Description: Shown are 2 mammograms of normal dense breasts. A dense breast makes a mammographic image difficult to read when and if cancerous lesions are present. These images are typical of breast of younger women.
Premenopausal women, especially women who have never been pregnant, may have dense breast tissue. These are normal dense breasts. Because fatty breasts are easier for a mammogram to see through, dense breast tissue can sometimes hide outlines of areas that need closer study. If a particular area needs a better image, an ultrasound is usually the next step.
Premenopausal women, especially women who have never been pregnant, may have dense breast tissue. These are normal dense breasts. Because fatty breasts are easier for a mammogram to see through, dense breast tissue can sometimes hide outlines of areas that need closer study. If a particular area needs a better image, an ultrasound is usually the next step.
Source:
Dr. Dwight Kaufman. Diagnosis: Mammogram: Normal Dense National Cancer Institute. February 1994.
