Qualitative versus quantitative mammographic breast density assessment: applications for the US and abroad

S Destounis, A Arieno, R Morgan, C Roberts, A Chan - Diagnostics, 2017 - mdpi.com
Mammographic breast density (MBD) has been proven to be an important risk factor for
breast cancer and an important determinant of mammographic screening performance. The …

Mammographic density and ageing: a collaborative pooled analysis of cross-sectional data from 22 countries worldwide

A Burton, G Maskarinec, B Perez-Gomez… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest breast cancer risk factors.
Its age-related characteristics have been studied in women in western countries, but …

Longitudinal analysis of change in mammographic density in each breast and its association with breast cancer risk

S Jiang, DL Bennett, BA Rosner, GA Colditz - JAMA oncology, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although breast density is an established risk factor for breast cancer,
longitudinal changes in breast density have not been extensively studied to determine …

Automated mammographic breast density estimation using a fully convolutional network

J Lee, RM Nishikawa - Medical physics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a fully automated algorithm for
mammographic breast density estimation using deep learning. Method Our algorithm used a …

A comprehensive tool for measuring mammographic density changes over time

M Eriksson, J Li, K Leifland, K Czene, P Hall - Breast cancer research and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Mammographic density is a marker of breast cancer risk and diagnostics
accuracy. Density change over time is a strong proxy for response to endocrine treatment …

The association of age at menarche and adult height with mammographic density in the International Consortium of Mammographic Density

SV Ward, A Burton, RM Tamimi, A Pereira… - Breast Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Background Early age at menarche and tall stature are associated with increased breast
cancer risk. We examined whether these associations were also positively associated with …

Deep learning identification of stiffness markers in breast cancer

A Sneider, A Kiemen, JH Kim, PH Wu, M Habibi… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
While essential to our understanding of solid tumor progression, the study of cell and tissue
mechanics has yet to find traction in the clinic. Determining tissue stiffness, a mechanical …

Association and prediction utilizing craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique view digital mammography and long-term breast cancer risk

S Chen, RM Tamimi, GA Colditz, S Jiang - Cancer Prevention Research, 2023 - AACR
Mammographic percentage of volumetric density is an important risk factor for breast cancer.
Epidemiology studies historically used film images often limited to craniocaudal (CC) views …

Mammographic density and breast cancer risk among Black American women

EX Holder, Z Bigham, KP Nelson… - … Journal of Cancer, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
High mammographic density is a well‐established risk factor for breast cancer; however,
data from Black women are limited. It is largely unknown how mammographic density is …

Correlation between cumulative mammographic density and age‐specific incidence of breast cancer: A biethnic study in Israel

AA Flugelman, A Burton… - … Journal of Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Women with the most extensive breast density, have a 4‐to 6‐fold higher cancer risk than
women with the lowest density. This cross‐sectional study evaluated associations of …