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Quantitative classification of mammographic densities and breast cancer risk: results from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study by Boyd, N F, Byng, J W, Jong, R A, Fishell, E K, Little, L E, Miller, A B, Lockwood, G A, Tritchler, D L, Yaffe, M J

“…The radiographic appearance of the female breast varies from woman to woman depending on the relative amounts of fat and connective and epithelial tissues…”
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The association of breast mitogens with mammographic densities by BOYD, N. F, STONE, J, MARTIN, L. J, JONG, R, FISHELL, E, YAFFE, M, HAMMOND, G, MINKIN, S

“…Radiologically dense breast tissue (mammographic density) is strongly associated with risk of breast cancer, but the biological basis for this association is…”
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The quantitative analysis of mammographic densities by Byng, J W, Boyd, N F, Fishell, E, Jong, R A, Yaffe, M J

“…Quantitative classification of mammographic parenchyma based on radiological assessment has been shown to provide one of the strongest estimates of the risk of…”
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Automated analysis of mammographic densities by Byng, J W, Boyd, N F, Fishell, E, Jong, R A, Yaffe, M J

“…Information derived from mammographic parenchymal patterns provides one of the strongest indicators of the risk of developing breast cancer. To address several…”
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Case-control study of factors associated with failure to detect breast cancer by mammography by Ma, L, Fishell, E, Wright, B, Hanna, W, Allan, S, Boyd, N F

“…Although mammography is widely used to detect breast cancer, it is recognized that not all cancers can be seen on mammographic images. Our purpose was to…”
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Mammographic densities and risk of breast cancer among subjects with a family history of this disease by BOYD, N. F, LOCKWOOD, G. A, MARTIN, L. J, KNIGHT, J. A, JONG, R. A, FISHELL, E, BYNG, J. W, YAFFE, M. J, TRITCHLER, D. L

“…A family history of breast cancer is known to increase risk of the disease, but other genetic and environmental factors that modify this risk are likely to…”
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Symmetry of projection in the quantitative analysis of mammographic images by Byng, J W, Boyd, N F, Little, L, Lockwood, G, Fishell, E, Jong, R A, Yaffe, M J

“…Mammographic parenchymal patterns are among the strongest indicators of the risk of developing breast cancer. Risk evaluation through breast patterns may have…”
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Evaluation of mammographic image quality: pilot study comparing five methods by Caldwell, CB, Fishell, EK, Jong, RA, Weiser, WJ, Yaffe, MJ

“…A radiograph is considered of high quality when it allows a radiologist to identify abnormalities with high sensitivity and specificity. Although many methods…”
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Mammographic signs of potential relevance to breast cancer risk: the agreement of radiologists' classification by Jong, R, Fishell, E, Little, L, Lockwood, G, Boyd, N F

“…We have assessed the agreement of radiologists who quantitatively estimated the extent of various mammographic features of the breast. These features are of…”
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Mammographic densities as a criterion for entry to a clinical trial of breast cancer prevention by BOYD, N. F, FISHELL, E, JONG, R, MACDONALD, J. C, SPARROW, R. K, SIMOR, I. S, KRIUKOV, V, LOCKWOOD, G, TRITCHLER, D

“…The most convincing evidence that a factor such as dietary fat is causally related to breast cancer would be obtained from a randomised controlled trial in…”
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Plasma lipids in premenopausal women with mammographic dysplasia by BOYD, N. F, MCGUIRE, V, FISHELL, E, KURIOV, V, LOCKWOOD, G, TRITCHLER, D

“…Epidemiological evidence indicates that mammographic dysplasia is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, particularly in premenopausal women. To…”
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Growth Factors and Stromal Matrix Proteins Associated with Mammographic Densities by GUO, Ya-Ping, MARTIN, Lisa J, HANNA, Wedad, BANERJEE, Diponkar, MILLER, Naomi, FISHELL, Eve, KHOKHA, Rama, BOYD, Norman F

“…Extensive radiologically dense breast tissue is associated with a marked increase in breast cancer risk. To explore the biological basis for this association,…”
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Mammographic signs as risk factors for breast cancer by Boyd, N F, O'Sullivan, B, Campbell, J E, Fishell, E, Simor, I, Cooke, G, Germanson, T

“…We have carried out a case-control study to examine the relationship between mammographic signs and breast cancer. The mammographic signs assessed were…”
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Clinical performance of a cone/annular array ultrasound breast scanner by Fishell, E K, Foster, F S, Connor, T, Khodai, M, Harasciewicz, K, Hunt, J W

“…Ultrasound is a useful adjunctive imaging modality to x-ray mammography for the detection and management of breast disease. A high resolution (0.3 mm at -6 dB)…”
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Ultrasonographically defined parenchymal patterns of the breast: relationship to mammographic patterns and other risk factors for breast cancer by Kaizer, L, Fishell, E K, Hunt, J W, Foster, F S, Boyd, N F

“…We have used ultrasound of the breast to define four parenchymal patterns in which increasing proportions of the breast are replaced by densely echogenic…”
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Clinical trial of low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet in subjects with mammographic dysplasia: report of early outcomes by Boyd, N F, Cousins, M, Beaton, M, Fishell, E, Wright, B, Fish, E, Kriukov, V, Lockwood, G, Tritchler, D, Hanna, W

“…Despite evidence that dietary fat intake may influence breast cancer risk, there is little information about the effects of dietary fat on the human breast. We…”
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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Associated with Mammographic Features in Singaporean Chinese Women by HENG, Derrick, FEI GAO, BOYD, Norman F, JONG, Roberta, FISHELL, Eve, YAFFE, Martin, MARTIN, Lisa, TONG LI, STONE, Jennifer, LIMEI SUN, HOPPER, John

“…Background: Mammographic density has been found to be a strong risk factor for breast cancer and to be associated with age, body weight, parity, and menopausal…”
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Mammographic patterns and bias in breast cancer detection by Boyd, N F, O'Sullivan, B, Campbell, J E, Fishell, E, Simor, I, Cooke, G, Germanson, T

“…Wolfe's finding that some mammographic patterns (P2 and DY) are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer has been challenged by some authors who…”
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Age as a confounding factor in the association of mammographic dysplasia and estrogen receptor concentration in breast cancer by BOYD, N. F, FISHELL, E, TONKIN, K, MOBBS, B. G

“…We have examined the association between hormone receptor concentration in primary breast cancer and the mammographic pattern of the breast in which the cancer…”
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Observer variation in the interpretation of xeromammograms by Boyd, N F, Wolfson, C, Moskowitz, M, Carlile, T, Petitclerc, M, Ferri, H A, Fishell, E, Gregoire, A, Kiernan, M, Longley, J D, Simor, I S, Miller, A B

“…We have examined variation in the interpretation of xeromammograms among radiologists designated to take part in a Canadian multicenter randomized controlled…”
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