Annika Behrens, Peter A Fasching, Eva Schwenke, Paul Gass, Lothar Häberle, Felix Heindl, Katharina Heusinger, Laura Lotz, Hannah Lubrich, Caroline Preuß, Michael O Schneider, Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Florian M Stumpfe, Michael Uder, Marius Wunderle, Anna L Zahn, Carolin C Hack, Matthias W Beckmann, Julius Emons
BACKGROUND: High mammographic density (MD) is a risk factor for the development of breast cancer (BC). Changes in MD are influenced by multiple factors such as age, BMI, number of full-term pregnancies and lactating periods. To learn more about MD, it is important to establish non-radiation-based, alternative examination methods to mammography such as ultrasound assessments. METHODS: We analyzed data from 168 patients who underwent standard-of-care mammography and performed additional ultrasound assessment of the breast using a high-frequency (12 MHz) linear probe of the VOLUSON® 730 Expert system (GE Medical Systems Kretztechnik GmbH & Co OHG, Austria)...
September 28, 2023: European Journal of Medical Research