Tag: radiologist
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BIRADS – what the hell is that?
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Overwhelmed by this looming cancer cloud I logged in to mychart to look at the radiologist’s notes from the mammogram and ultrasound the day before. “BIRADS Score – 4C – suspicious abnormality – very suspicious for malignancy – biopsy should be considered.” What the hell is a BIRADS score? What…
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The Radiologist’s Room
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The day I have my mammogram, Tarik and I are packing the moving truck. We’ve been planning a move to the West Coast for some time and my finding this lump is exceptionally bad timing – as if there’s ever a good time. I’ve never had a mammogram before, but…