Mammographic density defined by higher than conventional brightness thresholds better predicts breast cancer risk

Background: Mammographic density defined by the conventional pixel brightness threshold, and adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI), is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer. We asked if higher thresholds better separate women with and without breast cancer. Methods: We studied Austra...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Tuong L, Aung, Ye K, Evans, Christopher F, Dite, Gillian S, Stone, Jennifer, MacInnis, Robert J, Dowty, James G, Bickerstaffe, Adrian, Aujard, Kelly, Rommens, Johanna M, Song, Yun-Mi, Sung, Joohon, Jenkins, Mark A, Southey, Melissa C, Giles, Graham G, Apicella, Carmel, Hopper, John L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Women’s Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw212

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5837222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw212

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