Akhigbe A O, Igbinedion B O
Department of Radiology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Niger Postgrad Med J. 2013 Dec;20(4):346-51.
Mammography has undergone significant improvement as screening tool for early diagnosis of breast cancer as a means of reducing mortality rate in them. The quality of mammograms and interpretative skills of the radiologist are important determinants required to achieve the favourable mortality reduction rates that have been established in randomised trials and also in service screening.Standardised reporting using the Breast Imaging Reporting And Data Systems (BI-RADS) lexicon, developed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) has been found useful as a practical way of communication between radiologists and clinicians compared with the free style, which is according to the opinion of each radiologist. This reporting system takes into account important features in the breast such as parenchyma pattern among others, which has been reported as an important risk factor in breast cancer. The objective of this review is to present this lexicon to radiologists and referring physicians as a reporting method which will enhance communication,improve patient management and auditing of performance.
乳腺钼靶作为一种用于早期诊断乳腺癌以降低其死亡率的筛查工具，已经有了显著改进。乳腺钼靶图像的质量以及放射科医生的解读技能，是实现随机试验和服务性筛查中所确立的良好死亡率降低率所需的重要决定因素。美国放射学会（ACR）制定的使用乳腺影像报告和数据系统（BI-RADS）词汇表进行标准化报告，已被证明是放射科医生与临床医生之间进行交流的实用方式，相比根据每位放射科医生意见的自由式报告更具优势。该报告系统考虑了乳腺的重要特征，如实质模式等，而这些特征已被报道为乳腺癌的重要风险因素。本综述的目的是向放射科医生和转诊医生介绍这一词汇表，作为一种能加强沟通、改善患者管理和绩效审核的报告方法。
