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Table 2 Percent density, dense area and total breast area in raw–processed image pairs and in SFM–processed digital image pairs

From: Mammographic density assessed on paired raw and processed digital images and on paired screen-film and digital images across three mammography systems

 

Raw–processed image pairs

SFM–digital

Hologic

GE

Fuji

All

Fuji CR

Number of women

 

676

418

100

1194

128

Number of image pairs

 

676

418

200

1294

128

Number of image pairs by view

L MLO

259

238

0

497

 

L CC

208

79

100

387

 

R CC

209

101

100

410

128

All

676

418

200

1294

128

Number of potential MD readings (including 22% repeats), by reader

Reader 1

234

232

60

526

0

Reader 2

246

218

60

524

0

Reader 3

232

222

460

914

283

Reader 4

834

360

0

1194

0

All

1546

1032

580

3158

283

PMDa (%)

Raw

15.4 (6.7–27.7)

18.5 (8.5–32)

23.1 (12.5–34.3)

18.1 (8.6–30.5)

SFM: 22.2 (15.6–28.5)

 

Processed

18.7 (11.4–27.9)

21.8 (11.3–35.7)

24.8 (13.4–36.6)

20.2 (11.7–31.7)

18.9 (13.0–26.9)

Dense areaa (cm2)

Raw

23.6 (12.1–41.3)

25.0 (11.7–40.3)

28.8 (19.9–45.3)

25.4 (13.5–41.7)

SFM: 32.4 (22.4–43.2)

 

Processed

28.2 (19–41.9)

27.6 (16.1–47.6)

30.4 (20.3–50.7)

28.5 (18.2–44.8)

28.9 (20.3–38.1)

Breast areaa (cm2)

Raw

166.9 (127.9–216.1)

138.4 (108.4–173.1)

152.9 (111.4–207.1)

155.8 (116.9–201.3)

SFM: 154.4 (119.1–193.1)

 

Processed

167.3 (127.5–214.4)

140.1 (109.9–175)

150.7 (112.7–206.2)

156.1 (117.3–201.5)

156.7 (122.7–202.1)

  1. aMedian (interquartile range)
  2. L left, R right, CC craniocaudal, MLO mediolateral oblique, GE General Electric, SFM screen-film mammography, CR computed radiography, PMD percent mammographic density assessed in Cumulus version 6