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. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):280–287. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.55310

Table 2.

The morphological features and kinetics of the proved benign lesions with BI-RADS IV and V categories.

Category Form Margin Enhancing pattern Initial signal increase Post-initial course
Lesion 1 Complicated cyst BI-RADS IV Branching Strong Plateau
Lesion 2 benign BI-RADS IV Branching Inhomogeneous Strong
Lesion 3 Chronic inflammation BI-RADS IV Indistinct Inhomogeneous Strong
Lesion 4 benign BI-RADS IV Indistinct Inhomogeneous Strong
Lesion 5 organizing inflammation BI-RADS IV Branching Inhomogeneous Strong Plateau
Lesion 6 Scar tissue BI-RADS IV Strong Washout
Lesion 7 Chronic inflammation BI-RADS V Spiculated Indistinct Inhomogeneous Strong Plateau
Lesion 8 Granulamatous inflammation BI-RADS V Branching Indistinct Inhomogeneous Strong Washout
Lesion 9 Granulamatous inflammation BI-RADS V Branching Indistinct Inhomogeneous Strong Washout