Predictive value of ABVS and VTIQ parameters for axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer (opens in new tab)

BackgroundThis study aims to investigate the predicting value of Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS) combined with Virtual Touch Imaging and Quantification (VTIQ) for axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis burden in patients with breast cancer.MethodsThis study retrospectively included patients with breast cancer at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University between June 2021 and August 2023. Patients were categorized into the low metastasis burden group (≤2 metastatic lym...