Quantitative assessment of breast mammographic density with a new objective method

Women with increased mammographic density (MD) have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The purpose of our study is to evaluate an experimental method to quantify MD using a program (compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7) which measures black areas as 0, white areas as 100 and grey scal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Iatrakis, G, Zervoudis, S, Sparaggis, E, Peitsidis, P, Economidis, P, Malakassis, P, Navrozoglou, I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Carol Davila University Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567059
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Sumario:Women with increased mammographic density (MD) have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The purpose of our study is to evaluate an experimental method to quantify MD using a program (compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7) which measures black areas as 0, white areas as 100 and grey scale areas with intermediate values between 0 and 100, depending on the “density” of the area. Digital screening mammograms were directly estimated with this method. Initial idea and steps of the program were based on a Mac utility used by our research team.

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