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American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas (BI-RADS® Atlas). Reston, Va: © American College of Radiology; 2003. All rights reserved.
The American College of Radiology is the copyright owner with respect to a work entitled Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas (hereinafter referred to as BI-RADS ®Atlas), The BI-RADS® Atlas is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide providing standarized breast imaging terminology, a report organization, assessment structure and a classification system for mammography, ultrasound and MRI of the breast. The BI-RADS® Atlas also includes the latest revisions to the assessment categories, expanded definitions to lexicon terminology, and statistical definitions for the performance of a mammography audit.
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The American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas (BI-RADS® Atlas) is the product of a collaborative effort among members of various committees of the American College of Radiology with cooperation from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the College of American Pathologists. Development of the ACR BI-RADS® – Ultrasound and ACR BI-RADS® – MRI were supported in part by the United States Public Health Service Office of Women's Health, Susan G. Komen Foundation, United States Army Breast Cancer Research Program and the National Cancer Institute.
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