Birads classification BIRADS 0 : incomplete, further imaging or information is required, e.g. compression, magnification, special mammographic views, ultrasound. This is also used when requesting previous images not available at the time of reading . BIRADS I : negative, symmetrical and no masses, architectural disturbances or suspicious calcifications present.
Birads classification BIRADS II : benign findings, interpreter may wish to describe a benign-appearing finding, e.g. calcified fibroadenomas multiple secretory calcifications fat containing lesions such as oil cysts breast lipomas fibroadenolipoma  or mixed density hamartomas galactoceles   simple breast cysts these all should have characteristic appearances, and may be labeled with confidence; the interpreter might wish to describe intra-mammary lymph nodes, implants, etc. while still concluding that there is no mammographic evidence suggesting malignancy
Birads classification BIRADS III : probably benign , short interval follow-up suggested BIRADS IV : suspicious abnormality there is a mammographic appearance which is suspicious for malignancy biopsy should be considered for such a lesion these can be further divided as BIRADS IVa : low level of suspicion for malignancy BIRADS IVb : intermediate suspicion for malignancy BIRADS IVc : moderate suspicion for malignancy BIRADS V : there is a mammographic appearance which is highly suggestive of malignancy, action should be taken. BIRADS VI : known biopsy proven malignancyÂ
Breast cases
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How to interpret breast calcifications
How to interpret breast calcifications
How to interpret breast calcifications
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If you think everything well defined is benign reconsider Intracystic papilllary carcinoma. Invasive papillary carcinoma. Medullary carcinoma. Mucinous carcinoma. Metaplastic carcinoma.
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Spectrum of imaging findings in an oil cyst
Spectrum of imaging findings in an oil cyst
Spectrum of imaging findings in an oil cyst
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Criteria of intraductal papilloma Prsentation : bloody or serosanguinous  nipple discharge of less than 6 months duration .  Papillomas often present in the subareolar region. They arise within 1 cm from the nipple in 90% of cases. Those that are present in peripheral ducts away from the nipple have greater incidence of malignancy .  Papillomatosis of the breast is considered a premalignant condition.
MR ductography
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Male breast
gynaecomastia Soft. Mobile. Tender. Subareolar .
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Breast mri
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What to search for in malignancy on mri Hypointense T2 signal Spiculated margins Blooming sign Hook sign Perifocal edema
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DWI of the BREAST
Recent MR tools in breast imaging DTI: Qualitatively assess ductal orientation and pattern through direction maps. Quantitatively verify even minor distortions in architecture through ADC, FA and MD values.
Recent MR tools in breast imaging DTI:
Recent MR tools in breast imaging SWI: Detection & assessment of breast calcifications.
Recent MR tools in breast imaging MR elastography :
gynaecological cases
Adnexal lesions
MRI protocol: 1- High-resolution, T2W sequence without fatsat , in at least 2 planes -> anatomy 2- T1W sequence without fatsat , or preferably a T1W opposed-phase sequence -> detection of fat, in teratoma 3- T1W sequence with fatsat -> mainly for the identification of blood products and for correlation to post-contrast T1W images 4- A Proton-Density or T1W sequence extending to the upper abdomen -> nodal disease. 5- A T1W sequence with fatsat after administration of Gadolinium -> enhancement of solid lesions or lesion components. 6- A pelviabdominal diffusion-weighted sequence with a highest b-value of 500- 1000 s/mm2 -> detection of lymph nodes and detection of peritoneal deposits.
How to interpret mr signal
Normal ovaries
pco Imaging criteria: 10 or more peripheral simple cysts Usually Characteristic 'string-of-pearls' appearance. Ovaries are typically enlarged, although in 30% of patients the ovaries have a normal volume.
Haemorrhagic ov cysts
Dermoid cyst
endometrioma
What to search for in a case of endometriosis Extra ovarian solid endometriotic implants. Endometrioid ovarian cancer.
Mucinous cystadenoma
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
Role of mri in staging ovarian cancer
Uterine lesions
Role of mri in endometrial/cervical carcinoma Depth of myometrial invasion. Detect cervical stroma invasion. Distant spread.
Depth of myometrial invasion.
Detect cervical stroma invasion.
Extent of spread in cervical cancer.
Radiological appearances of uterine fibroids
adenomyosis
adenomyosis Abnormal thickening of the junctional zone (more than 12 mm). Foci of bright signal on T1W/T2W images corresponding to islands of hypertopic endometrial glands, crypts/cystic dilatation of hypertopic glands or foci of haemorrhage .