Mammographic density

S. S. Hofvind; G. G. Waade; S. Astley

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_19

Mammographic density

S. S. Hofvind^*, G. G. Waade, S. Astley

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Mammographic density (MD) refers to the radiographic density of the breast on the mammogram. The risk of developing breast cancer is 4–5 times higher for women with the highest compared to lowest MD. The increased risk is related to biological mechanisms and the decreased sensitivity of mammography in women with dense breast (tumour masking effect). MD has mainly been used for risk estimation in an epidemiological approach. Selecting women for additional imaging and/or screening intervals based on their MD might be the future in screening programs for breast cancer. MD can be measured subjectively, semi-automatically and automatically based on the mammogram. Subjective measurement is usually performed visually by a reader. Semi quantitative measurements are performed by a reader and a computer, while automated volumetric measurement is performed objectively, solely by a computer, and requires a digital mammogram.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Mammography
Subtitle of host publication	A Holistic Approach
Editors	Peter Hogg, Judith Kelly, Claire Mercer
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	163-167
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319048314
ISBN (Print)	9783319048307, 9783319380711
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_19
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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