Correlation between mammographic density and volumetric fibroglandular tissue estimated on breast MR images

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 933-942

  Wei, Jun ^a   Chan, Heang Ping ^a   Helvie, Mark A ^a   Roubidoux, Marilyn A ^a   Sahiner, Berkman ^a   Hadjiiski, Lubomir M ^a   Zhou, Chuan ^a   Paquerault, Sophie ^a   Chenevert, Thomas ^a   Goodsitt, Mitchell M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast density; Correlation; Mammography; MR images

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISEASES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; TISSUE; X RAY SCREENS;

AUTOMATED IMAGE ANALYSIS; BREAST CANCER TREATMENT; BREAST DENSITY; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE; INTEROBSERVER VARIATIONS; MAMMOGRAPHIC BREAST DENSITIES; MR IMAGES; SEMIAUTOMATIC METHODS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BREAST; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 11144355688     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1668512     Document Type: Article

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