The sensitivity of Mammography is low in young females because?
Correct Answer: Young breast have dense tissue
Description: C i.e. Young breast have dense tissue The mammoigaphic appearance of breast depends on the relative amount of fat and glandular tissue which are present. Young woman's breast contains a large propoion of glandular tissue which appears as a soft tissue densityQ and lowers the sensitivity of mammogram. Mammographic appearance of breast (Based on the relative amount of fat and glandular tissue) - Glandular breast (dense breast): In young woman, where breast contains large amount of glandular tissue - Adipose breast: (Fatty breast)In older women where most of the glandular tissue has involuted Involuting breast : When mixture of soft tissue and fat density present.
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