BI-RADS Descriptors for Mammographically Detected Microcalcifications Verified by Histopathology After Needle-Localized Open Breast Biopsy

BI-RADS Descriptors for Mammographically Detected Microcalcifications Verified by Histopathology After Needle-Localized Open Breast Biopsy
Hee Jung Shin, Hak Hee Kim, Myung-su Ko, Hyun Ji Kim, Jin Hee Moon, Byung Ho Son, and Sei Hyun Ahn
AJR 2010; 195:1466-1471

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For combined descriptors of morphology and distribution, the odds ratios of malignancy regarding the higher probability of malignancy and ductal distribution were as follows: 0 for typically benign morphology or scattered distribution, 93.00 for intermediate concern and regional, 33.53 for intermediate concern and clustered, 5.00 for intermediate concern and ductal, 24.00 for higher probability of malignancy and regional, and 1.13 for higher probability of malignancy and clustered.

Each descriptor and combined descriptors for microcalcifications and the final assessment category could help to predict the risk of malignancy