The radiologist is concerned enough to recommend a biopsy. These findings do not definitely look like cancer but could be cancer. Suspicious abnormality – Biopsy should be considered This approach helps avoid unnecessary biopsies, but if the area does change over time, it still allows for early diagnosis. You will likely need follow-up with repeat imaging in 6 to 12 months and regularly after that until the finding is known to be stable (usually at least 2 years). But since it’s not proven to be benign, it’s helpful to be extra safe and see if the area in question does change over time. Probably benign finding – Follow-up in a short time frame is suggestedĪ finding in this category has a very low (no more than 2%) chance of being cancer.
This ensures that others who look at the mammogram in the future will not misinterpret the benign finding as suspicious. This can also be used to describe changes from a prior procedure (such as a biopsy) in the breast. This is also a negative test result (there’s no sign of cancer), but the radiologist chooses to describe a finding that is not cancer, such as benign calcifications, masses, or lymph nodes in the breast. In this case, negative means nothing new or abnormal was found. Your breasts look the same (they are symmetrical) with no masses (lumps), distorted structures, or suspicious calcifications. This may also suggest that the radiologist wants to compare your new mammogram with older ones to see if there have been changes in the area over time. This means the radiologist may have seen a possible abnormality, but it was not clear and you will need more tests, such as another mammogram with the use of spot compression (applying compression to a smaller area when doing the mammogram), magnified views, special mammogram views, and/or ultrasound. Incomplete - Additional imaging evaluation and/or comparison to prior mammograms (or other imaging tests) is needed. However, the recommended next steps after these tests might be slightly different.) What do the BI-RADS categories mean? ( Note: These same BI-RADS categories can also be used to describe the results of a breast ultrasound or breast MRI exam. This makes communicating about the test results and following up after the tests easier. With these categories, doctors can describe what they find on a mammogram using the same words and terms. This system (called the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System or BI-RADS) sorts the results into categories numbered 0 through 6. What is a BI-RADS assessment category?ĭoctors use a standard system to describe mammogram findings and results. Talk to your doctor about your mammogram results and what you need to do next. A doctor called a radiologist will categorize your mammogram results using a numbered system.
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