Racial differences in quantitative background parenchymal enhancement on breast magnetic resonance imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although Black women have higher absolute quantitative breast density, they are often assigned lower subjectively determined Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System (BI-RADS) density scores than White women. Background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on breast magnetic resonance imaging is independently linked to breast cancer risk and may improve risk stratification for Black and White women.

Objective

To evaluate differences in quantitative BPE between Black and White women and determine whether breast cancer risk factors mediate these differences.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study of 1202 women (200 Black, 1002 White; aged 40-74 years) with negative mammograms and no breast cancer history who underwent breast magnetic resonance ima

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12619913 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature