Kidney: Bosniak
Matthew Davenport1
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Synopsis

Bosniak v.2019 is a classification of cystic renal masses that formally incorporates MRI, provides verbose specific definitions for imaging terms, and expands the number of masses to which the historic Bosniak classification applies. The intent of the classification update was to improve specificity for malignancy and improve inter-rater agreement, with the goal of reducing the harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Bosniak v.2019 is a classification of cystic renal masses that formally incorporates MRI, provides verbose specific definitions for imaging terms, and expands the number of masses to which the historic Bosniak classification applies. The intent of the classification update was to improve specificity for malignancy and improve inter-rater agreement, with the goal of reducing the harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Acknowledgements

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References

Stuart G Silverman, Ivan Pedrosa, James H Ellis, Nicole M Hindman, Nicola Schieda, Andrew D Smith, Erick M Remer, Atul B Shinagare, Nicole E Curci, Steven S Raman, Shane A Wells, Samuel D Kaffenberger, Zhen J Wang, Hersh Chandarana, Matthew S Davenport. Bosniak Classification of Cystic Renal Masses, Version 2019: An Update Proposal and Needs Assessment. Radiology 2019 Aug;292(2):475-488.
Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 29 (2021)