Breasts are made up of a mixture of fibrous and glandular tissue and fatty tissue. Your breasts are considered dense if you have a lot of fibrous or glandular tissue but not much fat. Density may decrease with age in some women as changes occur over their lifespan.
Breast density is determined by the radiologist who reads your mammogram. There are four categories of mammographic density. The radiologist assigns each mammogram to one of these categories.
The radiologist will report your breast density in the mammography report sent to your referring doctor. Some radiology practices, including Atlantic Medical Imaging, also provide this information to you along with the results of your mammogram.
For more information about the breast imaging program
at Atlantic Medical Imaging, please visit: women.myamihealth.com
