Breast screening in Canada, 2023-24

Breast screening

• ACR: Abnormal Call Rate
• ADH: Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
• AI: artificial intelligence
• ALH: Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia
• BI-RADS: Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System
• CESM: Contract-Enhanced Spectrum Mammography
• CR: computed radiography
• DCIS: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
• DR: digital radiography
• LCIS: Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
• MRI: magnetic resonance imaging

General

• CPG: Clinical Practice Guidelines
• E-Scan: Environmental Scan
• EHR: electronic health record
• HIS: Hospital Information System
• IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer
• IT: Information Technology
• MD: Medical Doctor
• NP: nurse practitioner
• PCP: primary care provider
• RN: registered nurse
• WHO: World Health Organization