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Characteristic Benign Nodules (n = 287) Malignant Nodules (n = 167) Total (n = 454) P Value Diameter (mm) .011 Mean [SD] 18.6 [SD, 10.7] 16.4 [SD, 7.5] 17.8 [SD, 9.7] Range 10.0–73.0 10.0–48.0 10.0–73.0 Internal content <.001 Solid 166 (57.8) 151 (90.4) 317 (69.8) Partially cystic 121 (42.2) 16 (9.6) 137 (30.2) Cystic 0 0 0 Echogenicity <.001 Hypoechogenicity 67 (23.3) 142 (85.0) 209 (46.0) Iso-/hyperechogenicity 220 (76.7) 25 (15.0) 245 (54.0) Shape .143 Round-to-oval 278 (96.9) 157 (94.0) 435 (95.8) Irregular 9 (3.1) 10 (6.0) 19 (4.2) Orientation <.001 Parallel 267 (93.0) 80 (47.9) 347 (76.4) Nonparallel 20 (7.0) 87 (52.1) 107 (23.6) Margin <.001 Smooth 220 (76.7) 56 (33.5) 276 (60.8) Spiculated/microlobulated 5 (1.7) 85 (50.9) 90 (19.8) Ill-defined 62 (21.6) 26 (15.6) 88 (19.4) Calcification <.001 None 256 (89.2) 49 (29.3) 305 (67.2) Microcalcification 8 (2.8) 102 (61.1) 110 (24.2) Macrocalcification 23 (8.0) 16 (9.6) 39 (8.6) Spongiform 0.534 Absence 285 (99.3) 167 (100.0) 452 (99.6) Presence 2 (0.7) 0 2 (0.4) CAD diagnosis <.001 Possibly benign 235 (81.9) 31 (18.6) 266 (58.6) Possibly malignant 52 (18.1) 136 (81.4) 188 (41.4) Radiologist diagnosis <.001 Possibly benign 275 (95.8) 30 (18.0) 305 (67.2) Possibly malignant 12 (4.2) 137 (82.0) 149 (32.8)
↵a The numbers in parentheses are percentages.