Volumetric breast composition analysis: Reproducibility of breast percent density and fibroglandular tissue volume measurements in serial mammograms

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-38

  Engelken, Florian ^a   Singh, Jasmin Maya ^a   Fallenberg, Eva Maria ^a   Bick, Ulrich ^a   Böttcher, Joachim ^b   Renz, Diane Miriam ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Breast; Computer applications general; Mammography; Technology assessments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; MAMMOGRAPHY; TITRATION; X RAY SCREENS;

ABSOLUTE QUANTIFICATION; ADULTS; BREAST; BREAST PERCENT DENSITIES; COMPOSITION PARAMETERS; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST PERCENT DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROGLANDULAR TISSUE VOLUME; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMETERS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VOLUMETRIC BREAST COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY;

ADULTS; BREAST; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - GENERAL; MAMMOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BREAST; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896801651     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0284185113492721     Document Type: Article

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