posterior acoustic shadowing

Preferred Label : posterior acoustic shadowing;

RADLEX synonyms : shadowing; posterior acoustic attenuating;

Definition : BI-RADS US: the area posterior to the mass appears darker. (Refractive edge shadowing is of no significance.);

Source : BI-RADS 5, BI-RADS 4;

Details

Origin ID

RID34365;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Shadow (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Shadowing (regime/therapy) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Shadowing Technique, Histology [MeSH Descriptor]
Member of
- set of BI-RADS ultrasound terms [Radlex concept]

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