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Steps in the quantitative breast density algorithm: Top row, speed of sound images. Middle row, breast separated from the water bath with skin and fibroglandular tissue segmented from the total breast tissue volume. Bottom row, remaining fibroglandular tissue following the segmentation and removal of skin. The segmentation is based on speed of sound > 1489 m/s.
