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Table 1 Demographics and breast density distribution of the two cohorts

From: Not all false positive diagnoses are equal: On the prognostic implications of false-positive diagnoses made in breast MRI versus in mammography / digital tomosynthesis screening

 

DM/DBT (n = 344)

MRI (n = 366)

Patient age, years

 Mean ± SD

56.39 ± 10.77

54.12 ± 10.39

 Median (range)

54 (37–80)

54 (22–87)

Menopausal status

 Premenopausal

20.1% (69 of 344)

23.8% (87 of 366)

 Postmenopausal

79.9% (275 of 344)

76.2% (279 of 366)

Breast density

 ACR A

14.8% (51 of 344)

4.1% (15 of 366)

 ACR B

41.6% (143 of 344)

29.8% (109 of 366)

 ACR C

32.6% (112 of 344)

46.7% (171 of 366)

 ACR D

11% (38 of 344)

19.4% (71 of 366)

  1. Abbreviations: ACR American College of Radiology, DBT Digital breast tomosynthesis, DM Digital mammography
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Breast Cancer Research

ISSN: 1465-542X

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