Outcomes of unconventional utilization of BI-RADS category 3 assessment at opportunistic screening

Altas H., Tureli D., Cengic I., Kucukkaya F., Aribal E. , KAYA H.

ACTA RADIOLOGICA, vol.57, no.11, pp.1304-1309, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0284185115587733
  • Title of Journal : ACTA RADIOLOGICA
  • Page Numbers: pp.1304-1309
  • Keywords: Breast cancer, screening mammography, BI-RADS category 3, short-interval follow-up, cancer detection rate, PROBABLY BENIGN LESIONS, MAMMOGRAPHIC FOLLOW-UP, AMERICAN-COLLEGE, PREDICTIVE-VALUE, BREAST, MANAGEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, PATIENT

Abstract

Background An important difficulty regarding the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category 3 assessment is the need for extensive diagnostic workup and an additional 6-month follow-up study.