JDMS Article - SDMS CME Credit

Article: The Contribution of a Solid Breast Mass Gray-Scale Histographic Analysis in Ascertaining a Benign-Malignant Differentiation

Authors: Huseyin Ucar, MD, Emre Kacar, MD, and Rukan Karaca, MD

Category: Breast [BR]

Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article entitled “The Contribution of a Solid Breast Mass Gray-Scale Histographic Analysis in Ascertaining a Benign-Malignant Differentiation,” you will be able to:

1. Understand how the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) correlates to a histographic analysis

2. Describe the BI-RADS classification system

3. Analyze the research study

1. Which BI-RADS classification indicates an incomplete assessment?

2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

Which BI-RADS would a simple cyst be classified as?

1

2

3

4

Which was the fat-lesion histographic analysis (FLHA) rate in a BI-RADS 4c score for malignant masses?

2.88

3.41

2.78

2.83

Which was the positive predictive value for FLHA rates above 2.02 in the BI-RADS 4b Group I?

34.3%

42.8%

14.2%

45.7%

Which was the best cut-off value for a benign-malignant distinction found in the research study?

2.26

2.88

2.03

2.00