Table 2.
Characteristics of 520 women study cohort.
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 43.1 ± 10.5, Range of 12–83 |
| Amount of FGT | |
| Almost entirely fat (a) | 14 (2.7%) |
| Scattered fibroglandular tissue (b) | 99 (19.0%) |
| Heterogeneous fibroglandular tissue (c) | 324 (62.3%) |
| Extreme fibroglandular tissue (d) | 83 (16.0%) |
| BPE level | |
| Minimal | 60 (11.5%) |
| Mild | 262 (50.4%) |
| Moderate | 164 (31.5%) |
| Marked | 34 (6.5%) |
| Available pathology results | |
| Patients | 327 |
| Benign | 120/327 (36.7%) |
| Malignant | 207/327 (63.3%) |
| Breast lesions | 423 |
| Benign | 203/423 (48.0%) |
| Mass-like | 192/423 (45.4%) |
| Non-mass-like | 11/423 (2.6%) |
| Malignant | 220/423 (52.0%) |
| Mass-like | 181/423 (42.8%) |
| Non-mass-like | 39/423 (9.2%) |
Data percentages in parentheses. Mean age is mean ± SD.
DCE-MRI, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI; FGT, fibroglandular tissue; BPE, background parenchymal enhancement.