Sentence examples for breast dense from inspiring English sources

Percent breast density is determined by the relative amount of breast dense and nondense (that is, fatty) tissues.

In agreement with some studies [ 9- 11], we found high physical activity to be associated with lower absolute amount of breast dense tissue.

We used four mammographic parameters for analysis: breast area (total area within the outline of the breast), dense area (colored area), percent densities (the ratio of dense area and breast area), and the nondense area (the difference between the breast area and the dense area).

While percent breast dense area has been considered a stronger predictor of breast cancer risk than absolute area measures [ 15], recent evidence suggests that volumetric measures may be more predictive than area measures and, further, that absolute dense volume may be a better indicator of breast cancer risk than percent dense volume [ 39].

It was possible to estimate the MRI breast dense volume for 655 of the women, while suitable mammograms were obtained and read using the Cumulus density-estimation program for 607 women, all but eight of whom were also assessed on the 21-point Visual Assessment (VA) score.

Four mammographic parameters were used for analysis: breast area (total area within the outline of the breast), dense area (colored area), percent densities (the ratio of dense area and breast area), and the nondense area (the difference between the breast area and the dense area).

In some stratified analyses, fatty breasts and moderately dense breast were combined and compared to dense breasts.

The number of pixels was transformed into square centimeters for the total breast and dense area.

We transformed non-normally distributed variables such as breast area, dense area, and calories using their natural logarithms.

Radiological measurements are more difficult to appreciate when lesions are ill-defined or when the breast is dense.

Traditional X-ray film too often does not detect small, early cancers, especially in breasts with dense tissue.