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METHODS: A total of 100 patients with histologically proven, invasive, clinically N0 breast cancer who underwent DWIBS examination consisting of short tau inversion recovery (STIR) and DWIBS sequences before surgery were enrolled. Radiomic features were calculated using segmented primary lesions in DWIBS and STIR sequences and were divided into training (n\u200a=\u200a75) and test (n\u200a=\u200a25) datasets based on the examination date. Using the training dataset, optimal feature selection was performed using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm, and the logistic regression model and support vector machine (SVM) classifier model were constructed with DWIBS, STIR, or a combination of DWIBS and STIR sequences to predict ALN status. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to assess the prediction performance of radiomics models. RESULTS: For the test dataset, the logistic regression model using DWIBS, STIR, and a combination of both sequences yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.765 (95% confidence interval: 0.548\u20130.982), 0.801 (0.597\u20131.000), and 0.779 (0.567\u20130.992), respectively, whereas the SVM classifier model using DWIBS, STIR, and a combination of both sequences yielded an AUC of 0.765 (0.548\u20130.982), 0.757 (0.538\u20130.977), and 0.779 (0.567\u20130.992), respectively. 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