Racial differences in quantitative background parenchymal enhancement on breast magnetic resonance imaging
Despite lower BI-RADS density in Black women, as suggested by prior literature, higher quantitative BPE was found, suggesting that BPE captures aspects of breast tissue composition not reflected by density. Future studies can incorporate BPE into risk models, which can improve performance and reduce disparities in risk prediction.
Authors
- Mattia A. Mahmoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4239-0137)
- Sarah Ehsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-1187)
- Oluwadamilola M. Fayanju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-975X)
- Anne Marie McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-2669)
- Despina Kontos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9031-5126)
- Bruno Barufaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3954-3611)
- Christine E. Edmonds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9606-816X)
- Alex Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5109-871X)
- Carla R. Zeballos Torrez
- Jinbo Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4532-3236)
- Routiakou Sore
Institutions
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Penn Center for AIDS Research (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Universidad de León (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70174
- Primary Topic
- MRI in cancer diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation
- AstraZeneca
- Gilead Sciences
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention