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'''Breast imaging reporting and data system''', commonly known by the abbreviation '''BI-RADS''', a standardized system for reporting breast radiology. | '''Breast imaging reporting and data system''', commonly known by the abbreviation '''BI-RADS''', a standardized system for reporting breast radiology. | ||
==BI-RADS== | |||
It is characterized by:<ref>URL: [http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm]. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.</ref> | It is characterized by:<ref>URL: [http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm http://breastcancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/birads.htm]. Accessed on: 16 March 2011.</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! Score | |||
! Meaning | |||
! Typical management | |||
|- | |||
| 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 | |||
| biopsy to confirm impression | |||
|- | |||
| 6 | |||
| [[pathologist]] says there is a malignancy | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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