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Suspicious Calcifications In Bi-Rads 4 And 5 Breast Lesions:Digital Mammographic-Pathologic Correlation, Kitirat Rattanathawornkiti, Jenjeera Prueksadee
Suspicious Calcifications In Bi-Rads 4 And 5 Breast Lesions:Digital Mammographic-Pathologic Correlation, Kitirat Rattanathawornkiti, Jenjeera Prueksadee
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background : The calcifications are commonly observed in mammographicfeature of breast cancer. The assessment of combined descriptorsof calcification may help predict the risk of malignancy.Objective : To study the correlation and assess the accuracy of suspiciouscalcifications in BI-RADS 4 and 5 detected on digital mammographyand pathology.Design : Retrospective reviewMaterial and Methods : Of 176 breasts with suspicious calcifications in BI-RADS 4 and 5were reviewed the descriptors for morphology, distribution andother associated findings by using final category assessment byBI-RADS 5th edition. The definition was compared withhistopathology from core needle biopsy or surgery.Setting : Department of Radiology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.Results : …