The FDAs update will make the requirements more uniform and ideally help address some of these inequities.
Mammography facilities will have to comply with the new reporting requirements by September 2024.
Unfortunately, many health care providers themselves lack a detailed understanding of the risks of dense breasts.
According to the FDA, about half of women aged 40 and older have dense breasts.
What Does Breast Density Mean?
Humanbreastsare made up of glandular tissue, fibrous connective tissue, and fatty tissue.
On a mammogram, glandular and connective tissue looks white, and fat shows up as black.
The ACR created four categories of breast density.
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