Verkalkungen in den intra-/perikanalikulären Fibroadenomen

Microcalcifications of the breast: how does radiologic classification correlate with histology?

“…A variety of possibilities for characterizing mammographic microcalcifications have been published in the past (1,2,10,12). However, the diagnostic determination of microcalcifications of the breast remains difficult (5).…”

“…Some of them (regional versus segmental) have been shown in the literature not to be of different statistical significance (7,14). Using data found in the current literature, we attributed the distribution modifiers to varying probability levels for malignancy (3,5,7,10,12,13,14). Thereby, we developed the standardized scheme that we used for classification of microcalcifications according to the BI-RADS H morphology and distribution parameters (see Table 1).…”

“…Since that time, much work has been done to characterize and classify microcalcifications systematically (17). The studies by LANYI, LEBORGNE, and LE GAL have had a major influence on the diagnosis of microcalcifications of the breast, particularly during the second half of the last century (10,12,13).…”