Digital volumetric measurement of mammographic density and the risk of overlooking cancer in Japanese women.
Terumasa SawadaSadako AkashiSeigo NakamuraTakashi KuwayamaKatsutoshi EnokidoMiwa YoshidaRikako HashimotoToshimi IdeHiroko MasudaKanae TarunoHiroto OyamaTomoko TakamaruYoko KanadaMurasaki IkedaNatsuko KosugiHiroki SatoSayuka NakayamaArisa AtaYumi TonouchiHaruna SakaiYuki MatsunagaAkiko MatsutaniPublished in: Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) (2017)
The proportions of Japanese women with dense breasts were high. In addition, the false-negative rate for women with dense breasts was also high. Owing to this, Japanese women with dense breasts may need to commonly undergo additional tests to ensure detection of breast cancer in the screening MMG.