Abstract:Introduction:
Breast arterial calcification (BAC), seen on mammography, has emerged as a risk stratification tool and surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies evaluating the association of BAC with clinical outcomes are limited.
Methods:
This single-center, retrospective study included 14,544 women who had a digital mammogram from 2008-2016. BAC was quantified with the Bradley score using an automated algorithm based on a trained, deep … Show more
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