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Breast Density MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Breast Density
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.600.115.275
G07.100.138
Unique ID
D000071060
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071060
Scope Note
Measurement of relative composition of different BREAST tissue types often determined from MAMMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; or MRI.
Entry Term(s)
Mammographic Breast Density
Mammographic Density
Previous Indexing
Body Size (1989-2016)
Breast (1996-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017; MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY was under BREAST NEOPLASMS and MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN/abnormalities, 2014-2016
History Note
2017 (2014)
Date Introduced
2017/01/01
Last Updated
2017/01/01
Breast Density Preferred
Mammographic Breast Density Narrower
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