Breast density tests are often done during breast cancer testing to determine the density of the breast. This type of breast has a lot of fat. This type of breast can be detected using mammography. Asian women are more likely to have dense breasts than women of other races. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, women taking hormone replacement therapy, and women with low body weight are more likely to have dense breasts. Dense breasts are common in women. This type of problem is more common in women over the age of 40 who get mammograms.
What factors significantly affect breast density
Include menopause, use of hormone therapy, and having a low body mass index. Factors associated with low breast density include increasing age and having children.
How do I know if I have dense breasts?
Dense breast tissue cannot be felt by a woman, such as during a breast self-examination, or by her doctor during a clinical breast examination. Only a radiologist looking at a mammogram can tell whether a woman has dense breasts. Dense breasts are sometimes called mammographically dense breasts.
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How to identify breast density in mammogram report?
Doctors use the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) to classify breast density. Developed by the American College of Radiology, this system helps doctors interpret and report mammogram findings.
Doctors who review mammograms are called radiologists. BI-RADS classifies breast density into four categories.
Completely fatty breast tissue: Almost all are fatty breast tissue. It is found in about 10% of women.
Scattered fibroglandular breast tissue: Mostly fatty tissue with some areas of dense glandular and fibrous connective tissue. It is found in about 40% of women.
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