Objective:

To evaluate the value of coronal section signs of automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) in differential diagnosis of breast lesions.

Methods:

A total of 361 female patients with breast surgery were enrolled in the First Hospital Aff iliated to Dalian Medical University from Oct. 2017 to Sep. 2018. All cases underwent ABVS examinat

ion

and the characteristics of ABVS coronal section were recorded and compared with pathological results. The application value was evaluated by statistical methods.

Results:

There were 431 lesions in total

including 278 benign lesions and 153 malignant lesions. The cases of calcif ication

convergence

burr

angle and unclear border in the benign and malignant images of the breast were 28 (10.1%) and 67 (43.8%)

2 (0.7%) and 55 (35.9%)

7 (2.5%) and 25 (16.3%)

14 (5.0%) and 50 (32.7%)

24 (8.6%) and 16 (10.5%)

respectively. After chi-square test

it was found that there were signif icant differences in the calcif ication

convergence

burr and angle of breast benign and malignant lesions (

P

＜0.01)

and there was no statistical signif icance in the boundary (

P

＞0.05). After two-class logistic regression model analysis

calcif ication

convergence

burr and angle signs were associated with malignant breast lesions (

P

＜0.01)

consistent with the results of the chi-square test.

Conclusion:

ABVS coronal signs are helpful for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions

and provide some certain guidance for accurate clinical diagnosis.