Sentence examples for a likelihood of malignancy from inspiring English sources

In this approach, the decrease of signal intensity, often referred to as a type 3 curve or washout, is highly predictive for breast cancer, with a likelihood of malignancy of 87% [ 19].

On non-enhanced CT, imaging findings that suggest a higher likelihood of malignancy include a large lesion size, irregular contour, heterogeneous appearance and a temporal increase in size.

Compared with women whose microcalcifications were detected at the first screening episode, those detected in the subsequent 2 5 rounds had a higher likelihood of malignancy with a RR of 1.4.

Indeed, a previous modelling study has shown that QECT alone is potentially more cost-effective than [F]FDG-PET strategies when there is a higher likelihood of malignancy within a nodule and when the cost of [F]FDG-PET is high relative to the cost of surgery [ 14].

Stippled/punctate enhancements are more likely to represent normal breast tissue or fibrocystic changes, and thus a low likelihood of malignancy, while clumped enhancement has a higher chance of being malignant [ 16, 42, 43].

A solid nodule that is completely round has a lower likelihood of malignancy compared with solid nodules with a more complex shape.

In other cases, regional imaging or blood biomarkers may indicate a high likelihood of malignancy prior to a pathological diagnosis and confirmation of the nature of the disease.

For PET/CT, the ability to provide more accurate assessment of metastatic status than is available from conventional diagnostic paradigms provides a rationale for its independent rather than incremental use in patients presenting with either a high likelihood of malignancy or proven malignancy of a locally advanced nature and an accordingly high risk of metastatic disease.

More complex findings such as bronchial abnormalities, bubble-like lucencies, an associated cystic airspace and vascular convergence sign are also indicative of a high likelihood of malignancy.

Studies have shown that solid hypervascular thyroid nodules have a high likelihood of malignancy (nearly 42%).

Our findings indicate that NCBs reported as B4 should be excised as they have a high likelihood of malignancy on excision biopsy.