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Can a radiologist tell from a ultra sound if it is cancer in the breast?
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No: if something is abnormal - you need a biopsy to prove one way or the other
Answered 3/3/2018
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The radiologist: assigns a probability of cancer(BIRADS classification) to a lesion based on various imaging characteristics. The highest level of suspicion, BIRADS 5, implies a greater than 95 percent chance of malignancy. Ultimately, the only way to be sure is a biopsy.
Answered 11/12/2018
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