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 13 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2018 and 2021 and 2022

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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	2	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1

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Brink L, Romero RA, Coombs L, Tilkin M, Mazaheri S, Gichoya J, Zaiman Z, Trivedi H, Medina A, Bizzo BC, Chang K, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Kalra MK, Astuto B, Ramirez C, Majumdar S, Lee AY, Lee CI, Cross NM, Chen PH, Ciancibello M, Chiunda A, Nachand D, Shah C, Wald C. Multi-Institutional Evaluation and Training of Breast Density Classification AI Algorithm Using ACR Connect and AI-LAB. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Feb; 22(2):211-219.

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Portnow LH, Choridah L, Kardinah K, Handarini T, Pijnappel R, Bluekens AMJ, Duijm LEM, Schoub PK, Smilg PS, Malek L, Leung JWT, Raza S. International Interobserver Variability of Breast Density Assessment. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 07; 20(7):671-684.

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Hamilton AM, Olsson LT, Midkiff BR, Morozova E, Su Y, Haslam SZ, Vandenberg LN, Schneider SS, Santucci-Pereira J, Jerry DJ, Troester MA, Schwartz RC. Toward a digital analysis of environmental impacts on rodent mammary gland density during critical developmental windows. Reprod Toxicol. 2022 08; 111:184-193.

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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 04; 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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