Case-control studies show that mammographic density is a better risk factor when defined at higher than conventional pixel-brightness thresholds. We asked if this applied to interval and/or screen-detected cancers.

Predicting interval and screen-detected breast cancers from mammographic density defined by different brightness thresholds

Baglietto, Laura;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Case-control studies show that mammographic density is a better risk factor when defined at higher than conventional pixel-brightness thresholds. We asked if this applied to interval and/or screen-detected cancers.
2018
Nguyen, Tuong L; Aung, Ye K; Li, Shuai; Trinh, Nhut Ho; Evans, Christopher F; Baglietto, Laura; Krishnan, Kavitha; Dite, Gillian S; Stone, Jennifer; English, Dallas R; Song, Yun-Mi; Sung, Joohon; Jenkins, Mark A; Southey, Melissa C; Giles, Graham G; Hopper, John L
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