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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016 Sep 29;43(1):91–103. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.08.021

Table 1.

Average Values for Various Imaging and Participant Characteristics (N = 165)

Average Value (SD)

UST Sound Speed Image Characteristics

UST Mean Sound Speed (m/s) 1450.2 (14.5)
UST Median Sound Speed (m/s) 1446.0 (15.4)
UST Modal Sound Speed (m/s) 1440.0 (16.7)
UST Total Volume (cm3) 777.5 (478.6)

Mammographic Image Characteristics

Mammographic Percent Density (%) 22.4 (18.0)
Mammographic Dense Projected Area (cm2) 41.9 (31.4)
Mammographic Non-Dense Projected Area (cm2) 185.1 (105.0)
Mammographic Total Projected Area (cm2) 227.0 (102.7)

UST K-Means Clustering Subregion Characteristics

K-Means Mean Dense Sound Speed (m/s) 1480.1 (16.5)
K-Means Mean Non-Dense Sound Speed (m/s) 1439.9 (10.8)
K-Means Dense Volume (cm3) 180.1 (110.4)
K-Means Non-Dense Volume (cm3) 592.9 (405.8)
K-Means Percent Density (%) 25.3 (10.5)

UST Threshold Subregion Characteristics

Threshold Mean Dense Sound Speed (m/s) 1481.1 (7.5)
Threshold Mean Non-Dense Sound Speed (m/s) 1438.6 (5.1)
Threshold Dense Volume (cm3) 163.6 (125.3)
Threshold Non-Dense Volume (cm3) 609.5 (427.7)
Threshold Percent Density (%) 25.5 (19.7)

Participant Characteristics

Participant Age (years) 51.4 (8.0)
Participant Height (inches) 64.4 (3.3)
Participant Weight (pounds) 184.0 (45.6)
Participant BMI (kg/m2) 31.2 (7.7)
Time Between Mammogram and UST Scan (days) 42 (23)