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Table 1 Characteristics of women included in the study population: number, age, menopausal state, breast density, and risk category

From: Artifact reduction in contrast-enhanced mammography

Characteristics

Values

No. of women

 

 Bilateral exam

129

 Unilateral exam

5

 Total

134

No. of images

 

 CC views

263

 MLO views

263

 Total

526

Age (y)

 

 Mean ± SD

49.9 ± 9.2

 Range

(35, 73)

Menopausal state

 

 Premenopausal

67 (50.0%)

 Perimenopausal

21 (15.7%)

 Postmenopausal

46 (34.3%)

Breast Density*

 

 BIRADS a

13 (9.7%)

 BIRADS b

19 (14.2%)

 BIRADS c

49 (36.6%)

 BIRADS d

53 (39.6%)

Risk category**

 

 High

97 (72.4%)

 Intermediate

37 (27.6%)

  1. *Breast density was assessed according to the 5th edition of Breast-Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) by the American College of Radiology
  2. **High risk women: if lifetime risk calculated by the Tyrer-Cuzick risk model is above 30%. Intermediate risk women: if lifetime risk calculated by the Tyrer-Cuzick risk model is between 17 and 30%