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[HTML][HTML] Mammographic density and the risk and detection of breast cancer
Background Extensive mammographic density is associated with an increased risk of breast
cancer and makes the detection of cancer by mammography difficult, but the influence of …
cancer and makes the detection of cancer by mammography difficult, but the influence of …
Surveillance of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, mammography, and clinical breast examination
…, RA Jong, MR Cutrara, G DeBoer, MJ Yaffe… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextCurrent recommendations for women who have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are to
undergo breast surveillance from age 25 years onward with mammography annually and …
undergo breast surveillance from age 25 years onward with mammography annually and …
Quantitative classification of mammographic densities and breast cancer risk: results from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study
…, GA Lockwood, DL Tritchler, MJ Yaffe - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Background: The radiographic appearance of the female breast varies from woman to woman
depending on the relative amounts of fat and connective and epithelial tissues present. …
depending on the relative amounts of fat and connective and epithelial tissues present. …
Mammographic densities and breast cancer risk.
…, GA Lockwood, JW Byng, DL Tritchler, MJ Yaffe - … , biomarkers & prevention …, 1998 - AACR
The radiological appearance of the female breast varies among individuals because of
differences in the relative amounts and X-ray attenuation characteristics of fat and epithelial and …
differences in the relative amounts and X-ray attenuation characteristics of fat and epithelial and …
[HTML][HTML] Heritability of mammographic density, a risk factor for breast cancer
…, D Tritchler, A Chiarelli, MJ Yaffe… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Women with extensive dense breast tissue visible on a mammogram have a
risk of breast cancer that is 1.8 to 6.0 times that of women of the same age with little or no …
risk of breast cancer that is 1.8 to 6.0 times that of women of the same age with little or no …
Mammographic breast density as an intermediate phenotype for breast cancer
The amount of radiologically dense breast-tissue appearing on a mammogram varies between
women because of differences in the composition of breast tissue, and is referred to here …
women because of differences in the composition of breast tissue, and is referred to here …
The quantitative analysis of mammographic densities
Quantitative classification of mammographic parenchyma based on radiological assessment
has been shown to provide one of the strongest estimates of the risk of developing breast …
has been shown to provide one of the strongest estimates of the risk of developing breast …
[HTML][HTML] Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: current understanding and future prospects
Variations in percent mammographic density (PMD) reflect variations in the amounts of
collagen and number of epithelial and non-epithelial cells in the breast. Extensive PMD is …
collagen and number of epithelial and non-epithelial cells in the breast. Extensive PMD is …
X-ray characterisation of normal and neoplastic breast tissues
Normal and neoplastic breast tissues have been characterised in terms of X-ray attenuation.
Samples of normal fat and fibrous tissue were obtained from reduction mammoplasty and …
Samples of normal fat and fibrous tissue were obtained from reduction mammoplasty and …
Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital versus Film Mammography: Exploratory Analysis of Selected Population Subgroups in DMIST1
Purpose: To retrospectively compare the accuracy of digital versus film mammography in
population subgroups of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) defined …
population subgroups of the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) defined …