Breast density information
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 21:00
in Health & Medicine
What is breast density? The denser the material is, the lighter it appears on an X-ray. Conversely, the less dense the material is, the darker it appears. On a breast X-ray — a mammogram — dark areas correspond to fat in the breast. Lighter areas correspond to denser, fibrous and glandular tissues. (Your breasts, in other words, are one place where fat seems to be good for you.)