Breast tissue composition and susceptibility to breast cancer
Breast density, as assessed by mammography, reflects breast tissue composition. Breast
epithelium and stroma attenuate x-rays more than fat and thus appear light on …
epithelium and stroma attenuate x-rays more than fat and thus appear light on …
Mammographic density. Measurement of mammographic density
MJ Yaffe - Breast Cancer Research, 2008 - Springer
Mammographic density has been strongly associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
Furthermore, density is inversely correlated with the accuracy of mammography and …
Furthermore, density is inversely correlated with the accuracy of mammography and …
Three‐dimensional microwave imaging of realistic numerical breast phantoms via a multiple‐frequency inverse scattering technique
JD Shea, P Kosmas, SC Hagness… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Breast density measurement has the potential to play an important role in
individualized breast cancer risk assessment and prevention decisions. Routine evaluation …
individualized breast cancer risk assessment and prevention decisions. Routine evaluation …
Estimation of breast percent density in raw and processed full field digital mammography images via adaptive fuzzy c‐means clustering and support vector machine …
Purpose: The amount of fibroglandular tissue content in the breast as estimated
mammographically, commonly referred to as breast percent density (PD%), is one of the …
mammographically, commonly referred to as breast percent density (PD%), is one of the …
Automated mammographic breast density estimation using a fully convolutional network
J Lee, RM Nishikawa - Medical physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a fully automated algorithm for
mammographic breast density estimation using deep learning. Method Our algorithm used a …
mammographic breast density estimation using deep learning. Method Our algorithm used a …
Development of a quantitative method for analysis of breast density based on three‐dimensional breast MRI
K Nie, JH Chen, S Chan, MKI Chau, HJ Yu… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Breast density has been established as an independent risk factor associated with the
development of breast cancer. It is known that an increase of mammographic density is …
development of breast cancer. It is known that an increase of mammographic density is …
Applying artificial intelligence technology to assist with breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis prediction
Breast cancer remains the most diagnosed cancer in women. Advances in medical imaging
modalities and technologies have greatly aided in the early detection of breast cancer and …
modalities and technologies have greatly aided in the early detection of breast cancer and …
Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: evaluation of a novel method of measuring breast tissue volumes
N Boyd, L Martin, A Gunasekara, O Melnichouk… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2009 - AACR
Background: Mammographic density has been found to be strongly associated with risk of
breast cancer. We have assessed a novel method of assessing breast tissue that is fully …
breast cancer. We have assessed a novel method of assessing breast tissue that is fully …
Breast imaging with the SoftVue imaging system: First results
N Duric, P Littrup, S Schmidt, C Li… - … of SPIE--the …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For women with dense breast tissue, who are at much higher risk for developing breast
cancer, the performance of mammography is at its worst. Consequently, many early cancers …
cancer, the performance of mammography is at its worst. Consequently, many early cancers …
Vision 20/20: Mammographic breast density and its clinical applications
Breast density is a strong predictor of the failure of mammography screening to detect breast
cancer and is a strong predictor of the risk of developing breast cancer. The many imaging …
cancer and is a strong predictor of the risk of developing breast cancer. The many imaging …