Refresher Course: Breast

RC 2002 - Update of BI-RADS lexicon: case-based radiologic-pathologic correlation

March 1, 14:00 - 15:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Maria Adele Marino, Messina / Italy
15 min
Mass and non-mass lesions
Paola Clauser, Vienna / Austria
  1. To recognise the different presentations of common benign and malignant breast masses on mammography, DBT, ultrasound, and MRI.
  2. To introduce the new "non-mass" category with ultrasound.
  3. To describe the main imaging features of common benign and malignant breast masses according to the BI-RADS lexicon.
  4. To understand the assessment and management of different breast masses.
15 min
Microcalcifications and non-mass enhancement (NME)
Füsun Taşkin, Istanbul / Turkey
  1. To present different types of breast microcalcifications on mammography according to the updated BI-RADS lexicon.
  2. To identify and name different NMEs on MRI according to the BI-RADS lexicon.
  3. To list the possible differential diagnoses of these entities and determine patient management.
15 min
Architectural distortions and asymmetric densities
Theodora Kanavou, Larissa / Greece
  1. To identify an architectural distortion according to the BI-RADS lexicon.
  2. To understand the assessment of architectural distortion with different imaging modalities and identify predictors of malignancy.
  3. To describe an asymmetry according to the BI-RADS lexicon and explain differences between a focal asymmetry and other asymmetric mammographic and DBT findings.
10 min
Panel discussion: The importance of radiologic-pathologic correlation