Correlation between Optically-derived Tissue Parameters and Percentage Mammographic Density

Paola Taroni,Giovanna Quarto,Antonio Pifferi,Francesca Abbate,Nicola Balestreri,Simona Menna,Enrico Cassano,Rinaldo Cubeddu

Correlation between Optically-derived Tissue Parameters and Percentage Mammographic Density

2014

Paola Taroni
Giovanna Quarto
Antonio Pifferi
Francesca Abbate
Nicola Balestreri
Simona Menna
Enrico Cassano
Rinaldo Cubeddu

Strong correlation is observed between percentage mammographic density and optically-derived tissue parameters (especially water, lipids, scattering power and collagen index) that could be used for the non-invasive assessment of breast density.

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Biomedical engineering
Mammography
Computer vision
Photon counting
Artificial intelligence
Scattering
Radiology
Computer science
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MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY
breast density

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