Mammographic breast density: impact on breast cancer risk and implications for screening

PE Freer - Radiographics, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
Mammographic breast density is rapidly becoming a hot topic in both the medical literature
and the lay press. In the United States, recent legislative changes in 19 states now require …

Risk-based breast cancer screening: implications of breast density

CI Lee, LE Chen, JG Elmore - Medical Clinics, 2017 - medical.theclinics.com
With the recently revised recommendations for routine mammography screening from both
the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) …

A deep learning method for classifying mammographic breast density categories

AA Mohamed, WA Berg, H Peng, Y Luo… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Mammographic breast density is an established risk marker for breast cancer and
is visually assessed by radiologists in routine mammogram image reading, using four …

Comparison of clinical and automated breast density measurements: implications for risk prediction and supplemental screening

KR Brandt, CG Scott, L Ma, AP Mahmoudzadeh… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To compare the classification of breast density with two automated methods,
Volpara (version 1.5. 0; Matakina Technology, Wellington, New Zealand) and Quantra …

Fully automated breast density segmentation and classification using deep learning

N Saffari, HA Rashwan, M Abdel-Nasser… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast density estimation with visual evaluation is still challenging due to low contrast and
significant fluctuations in the mammograms' fatty tissue background. The primary key to …

Deep learning modeling using normal mammograms for predicting breast cancer risk

D Arefan, AA Mohamed, WA Berg, ML Zuley… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate two deep learning‐based modeling schemes for predicting short‐
term risk of developing breast cancer using prior normal screening digital mammograms in a …

A comparison of five methods of measuring mammographic density: a case-control study

SM Astley, EF Harkness, JC Sergeant, J Warwick… - Breast cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Background High mammographic density is associated with both risk of cancers being
missed at mammography, and increased risk of developing breast cancer. Stratification of …

Digital mammographic density and breast cancer risk: a case–control study of six alternative density assessment methods

A Eng, Z Gallant, J Shepherd, V McCormack, J Li… - Breast cancer …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Mammographic density is a strong breast cancer risk factor and a major
determinant of screening sensitivity. However, there is currently no validated estimation …

Volumetric breast density estimation from full-field digital mammograms: a validation study

A Gubern-Mérida, M Kallenberg, B Platel, RM Mann… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To objectively evaluate automatic volumetric breast density assessment in Full-
Field Digital Mammograms (FFDM) using measurements obtained from breast Magnetic …

Breast density and breast cancer risk: a practical review

AT Wang, CM Vachon, KR Brandt, K Ghosh - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2014 - Elsevier
New legislation in several states requiring breast density notification in all mammogram
reports has increased awareness of breast density. Estimates indicate that up to 50% of …