | 34.3% (12/35) | 33.9% (21/62) | 42.9% (15/35) | 61.9% (39/63) | 40.0% (14/35) | ||||
Hyperechoic | 0% (0/63) | 2.9% (1/35) | 1.6% (1/62) | 5.7% (2/35) | 3.2% (2/63) | 2.9% (1/35) | ||||
Internal Echo Pattern | Homogenous | 66.7% (42/63) | 68.6% (24/35) | 1.00 | 71.4% (45/63) | 42.9% (15/35) | <0.01 | 58.7% (37/63) | 11.4% (4/35) | <0.001 |
Heterogenous | 33.3% (21/63) | 31.4% (11/35) | 28.6% (18/63) | 57.1% (20/35) | 41.3% (26/63) | 88.6% (31/35) | ||||
Presence of foci | Absent | 30.2% (19/63) | 48.6% (17/35) | 0.04 | 90.5% (57/63) | 97.1% (34/35) | 0.42 | 74.6% (47/63) | 45.7% (16/35) | <0.001 |
Hypoechoic foci | 1.6% (1/63) | 11.4% (4/35) | 0% (0/63) | 0% (0/35) | 11.1% (7/63) | 45.7% (16/35) | ||||
Hyperechoic foci | 68.3% (43/63) | 40.0% (14/35) | 9.5% (6/63) | 2.9% (1/35) | 14.3% (9/63) | 8.6% (3/35) | ||||
