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Table 2 Allocation of cases to the two protocols.

From: Is zero underestimation feasible? Extended Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in solid lesions – a blind study

 

Preoperative diagnosis

 
 

Benign

Precursor lesions

Malignant cases

Total

 

Standard protocol

Extended protocol

Standard protocol

Extended protocol

Standard protocol

Extended protocol

 

BI-RADS 3

20

17

0

0

2

0

39

BI-RADS 4A

16

18

1

1

1

1

38

BI-RADS 4B

8

8

1

1

3a

3

24

BI-RADS 4C

0

1

0

0

2

3

6

Total

44

44

2

2

8

7

107

  1. a NHL was allocated to the standard protocol, but was not operated