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Each lesion was assigned a CMV score based on the color pattern of the lesion and surrounding breast tissue and a BI-RADS classification rating based on US characteristics. We compared the diagnostic performance of using BI-RADS and CMV separately and their combination. RESULTS: BI-RADS (odds ratio [OR]: 3.665; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.147, 6.258) and CMV (OR: 6.616; 95% CI: 2.272, 19.270) were independent predictors of breast malignancy (all P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) for either CMV or BI-RADS alone was inferior to that of the combination (0.877 vs. 0.962; 0.938 vs. 0.962; all P\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The performance of BI-RADS in diagnosing breast lesions is significantly improved by combining CMV. 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