Breast Cancer Prevention - Dr. Jennifer Walden

Go to the American Cancer Society website for the specifics of each of the BIRAD categories, as this site is not allowing me to post a link.
Hope this helps!

Your mammogram report includes many technical details, and one section will show you a Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) score. This indicates the radiologist's opinion of the absence or likelihood of breast cancer. Understanding this score is important to your diagnosis and treatment, if any is needed. Discuss your results with your doctor to make sure you understand what it means for your breast health, and if any additional studies are warranted.

A breast ultrasound examination is not considered a screening test, but an investigative technology used for taking a closer look at areas of your breast that your doctor still has questions about after doing a mammogram and clinical breast exam. An ultrasound test may be useful if your mammogram shows an indistinct mass, or if a lump can be easily felt during a clinical breast exam. Be sure to ask your doc about getting an ultrasound if you have any questions or concerns with your mammogram.

Dr. Walden: Is there anyway of requesting a breast ultrasound after receiving a category 3 birad score? Also, if you could speak to the specific birad categories in general that would be helpful.

How important is it to get a screening ultrasound?
Fran

Hope it helps Jim, thanks.
Dr Walden