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Acronyms
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"Breast masses are three-dimensional space-occupying lesions in the breasts. This article provides an overview of the standard BI-RADS terminology used to describe breast masses in radiology reports and other reporting suggestions."

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"Breast masses are described differently by modality according to the BI-RADS lexicon 1-4. In all modalities, masses can be described by their size, location, and shape:"

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"shape, which can be remembered by the mnemonic ROI:"

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"focal asymmetry on mammography, which is seen on at least two views but does not have convex borders"

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