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Imaging recommendation · Breast

Suspicious microcalcifications on mammogram

Recommended: Magnification mammographic views + Stereotactic biopsy is the preferred imaging study for suspicious microcalcifications on mammogram. Pleomorphic, linear, branching are concerning for DCIS.

Recommended study

Magnification mammographic views + Stereotactic biopsy

MG No contrast Preferred Breast Outpatient Reviewed

Pleomorphic, linear, branching are concerning for DCIS. BI-RADS 4-5 needs tissue diagnosis.

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