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Plot shows the year that included biopsies (cases and controls) were performed, from which corresponding diagnostic mammography examinations were identified. Date ranges of the sequential editions of the BI-RADS lexicon are demarcated to illustrate the evolution of the lexicon noting that utilization invariably lags dissemination. Prior to the publication of the BI-RADS lexicon, standardized descriptors were also available in the scientific literature.28
