The ACR BI-RADS® experience: Learning from history Journal Article
| Authors: | Burnside, E. S.; Sickles, E. A.; Bassett, L. W.; Rubin, D. L.; Lee, C. H.; Ikeda, D. M.; Mendelson, E. B.; Wilcox, P. A.; Butler, P. F.; D'Orsi, C. J. |
| Article Title: | The ACR BI-RADS® experience: Learning from history |
| Abstract: | The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System<sup>®</sup> (BI-RADS<sup>®</sup>) initiative, instituted by the ACR, was begun in the late 1980s to address a lack of standardization and uniformity in mammography practice reporting. An important component of the BI-RADS initiative is the lexicon, a dictionary of descriptors of specific imaging features. The BI-RADS lexicon has always been data driven, using descriptors that previously had been shown in the literature to be predictive of benign and malignant disease. Once established, the BI-RADS lexicon provided new opportunities for quality assurance, communication, research, and improved patient care. The history of this lexicon illustrates a series of challenges and instructive successes that provide a valuable guide for other groups that aspire to develop similar lexicons in the future. © 2009 American College of Radiology. |
| Keywords: | review; clinical practice; quality control; breast cancer; history, 21st century; practice guideline; breast neoplasms; information processing; publication; imaging system; health care quality; health care utilization; standardization; history, 20th century; patient care; radiology; breast imaging; mammography; societies, medical; screening; medical research; diagnosis; medical society; bi-rads; informatics lexicon; structured reporting; accreditation; interpersonal communication; dictionaries, medical; radiography; radiology information systems; terminology as topic |
| Journal Title: | Journal of the American College of Radiology |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 1546-1440 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science, Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2009-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 851 |
| End Page: | 860 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.07.023 |
| PUBMED: | 19945040 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC3099247 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "Source: Scopus" |
