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1trickyvicki

03-31-2011 01:39 PM

I would just like to know what "heterogeneously dense" means.

I would just like to know what heterogeneously dense means

joaneeo

05-03-2011 12:38 AM

Re: I would just like to know what "heterogeneously dense" means.

[QUOTE=1trickyvicki;4720102]I would just like to know what heterogeneously dense means[/QUOTE]

You have the same thing I have. It means that your breast are 51-75% fibroglandular tissue which can affect the sensitivity of a a mammogram because it and tumors both show up as white on it.

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