Association between Participant Characteristics and Breast Parenchymal Texture Variation among Postmenopausal Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mammographic parenchymal texture is a predictor of breast cancer risk, but knowledge of the clinical or epidemiologic factors that contribute to texture variability is limited. We evaluated the relationship between texture and breast cancer risk factors among women participating in mammography.

Methods

Postmenopausal women were invited to participate between October 2020 and July 2022. A total of 305 women provided informed consent. Participant characteristics were obtained from medical records and a questionnaire. A total of 344 texture features were extracted from 2D digital screening mammograms. Data dimensionality was reduced using principal component analysis followed by clustering. Associations between texture feature clusters and participant characteristics

SUBMITTER: Nyante SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12851427 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature