Mammographic breast density: Effect on imaging and breast cancer risk

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1157-1165

  Pinsky, Renee W ^a   Helvie, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer risk; Breast density; Breast imaging; Digital mammography; Mammography

Indexed keywords

AGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 78951474087     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2010.0085     Document Type: Review

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