Measurement of breast density with dual X-ray absorptiometry: feasibility. Shepherd, J. A.; Kerlikowske, K. M.; Smith-Bindman, R.; Genant, H. K.; and Cummings, S. R. Radiology, 223(2):554–557, May, 2002. doi abstract bibtex Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to quantify breast density with a phantom and with cadaveric breasts. With DXA, percentage of fat correlated with percentage of glandular density of the phantom (r \textgreater 0.998) and with density at mammography (r(adjusted) = 0.83). DXA precision (SD) was 0.5% without and 1.1% with breast repositioning. DXA devices can be used to accurately and precisely estimate breast tissue density.
@article{shepherd_measurement_2002,
title = {Measurement of breast density with dual {X}-ray absorptiometry: feasibility},
volume = {223},
issn = {0033-8419},
shorttitle = {Measurement of breast density with dual {X}-ray absorptiometry},
doi = {10.1148/radiol.2232010482},
abstract = {Dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to quantify breast density with a phantom and with cadaveric breasts. With DXA, percentage of fat correlated with percentage of glandular density of the phantom (r {\textgreater} 0.998) and with density at mammography (r(adjusted) = 0.83). DXA precision (SD) was 0.5\% without and 1.1\% with breast repositioning. DXA devices can be used to accurately and precisely estimate breast tissue density.},
language = {eng},
number = {2},
journal = {Radiology},
author = {Shepherd, John A. and Kerlikowske, Karla M. and Smith-Bindman, Rebecca and Genant, Harry K. and Cummings, Steve R.},
month = may,
year = {2002},
pmid = {11997567},
keywords = {Absorptiometry, Photon, Adipose Tissue, Breast, Cadaver, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Phantoms, Imaging, Regression Analysis},
pages = {554--557}
}