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. 2013 Jul 5;13:328. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-328

Table 1.

Correlation between the BI-RADS classification (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) and the histology for the corresponding imaging method

 
BI-RADS classification
Isolated DCIS
IDC-DCIS
Isolated-IDC
Isolated ILC
Other tumours
Total
Diagnostic imaging   N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Sonography
0
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
1
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
2
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (%)
0 (0%)
1 (11.1%)
1 (0.8%)
 
3
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (7.3%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (2.5%)
 
4
10 (66.7%)
17 (44.8%)
10 (24.4%)
8 (44.4%)
5 (55.6%)
50 (41.3%)
 
5
5 (33.3%)
20 (52.6%)
28 (68.3%)
10 (55.6%)
3 (33.3%)
66 (54.5%)
 
6
0 (0%)
1 (2.6%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1 (0.8%)
Mammography
0
0 (0%)
1 (2.6%)
0 (0%)
1 (5.6%)
0 (0%)
2 (1.7%)
 
1
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
2
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
3
1 (6.7%)
4 (10.5%)
3 (7.3%)
0 (0%)
1 (11.1%)
9 (7.4%)
 
4
1 (6.7%)
12 (31.6%)
17 (41.5%)
11 (61.1%)
5 (55.6%)
46 (38.0%)
 
5
13 (86.6%)
19 (50%)
17 (41.5)
6 (33.3%)
3 (33.3%)
58 (47.9%)
 
6
0 (0%)
2 (5.3%)
4 (9.7%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
6 (5.0%)
MRI
0
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
1
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
2
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
3
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
 
4
0 (0%)
2 (5.3%)
4 (9.8%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
7 (5.8%)
 
5
9 (60%)
22 (57.9%)
26 (63.4%)
8 (44.4%)
3 (33.3%)
68 (56.2%)
  6 6 (40%) 14 (36.8%) 11 (26.8%) 9 (50%) 6 (66.7%) 46 (38.0%)

DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ, IDC Invasive ductal carcinoma, ILC Invasive lobular carcinoma.