Breast imaging reporting and data system
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Breast imaging reporting and data system, commonly known by the abbreviation BI-RADS, a standardized system for reporting breast radiology.
It is characterized by:[1]
- 0: Incomplete - come back for more imaging.
- 1: Negative.
- 2: Benign finding(s).
- 3: Probably benign - often short follow-up.
- 4: Suspicious abnormality - needs biopsy.
- 5: Highly suggestive of malignancy.
- 6: Pathologist says there is a malignancy.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.