Breast imaging reports for malignant lesions: are we maintaining recommended BI-RADS^® lexicon standards?

Figures & data

Table 1 Percentages of parameters reported

Reporting criteria	n = 250	Percentages
Clinical indication	153/250	61%
Breast density	230/250	92%
Lesion location	240/250	96%
Lesion description	233/250	93%
Lesion calcification	140/250	56%
Lymph nodes	150/250	60%

Table 2 P values for different parameters

Reporting criteria	Government institutions (n = 150)	Private institutions (n = 100)	P values
Clinical indication given	55	94	<0.001
Breast density described	139	97	0.004
Lesion location described	148	100	0.010
Lesion description (size and margins)	146	93	0.446
Calcification description	70	86	<0.001
Axillary lymph nodes	103	62	0.013