BI-RADS: Use in the French radiologic community. How to overcome with some difficulties

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-234

  Stines, Joseph ^a  

^a CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

Author keywords

BI RADS; Breast; Difficulties; Imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOLOGY;

BREAST; BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM (BI-RADS); BREAST SCREENING PROGRAMS; MAMMOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TERMINOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 33846240072     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.08.038     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. American College of Radiology. Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS). 4th ed. (2003), American College of Radiology, Reston, VA
2. Chabriais J., Kinkel K., and Thibault F. Le système BI-RADS™ en imagerie mammaire: initiation à son utilisation en version française. J Radiol 83 (2002) 531-534
3. Obernauer S., Hermann K.P., and Grabbe E. Applications and literature review of the BI-RADS classification. Eur Radiol 15 (2005) 1027-1036
4. Bérubé M., Curpen B., Ugolini P., Lalonde L., and Ouimet-Oliva D. Level of suspicion of a mammographic lesion: use of features defined by BI-RADS lexicon and correlation with large-core breast biopsy. Can Assoc Radiol J 49 (1998) 223-228
5. Lehman C., Holt S., Peacock S., White E., and Urban N. Use of the American College of Radiology BI-RADS guidelines by community radiologists: concordance of assessments and recommendations assigned to screening mammograms. AJR 179 (2002) 15-20
6. Le Gal M., Chavanne G., and Pellier D. Valeur diagnostique des microcalcifications groupées découvertes par mammographies: à propos de 277 cas avec vérification histologique et sans tumeur du sein palpable. Bull Cancer 71 (1984) 57-64
7. Gülsün M., Demirkazik F.B., and Ariyürek M. Evaluation of breast microcalcifications according to Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System criteria and Le Gal's classification. Eur J Radiol 47 (2003) 227-231
8. Alberdi E., Taylor P., Lee R., Fox J., and Todd-Pokropek A. Eliciting a terminology for mammographic calcifications. Clin Radiol 57 (2002) 1007-1013
9. De Lafontan B., Daures J.P., Salicru B., et al. Isolated clustered microcalcifications: diagnostic value of mammography-series of 400 cases with surgical verification. Radiology 190 (1994) 479-483
10. Barreau B., de Mascarel I., Feuga C., et al. Mammography of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: review of 909 cases with radiographic-pathologic correlations. Eur J Radiol 54 (2005) 55-61
11. Boyd N.F., Byng J.W., Jong R.A., et al. Quantitative classification of mammographic densities and breast cancer risks: results from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study. J Natl Cancer Inst 87 (1995) 670-675
12. Kerlikowski K., Grady D., Barclay J., et al. Variability and accuracy in mammogrpahic interpretation using the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. J Natl Cancer Inst 90 (1998) 1801-1809
13. Geller B.M., Barlow W.E., Ballard-Barbash R., et al. Use of the American College of Radiology BI-RADS to report on the mammographic evaluation of women with signs and symptoms of breast disease. Radiology 222 (2002) 536-542
14. Travade A., Isnard A., Bagard C., and Bouchet F. Les opacités et les microcalcifications de la classification ACR 3 liées à un cancer. J Radiol 85 (2004) 2111-2122
15. Agence Nationale d'Accréditation et d'Evaluation en Santé (ANAES). Classification en six catégories des images mammographiques en fonction du degré de suspicion de leur caractère pathologique (en dehors des images construites et des variantes du normal)-correspondance avec le système BI-RADS de l'American College of Radiology. Service des recommandations et références professionnelles. Février; 2002.
16. Berg W.A., Arnoldus C.L., Teferra E., and Bhargavan M. Biopsy of amorphous breast calcifications: pathologic outcome and yield at stereotactic biopsy. Radiology 221 (2001) 495-503
17. Pijnappel R.M., Peeters P.H.M., Hendriks J.H.C.L., and Mali W.P.Th.M. Reproductibility of mammographic classifications for non-palpable suspect lesions with microcalcifications. Br J Radiol 77 (2004) 312-314
18. Varas X., Leborgne J.H., Leborgne F., Mezzera J., Jaumandreu S., and Leborgne F. Revisiting the mammographic follow-up of BI-RADS category 3 lesions. AJR 179 (2002) 691-695
19. Rosen E.L., Baker J.A., and Soo M.S. Malignant lesions initially subjected to short-term mammographic follow-up. Radiology 223 (2002) 221-228
20. Stavros T., Thickman D., Rapp C.L., Dennis M.A., Parker S.H., and Sisney G.A. Solid breast nodules: use of sonography to distinguish between benign and malignant lesions. Radiology 196 (1995) 123-134
21. Baker J.A., Kornguth P.J., Soo M.S., Walsh R., and Mengoni P. Sonography of solid breast lesions: observer variability of lesion description and assessment. AJR 172 (1999) 1621-1625
22. Hong A.S., Rosen E.L., Soo M.S., and Baker J.A. BI-RADS for sonography: positive and negative predictive values of sonographic features. AJR 184 (2005) 1260-1265
23. Kim S.J., Morris E.A., Liberman L., et al. Observer variability and applicability of BI-RADS terminology for breast MR imaging: invasive carcinomas as focal masses. AJR 177 (2001) 551-557
24. Morakkabati-Spitz N., Leutner C., Schild H., Traeber F., and Kuhl C. Diagnostic usefulness of segmental and linear enhancement in dynamic breast MRI. Eur Radiol 15 (2005) 2010-2017
25. Bock K., Iwinska-Zelder J., Duda V.F., et al. Validity of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System BI-RADS for clinical mammography in men. Fortschr Röntgenstr 173 (2001) 1019-1024
26. Linver M.N., Paster S.B., Rosenberg R.D., Key C.R., Stidley C.A., and King W.V. Improvement in mammography interpretation skills in a community radiology practice after dedicated teaching courses: 2-year medical audit of 38,633 cases. Radiology 184 (1992) 39-43
27. Berg W.A., D'Orsi C.J., Jackson V.P., et al. Does training in the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) improve biopsy recommendations or feature analysis agreement with experienced breast imagers at mammography?. Radiology 224 (2002) 871-880
28. Lederman R., Leichter I., Buchbinder S., Novak B., Bamberger P., and Fields S. Stratification of mammographic computerized analysis by BI-RADS categories. Eur Radiol 13 (2003) 347-353
29. Buchbinder S.S., Leichter I.S., Lederman R.B., et al. Computer-aided classification of BI-RADS category 3 breast lesions. Radiology 230 (2004) 820-823