The four breast density categories are shown in this image. If your mammogram report letter says you have dense breasts, it means that you have either heterogeneously dense breast tissue or extremely dense breast tissue. Extremely dense breast tissue: There is almost all dense glandular and fibrous connective tissue.Heterogeneously dense breast tissue: There are many areas of dense glandular and fibrous connective tissue, with some areas of fatty tissue.Scattered fibroglandular breast tissue: There is mostly fatty tissue with some areas of dense glandular and fibrous connective tissue.Entirely fatty breast tissue: There is almost all fatty breast tissue.BI-RADS classifies breast density into four categories: Doctors who review mammograms are called radiologists. This system, developed by the American College of Radiology, helps doctors interpret and report back mammogram findings. Dense breasts are sometimes called mammographically dense breasts.ĭoctors use the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) to classify breast density. Only a radiologist looking at a mammogram can tell if a woman has dense breasts.
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