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. 2017 Oct 4;8(6):581–588. doi: 10.1007/s13244-017-0573-2

Table 2.

Breast anatomy composition distribution into the BIRADS categories during 2013 at our institution

Breast anatomy composition into the BIRADS categories at our institution
BIRADS category Breast anatomy composition Total %
0 Entirely fat 13 2.72%
Extremely dense 134 28.03%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 155 32.43%
Heterogeneously dense 176 36.82%
BIRADS 0 total 478
1 Entirely fat 118 7.19%
Extremely dense 374 22.79%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 598 36.44%
Heterogeneously dense 551 33.58%
BIRADS 1 total 1641
2 Entirely fat 571 8.27%
Extremely dense 1342 19.43%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 2783 40.29%
Heterogeneously dense 2211 32.01%
BIRADS 2 total 6907
3 Entirely fat 11 4.68%
Extremely dense 72 30.64%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 76 32.34%
Heterogeneously dense 76 32.34%
BIRADS 3 total 235
4 Entirely fat 5 3.65%
Extremely dense 46 33.58%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 33 24.09%
Heterogeneously dense 53 38.69%
BIRADS 4 total 137
5 Entirely fat 3 6.12%
Extremely dense 12 24.49%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 24 48.98%
Heterogeneously dense 10 20.41%
BIRADS 5 total 49
6 Entirely fat 9 4.48%
Extremely dense 62 30.85%
Scattered areas of figroglandular tissue 65 32.34%
Heterogeneously dense 65 32.34%
BIRADS 6 total 201