Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 851-860 , December 2009

The ACR BI-RADS® Experience: Learning From History

  • Elizabeth S. Burnside, MD, MPH, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Elizabeth S. Burnside, MD, MPH, MS, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Department of Radiology, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792-3252
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  • Edward A. Sickles, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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  • Lawrence W. Bassett, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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  • Daniel L. Rubin, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Carol H. Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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  • Debra M. Ikeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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  • Ellen B. Mendelson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Pamela A. Wilcox

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quality and Safety, American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
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  • Priscilla F. Butler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quality and Safety, American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
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  • Carl J. D'Orsi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Breast Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

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 This study was supported by grant 1 K07 CA114181 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S1546-1440(09)00390-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2009.07.023

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 6, Issue 12 , Pages 851-860 , December 2009

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