Can mammographic assessments lead to consider density as a risk factor for breast cancer?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 404-411

  Colin, C ^a   Prince, V ^b   Valette, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast density; Mammographic density; Mammography; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; DENSITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84873994170     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.01.001     Document Type: Review

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