"Breast Density" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Measurement of relative composition of different BREAST tissue types often determined from MAMMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; or MRI.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071060
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.275 G07.100.138
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| Concept/Terms |
Mammographic Breast Density- Mammographic Breast Density
- Breast Densities, Mammographic
- Breast Density, Mammographic
- Mammographic Breast Densities
- Mammographic Density
- Density, Mammographic
- Mammographic Densities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Density" by people in Profiles.
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Reproductive factors and mammographic density within the International Consortium of Mammographic Density: A cross-sectional study. Breast Cancer Res. 2024 Sep 30; 26(1):139.
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The association of age at menarche and adult height with mammographic density in the International Consortium of Mammographic Density. Breast Cancer Res. 2022 07 14; 24(1):49.
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Deep learning reconstruction of digital breast tomosynthesis images for accurate breast density and patient-specific radiation dose estimation. Med Image Anal. 2021 07; 71:102061.
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Automated breast ultrasound: Supplemental screening for average-risk women with dense breasts. Clin Imaging. 2021 Aug; 76:15-25.
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A Randomized Phase IIb Study of Low-dose Tamoxifen in Chest-irradiated Cancer Survivors at Risk for Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 02 15; 27(4):967-974.
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Development and Validation of a Risk Model for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 11 02; 3(11):e2024373.
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Discrimination of benign from malignant breast lesions in dense breasts with model-based analysis of regions-of-interest using directional diffusion-weighted images. BMC Med Imaging. 2020 06 09; 20(1):61.
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Capsule Commentary on Gunn et al. "Acceptability of an Interactive Computer-Animated Agent to Promote Patient-Provider Communication about Breast Density: a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study". J Gen Intern Med. 2020 04; 35(4):1359.
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Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Relation to Mammographic Density in 23,456 Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 05; 29(5):1039-1048.
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Serum concentrations of DDE, PCBs, and other persistent organic pollutants and mammographic breast density in Triana, Alabama, a highly exposed population. Environ Res. 2020 03; 182:109068.