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Mammographic Density Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 106; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jnci/dju078

1460-2105

Andreas Pettersson, Rebecca E. Graff, Giske Ursin, Isabel dos‐Santos‐Silva, Valerie McCormack, Laura Baglietto, Celine M. Vachon, Marije F. Bakker, Graham G. Giles, Kee Seng Chia, Kamila Czene, Louise Eriksson, Per Hall, Mikael Hartman, Ruth Warren, Greg Hislop, Anna M. Chiarelli, John L. Hopper, Kavitha Krishnan, Jingmei Li, Qing Li, Ian Pagano, Bernard Rosner, Chia Siong Wong, Rodney J. Scott, Jennifer Stone, Gertraud Maskarinec, Norman F. Boyd, Carla H. van Gils, Rulla M. Tamimi,

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

BackgroundFibroglandular breast tissue appears dense on mammogram, whereas fat appears nondense. It is unclear whether absolute or percentage dense area more strongly predicts breast cancer risk and whether absolute nondense area is independently associated with risk.