Open AccessAccuracy of the Fischer scoring system and the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System in identification of malignant breast lesions
Author(s) -
Hanaa Al-Khawari,
Reji Athyal,
Agnes Kovacs,
Mervat Al-Saleh,
John Patrick Madda
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.4103/0256-4947.55310
Subject(s) - medicine , breast imaging , identification (biology) , breast cancer , scoring system , breast tumours , radiology , mammography , cancer , biology , botany
Fischer developed a scoring system in 1999 that made identifying malignnant lesions much easier for inexperienced radiologists. Our study was performed to assess whether this scoring system would help beginners to accurately diagnose breast lesions on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to assess the correlation between the magnetic resonance mammography Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (MRM BI-RADS) grade and the final diagnosis.