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liddybug
liddybug Member Posts: 12
edited July 2017 in Waiting for Test Results

When you have a measurement of 5mm x4mm x 3mm, Is that taller then wide or wider then tall? In everyday measurements I believe it is length then height but I don't know if it is differnet for breast lump calculations

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  • BarredOwl
    BarredOwl Member Posts: 2,433
    edited July 2017

    Hi liddybug:

    Here is a link to an extract from a 2013 document from the American College of Radiology ("ACR") regarding ultrasound:

    ACR (2013) - Ultrasound: https://www.acr.org/~/media/ACR/Documents/PDF/QualitySafety/Resources/BIRADS/02%20Ultrasound/05%20%20BIRADS%20US%20Reporting.pdf

    Under "Report Organization", it states (emphasis added):

    "As detailed in the General Considerations section on Labeling and Measurement (see page 30) [unfortunately, not included in this extract], when a specific sonographic finding is documented by recording a complete set of images, the longest horizontal dimension should be reported first, followed by the vertical measurement, and the orthogonal horizontal dimension last."

    This is a statement regarding a convention in ultrasound, but admittedly leaves open the question of whether your Radiologist follows that particular convention or whether it applies to other imaging modalities. Please confirm the meaning of your report with your team.

    BarredOwl

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