Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging
Hruska CB, Conners AL, Vachon CM, O'Connor MK, Shuster LT, Bartley AC, Rhodes DJ. Effect of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Background Parenchymal Uptake at Molecular Breast Imaging. Academic Radiology 2015, 22: 1147-1156. PMID: 26112057, PMCID: PMC4532620, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreastBreast DensityChromatography, LiquidCohort StudiesEstradiolEstroneFemaleFollicle Stimulating HormoneFollicular PhaseHumansLuteal PhaseMammographyMiddle AgedMolecular ImagingPremenopauseProgesteroneProspective StudiesRadiopharmaceuticalsSex Hormone-Binding GlobulinTandem Mass SpectrometryTechnetium Tc 99m SestamibiTestosteroneConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakeMolecular breast imagingMenstrual cycle phaseLuteal phaseMenstrual cycleNondense breastsFollicular phaseHormone levelsParenchymal uptakeDense breastsExogenous hormone useRegular menstrual cyclesLevels of TCCycle phaseNormal fibroglandular tissuePremenopausal volunteersPremenopausal womenHormone useSpearman correlation coefficientBreast imagingStudy radiologistsMammographic densityBreastFibroglandular tissueWomenBackground parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors.
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Conners AL, Jones KN, Carter RE, Lingineni RK, Vachon CM. Background parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: w363-70. PMID: 25714323, PMCID: PMC4423612, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.12979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakePostmenopausal hormone therapyParenchymal uptakeBreast cancerMolecular breast imagingHormone therapyClinical factorsMammographic densityDense breastsBI-RADS density categoriesChi-square testMenopausal statusPatient characteristicsHormonal contraceptivesEligible participantsGail modelMenstrual cycleSubsequent riskPrevious mammogramsMolecular breastBreast implantsUnderlying causeCancerBreastWomen