ArticleBreast cancer management2015
Current and Future Methods for Measuring Breast Density: A Brief Comparative Review.
Article in Breast cancer management, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- Quantitative Changes in Breast Density and Mammographic Features Induced by Pregnancy and Lactation: A Longitudinal Study.Journal of breast imaging · 2025Article
- Breast density assessment via quantitative sound-speed measurement using conventional ultrasound transducers.European radiology · 2025Article
- Machine Learning-Based Approaches for Breast Density Estimation from Mammograms: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of imaging · 2025Review
- XGBoost Enhances the Performance of SAFE: A Novel Microwave Imaging System for Early Detection of Malignant Breast Cancer.Cancers · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Breast Density and Breast Cancer Surgical Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Validation of a breast cancer risk prediction model based on the key risk factors: family history, mammographic density and polygenic risk.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Chemical Effects on Breast Development, Function, and Cancer Risk: Existing Knowledge and New Opportunities.Current environmental health reports · 2022Review
- Tissue density in the progression of breast cancer: Bedside to bench and back again.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- Impact of Awareness of Breast Density on Perceived Risk, Worry, and Intentions for Future Breast Cancer Screening among Korean Women.Cancer research and treatment · 2021Article
- Using Whole Breast Ultrasound Tomography to Improve Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: A Novel Risk Factor Based on the Quantitative Tissue Property of Sound Speed.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- A review of the influence of mammographic density on breast cancer clinical and pathological phenotype.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Review
- Calibrated Breast Density Measurements.Academic radiology · 2019Article
- Environmental exposures during windows of susceptibility for breast cancer: a framework for prevention research.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2019Review
- Quantitative Measurements of Breast Density Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Breast density implications and supplemental screening.European radiology · 2019Review
- The Potential for Mammographic Breast Density Change as a Biosensor of Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy Adherence and Response.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2018Article
- Review of quantitative multiscale imaging of breast cancer.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2018Review
- Phenotypic Basis for Matrix Stiffness-Dependent Chemoresistance of Breast Cancer Cells to Doxorubicin.Frontiers in oncology · 2018Article
- Efficient Segmentation of a Breast in B-Mode Ultrasound Tomography Using Three-Dimensional GrabCut (GC3D).Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Using Speed of Sound Imaging to Characterize Breast Density.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2017Observational
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Abstract
Breast density is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer risk. Women with the densest breasts are 4 to 6 times more likely to develop cancer compared with those with the lowest densities. Breast density is generally assessed using mammographic imaging; however, this approach has limitations. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound tomography are some alternative imaging modalities that can aid mammography in patient screening and the measurement of breast density. As breast density becomes more commonly discussed, knowledge of the advantages and limitations of breast density as a marker of risk will become more critical. This review article discusses the relationship between breast density and breast cancer risk, lists the benefits and drawbacks of using multiple different imaging modalities to measure density and briefly discusses how breast density will be applied to aid in breast cancer prevention and treatment.
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