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SUBMITTER: Khazen M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2582975 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khazen Michael M Warren Ruth M L RM Boggis Caroline R M CR Bryant Emilie C EC Reed Sadie S Warsi Iqbal I Pointon Linda J LJ Kwan-Lim Gek E GE Thompson Deborah D Eeles Ros R Easton Doug D Evans D Gareth DG Leach Martin O MO
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20080901 9
<h4>Purpose</h4>A method and computer tool to estimate percentage magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) breast density using three-dimensional T(1)-weighted MRI is introduced, and compared with mammographic percentage density [X-ray mammography (XRM)].<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained. A method to assess MRI breast density as percentage volume occupied by water-containing tissue on three-dimensional T(1)-weighted MR images is described and applied ...[more]