The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic value of various features for differentiating between malignant and benign lesions by using the sonography for dense breast imaging reporting and data system 4 (BI-RADS-US4) for non-palpable breast lesions (dBI-RADS-US4-nPBL). The sonographic features and pathological results of a total of 102 dBI-RADS-US4-nPBLs were retrospectively analyz...

PURPOSE To evaluate the ESUR scoring system (PI-RADS) for multiparametric MRI of the prostate in clinical routine and to define a reliable way to generate an overall PI-RADS score. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all patients with a history of negative prebiopsies, who underwent 3 Tesla multiparametric MRI from October 2011 to April 2013 (n = 143): PI-RADS scores for each single modality we...

PURPOSE To evaluate the outcomes and diagnostic performance of ultrasonography after a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (Bi-RADS) category 0 mammogram. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective study reviewed 4,384 consecutive patients who underwent a screening mammography from January 2005 to July 2006; 391 of the 4,384 exams were classified as Bi-RADS category 0. After exclusions, 241...

PURPOSE To evaluate the use, final outcome, and positive biopsy rate of American College of Radiology ultrasonographic (US) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) categories 3, 4, and 5 recommended for breast masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS At US, consecutive masses, palpable and nonpalpable, categorized as BI-RADS 3, 4, and 5 between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2004, were ret...

OBJECTIVE To determine if the breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) defines a group of patients with mammographic abnormalities in whom stereotactic core needle biopsy (SCNB) is appropriate. DESIGN A blinded retrospective validation sample. SETTING A university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS One hundred and nine consecutive patients who underwent fine-wire localization breast ...

Objective. To evaluate the diagnostic benefit of real-time elastography (RTE) in clinical routine. Strain indices (SI) for benign and malignant tumors were assessed. Methods. 100 patients with 110 focal breast lesions were retrieved. Patients had mammography (MG), ultrasound (US), and, if necessary, MRI. RTE was conducted after ultrasound. Lesions were assessed with BI-RADS for mammography and ...

PURPOSE Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent regulator of angiogenesis and thereby involved in the development and progression of solid tumors. A 936C > T polymorphism in the VEGF gene has been associated with reduced VEGF plasma levels. Purpose of the present study was to analyze the potential association between VEGF genotype and radiological appearance of breast lesions by m...

To determine if use of the five final assessment categories of the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) improved objectivity or accuracy of mammographic evaluation in 40- to 49-year-old women, fifty mammograms of 40- to 49-year-old women that were obtained at a tertiary referral teaching hospital were classified according to those five final assessm...

OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed at evaluating the BI-RADS® classification accuracy in mammography. Additionally, the frequency of different findings was described and the interobserver agreement was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mammographic images of 115 patients were independently and blindly reviewed by two specialists in compliance with BI-RADS recommendations, and later compared...

We measured torsion of the humeral head in 38 patients (40 shoulders) with recurrent anterior dislocation of the shoulder (RADS) and in 40 normal subjects. We found a reduced mean retroversion in the patients with RADS at 4.3 +/- 10.56 degrees (17 degrees anteversion to 32 degrees retroversion) as compared with 16.1 +/- 11.07 degrees in the control group (0 degrees to 49 degrees) (p = 0.0001). ...