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01.11.2013 | Poster presentation
PB.18: Factors affecting breast density assessment
verfasst von:
L Beattie, M Bydder, JC Sergeant, A Maxwell, N Barr, U Beetles, CRM Boggis, S Bundred, S Gadde, E Hurley, A Jain, E Lord, V Reece, M Wilson, P Stavrinos, DG Evans, A Howell, SM Astley
Erschienen in:
Breast Cancer Research
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Sonderheft 1/2013
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Excerpt
High breast density, where there is a relatively large proportion of fibroglandular tissue in the breast, is associated with increased risk of developing cancer. There are several methods of assessing breast density from mammograms, and as these sometimes disagree about whether density is high (or low), we have investigated potential causes of disagreement. …