Breast Density

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"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.

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Measurement of relative composition of different BREAST tissue types often determined from MAMMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; or MRI.

Descriptor ID	D000071060
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.275 G07.100.138
Concept/Terms	Breast Density Breast Density Breast Densities 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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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Breast Density [E01.370.600.115.275]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Breast Density [G07.100.138]

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Bar chart showing 10 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2018 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1

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Schonberg MA, Karamourtopoulos M, Pinheiro A, Davis RB, Sternberg SB, Mehta TS, Gilliam EA, Tung NM. Variation in Breast Cancer Risk Model Estimates Among Women in Their 40s Seen in Primary Care. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Apr; 31(4):495-502.

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Portnow LH, Georgian-Smith D, Haider I, Barrios M, Bay CP, Nelson KP, Raza S. Persistent inter-observer variability of breast density assessment using BI-RADS® 5th edition guidelines. Clin Imaging. 2022 Mar; 83:21-27.

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Son D, Phillips J, Mehta TS, Mehta R, Brook A, Dialani VM. Patient preferences regarding use of contrast-enhanced imaging for breast cancer screening. Acad Radiol. 2022 01; 29 Suppl 1:S229-S238.

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Karimi Z, Phillips J, Slanetz P, Lotfi P, Dialani V, Karimova J, Mehta T. Factors Associated With Background Parenchymal Enhancement on Contrast-Enhanced Mammography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 02; 216(2):340-348.

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Brown AL, Phillips J, Mehta TS, Brook A, Sharpe RE, Slanetz PJ, Dialani V. Breast MRI ordering practices in a large health care network. Breast J. 2019 03; 25(2):262-268.

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Spalluto LB, Roumie CL, Bonnett KR, Schlundt DG, DeBenedectis CM, Wilkins CH. Women's response to state-mandated language in dense breast notification. Breast J. 2018 11; 24(6):1046-1050.

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Strohsnitter WC, Bertrand KA, Troisi R, Scott CG, Cheville AL, Hoover RN, Palmer JR, Vachon CM. Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure and mammographic density. Int J Cancer. 2018 09 15; 143(6):1374-1378.

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Jain A, Khalid M, Qureshi MM, Georgian-Smith D, Kaplan JA, Buch K, Grinstaff MW, Hirsch AE, Hines NL, Anderson SW, Gallagher KM, Bates DDB, Bloch BN. Stereotactic core needle breast biopsy marker migration: An analysis of factors contributing to immediate marker migration. Eur Radiol. 2017 Nov; 27(11):4797-4803.

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Hart V, Reeves KW, Sturgeon SR, Reich NG, Sievert LL, Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Shepherd J, Tice JA, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Malkov S, Sprague BL. The effect of change in body mass index on volumetric measures of mammographic density. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Nov; 24(11):1724-30.

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Hudson AG, Reeves KW, Modugno F, Wilson JW, Evans RW, Vogel VG, Gierach GL, Simpson J, Weissfeld JL. Erythrocyte omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids and mammographic breast density. Nutr Cancer. 2013; 65(3):410-6.

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