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Comparison of Danish dichotomous and BI-RADS classifications of mammographic density

Acta Radiologica Short Reports, 2014
Background In the Copenhagen mammography screening program from 1991 to 2001, mammographic density was classified either as fatty or mixed/dense. This dichotomous mammographic density classification system is unique internationally, and has not been ...
Rebecca Hodge, Sophie Sell Hellmann, My von Euler-Chelpin, Ilse Vejborg, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen   +4 more
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Factors Associated with Longitudinal Changes in Mammographic Density in a Multiethnic Breast Screening Cohort of Postmenopausal Women

The Breast Journal, 2023
Background. Breast density is an important risk factor for breast cancer and is known to be associated with characteristics such as age, race, and hormone levels; however, it is unclear what factors contribute to changes in breast density in ...
Hannah Lui Park, Argyrios Ziogas, Stephen A. Feig, Roza Lorin Kirmizi, Christie Jiwon Lee, Andrea Alvarez, Rachel McFarland Lucia, Deborah Goodman, Kathryn M. Larsen, Richard Kelly, Hoda Anton-Culver   +10 more
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Factors associated with mammographic breast density among women in Karachi Pakistan

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background There are no studies done to evaluate the distribution of mammographic breast density and factors associated with it among Pakistani women. Methods Participants included 477 women, who had received either diagnostic or screening mammography at
Uzma Shamsi, Shaista Afzal, Azra Shamsi, Iqbal Azam, David Callen   +4 more
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Factors Influencing Mammographic Density in Asian Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the Northeast Region of Peninsular Malaysia

Diagnostics, 2022
Mammographic density is a significant risk factor for breast cancer. In this study, we identified the risk factors of mammographic density in Asian women and quantified the impact of breast density on the severity of breast cancer. We collected data from
Tengku Muhammad Hanis, Wan Nor Arifin, Juhara Haron, Wan Faiziah Wan Abdul Rahman, Nur Intan Raihana Ruhaiyem, Rosni Abdullah, Kamarul Imran Musa   +6 more
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Visually assessed breast density, breast cancer risk and the importance of the craniocaudal view. [PDF]

, 2008
Contains fulltext : 69403.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)INTRODUCTION: Mammographic density is known to be a strong risk factor for breast cancer.
Maureen GC Gillan, Astley, Susan M., Ursula M Beetles, Jill Johnson, Griffiths, P.M., Duncan, Karen A., Duffy, S.W., Warwick, J., Griffiths, Miriam A., Jain, Anil K., Geeta Iyengar, Boggis, C.R., Susan M Astley, Pam M Griffiths, Deans, H., Cuzick, J., Roberts, R., Jain, A.K., McGee, Magnus A., Beetles, U., Stephen W Duffy, Nagtegaal, I.D., Deans, Heather, Griffiths, Pam M., Gilbert, F.J., Beetles, U.M., Anil K Jain, Rita Roberts, Roberts, Rita, Gillan, Maureen G. C., Astley, Susan M.; id_orcid, Miriam A Griffiths, Gilbert, Fiona J., Caroline RM Boggis, Gillan, M.G., Cuzick, Jack, Beetles, Ursula M., Jane Warwick, Astley, S.M., Iyengar, G., Iyengar, Geeta, Gillan, Maureen G C, Duffy, Stephen W., Boggis, Caroline R. M., Heather Deans, Karen A Duncan, Fiona J Gilbert, McGee, M.A., Jack Cuzick, Mary Wilson, Duncan, K.A., Iris D Nagtegaal, Magnus A McGee, Johnson, J., Warwick, Jane, Boggis, Caroline R M, Griffiths, M.A., Wilson, M., Nagtegaal, Iris D., Wilson, Mary, Gilbert, F. J. (Fiona J.), Johnson, Jill   +61 more
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Residential particulate matter and distance to roadways in relation to mammographic density: results from the Nurses’ Health Studies

Breast Cancer Research, 2017
Background High mammographic density is a strong, well-established breast cancer risk factor. Three studies conducted in various smaller geographic settings reported inconsistent findings between air pollution and mammographic density.
Natalie C. DuPre, Jaime E. Hart, Kimberly A. Bertrand, Peter Kraft, Francine Laden, Rulla M. Tamimi   +5 more
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How Does a Woman's Reproductive and Breast-Feeding History, Weight, Height, Body Mass Index, Breast Size and Breast Density Affect The Radiation Dose She Takes During Mammography?

Ankara Medical Journal, 2022
INTRODUCTION: Mammography is the screening test for breast carcinoma. The radiation dose received during this imaging has always been a point of consideration. The aim of this study is to search the relation of radiation dose received during mammographic
Leman Günbey Karabekmez, Karabekir Ercan   +1 more
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Predictors of mammographic density among women with a strong family history of breast cancer

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Mammographic density is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. In the general population, mammographic density can be modified by various exposures; whether this is true for women a strong family history is not known.
Olivia Moran, Andrea Eisen, Rochelle Demsky, Kristina Blackmore, Julia A. Knight, Seema Panchal, Ophira Ginsburg, Kevin Zbuk, Martin Yaffe, Kelly A. Metcalfe, Steven A. Narod, Joanne Kotsopoulos   +11 more
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Comparison of a new and existing method of mammographic density measurement: intramethod reliability and associations with known risk factors.

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Mammographic density is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. It is commonly measured by an interactive threshold method that does not fully use information contained in a mammogram.
McCormack, Valerie A, Isabel dos Santos Silva, Highnam, Ralph, Perry, Nicholas, dos Santos Silva, Isabel, Nicholas Perry, Ralph Highnam, Valerie A. McCormack   +7 more
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Investigating the prognostic value of mammographic breast density and mammographic tumor appearance in women with invasive breast cancer: The Malmö Diet and cancer study

Breast, 2023
Background: High breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer. However, whether density is a prognostic factor is debatable. Also, tumor appearances are related to tumor characteristics.
Li Sturesdotter, Anna-Maria Larsson, Sophia Zackrisson, Hanna Sartor   +3 more
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