@article {Rao:2021:2637-8329:175,
title = "Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System: A Pictorial Review",
journal = "Neurographics",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asnr/ng",
publishercode ="asnr",
year = "2021",
volume = "11",
number = "3",
publication date ="2021-05-01T00:00:00",
pages = "175-185",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2637-8329",
eissn = "2637-8329",
url = "https://asnr.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/asnr/ng/2021/00000011/00000003/art00003",
doi = "doi:10.3174/ng.2000069",
keyword = "VASARI = Visually AcceSAble Rembrandt Images, EMR = electronic medical record, GBM = glioblastoma multiforme, BT-RADS = Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System, RANO = Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology, ACR = American College of Radiology",
author = "Rao, B. and Ikuta, I. and Mahajan, A. and Karam, A.A. and Zohrabian, V.M.",
abstract = "Brain tumors are a diverse group of neoplasms that are a source of substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Primary gliomas constitute almost all malignant brain tumors, with the most aggressive as well as most common form in adults, grade IV glioma or glioblastoma multiforme,
carrying an especially poor prognosis. Neuroimaging is critical not only in the identification of CNS tumor but also in treatment-planning and assessing the response to therapy. Structured reporting continues to gain traction in radiology by reducing report ambiguity and improving consistency,
while keeping referring clinicians and patients informed. The Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System (BT-RADS) is a relatively new paradigm that attempts to simplify and maximize consistency in radiologic reporting. BT-RADS incorporates MR imaging features, clinical assessment, and timing of
therapy to assign each study a score or category, which is, in turn, linked to a management suggestion. The purpose of this pictorial review article is to familiarize radiologists and nonradiology neurologic specialists alike with BT-RADS, highlighting both advantages and limitations, in the
hope that adoption of this system might ultimately facilitate more effective communication and improve consistency among reports.Learning Objective: To describe the features and underscore the advantages and disadvantages of the Brain Tumor Reporting and Data System (BT-RADS), a relatively
new classification system that attempts to simplify and maximize consistency in radiologic reporting",
}