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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to describe one method of classification, based on anatomic-mammographic correlations, developed by Tabár. We also wanted to examine how the mammograms categorized as low- and high-risk according to Tabár and Wolfe criteria related to each other and to three selected risk factors for breast cancer. The study materials are based on questionnaires and mammograms from 3,640 Norwegian women, aged 40-56 years, participating in the third Tromsö study. The mammograms were categorized into five groups. Line drawings and their pathologic correlates of the five patterns are described in detail. The Tabár classification is based on anatomic-mammographic correlations, following three-dimensional (thick slice technique) histopathologic-mammographic comparisons, rather than simple pattern reading (Wolfe classification). For analysis patterns I-III (Tabár) and N1 and P1 (Wolfe) were grouped into low-risk groups and patterns IV and V (Tabár) and P2 and DY Wolfe) into high-risk groups. The overall agreement on high-risk versus low risk for the two classifications was 54% with a kappa-value of 0.22. The study displays that the strength of association between high-risk mammographic patterns and the three selected risk factors parity, number of children and age at first birth is of greater magnitude when the Tabár instead of the Wolfe classification is applied. More patients are needed to compare the classification directly with the risk of cancer. This study indicates that further development of the classification of mammograms may increase the usefulness of mammographic patterns in research and clinical practice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Body Height, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Mammography, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Maternal Age, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Medical Illustration, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Menopause, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Nipples, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Parity, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Reproductive History, pubmed-meshheading:9097055-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The Tabár classification of mammographic parenchymal patterns.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsö, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't