Breast Density — Publications

High dietary total energy intake and energy density are associated with girls’ breast density during puberty

Carrasco C, Garmendia ML, Martínez-Arroyo A, Shepherd J, Pereira A

European Journal of Nutrition, 64, 245 (2025)

Prediction of mammographic breast density based on clinical breast ultrasound images using deep learning: a retrospective analysis

Bunnell A, Valdez D, Wolfgruber T, Quon BK, Hung K, Hernandez BY, Seto TB, Killeen J, Miyoshi M, Sadowski P, Shepherd J

The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 46, 101096 (2025)

The Associations between Intakes of One-Carbon Metabolism–Related Vitamins and Breast Density among Young Women

Han E, Horn LV, Snetselaar L, Shepherd J, Park YJ, Kim H, Jung S, Dorgan JF

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 33, 567-575 (2024)

The Prospective Association between Early Life Growth and Breast Density in Young Adult Women

Lloyd R, Pirikahu S, Walter EJ, Cadby G, Warrington NM, Perera D, Hickey M, Saunders C, Hackmann MJ, Sampson DD, Shepherd J, Lilge L, Stone J

Cancers, 16, 2418 (2024)

Time‐specific impact of trace metals on breast density of adolescent girls in Santiago, Chile

Kim CE, Pereira A, Binder AM, Amarasiriwardena C, Shepherd J, Corvalán C, Michels KB

International Journal of Cancer, 155, 627-636 (2024)

Breast composition during and after puberty: the Chilean Growth and Obesity Cohort Study

Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Leiva V, Corvalán C, Michels KB, Shepherd J

Breast Cancer Research, 26, 45 (2024)

The distribution of breast density in women aged 18 years and older

Perera D, Pirikahu S, Walter J, Cadby G, Darcey E, Lloyd R, Hickey M, Saunders C, Hackmann MJ, Sampson DD, Shepherd J, Lilge L, Stone J

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 205, 521-531 (2024)

Untargeted serum metabolomic profiles and breast density in young women

Jung S, Silva S, Dallal CM, LeBlanc ES, Paris K, Shepherd J, Snetselaar L, Horn LV, Zhang Y, Dorgan JF

Cancer Causes & Control, 35, 323-334 (2023)

Time-specific impact of mono-benzyl phthalate (MBzP) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on breast density of a Chilean adolescent Cohort

Kim CE, Binder AM, Corvalán C, Pereira A, Shepherd J, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Hampton JM, Trentham‐Dietz A, Michels KB

Environment International, 181, 108241 (2023)

Alternative methods to measure breast density in younger women

Lloyd R, Pirikahu S, Walter J, Cadby G, Darcey E, Perera D, Hickey M, Saunders C, Karnowski K, Sampson DD, Shepherd J, Lilge L, Stone J

British Journal of Cancer, 128, 1701-1709 (2023)

Habitual Phytoestrogen Intake Is Associated with Breast Composition in Girls at 2 Years after Menarche Onset

Lesser C, Mericq V, Reyes M, Garmendia ML, Shepherd JA, Michels KB, Corvalán C, Pereira A

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 31, 1334-1340 (2022)

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and breast composition in a longitudinal study of Chilean girls

Yoon L, Corvalán C, Pereira A, Shepherd J, Michels KB

Breast Cancer Research, 24, 3 (2022)

Variability in urinary phthalates, phenols, and parabens across childhood and relation to adolescent breast composition in Chilean girls

Yoon L, Binder AM, Pereira A, Calafat AM, Shepherd J, Corvalán C, Michels KB

Environment International, 170, 107586 (2022)

A comparison of various methods for measuring breast density and breast tissue composition in adolescent girls and women

Kehm RD, Walter EJ, Pereira A, White M, Oskar S, Michels KB, Shepherd J, Lilge L, Terry MB

Scientific Reports, 12, 13547 (2022)

Association of Daily Alcohol Intake, Volumetric Breast Density, and Breast Cancer Risk

Rustagi AS, Scott CG, Winham SJ, Brandt KR, Norman AD, Jensen MR, Shepherd J, Hruska CB, Heine J, Pankratz VS, Kerlikowske K, Vachon CM

JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 5, (2021)

Dual-energy three-compartment breast imaging for compositional biomarkers to improve detection of malignant lesions

Leong LT, Malkov S, Drukker K, Niell BL, Sadowski P, Wolfgruber T, Greenwood H, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Giger ML, Shepherd J

Communications Medicine, 1, 29 (2021)

Mammographic Variation Measures, Breast Density, and Breast Cancer Risk

Heine J, Fowler E, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Shepherd J, Hruska CB, Winham SJ, Brandt KR, Wu F, Norman AD, Pankratz VS, Miglioretti DL, Kerlikowske K, Vachon CM

American Journal of Roentgenology, 217, 326-335 (2021)

Association of mammographic density measures and breast cancer “intrinsic” molecular subtypes

Kleinstern G, Scott CG, Tamimi RM, Jensen MR, Pankratz VS, Bertrand KA, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 187, 215-224 (2021)

Deep Learning Predicts Interval and Screening-detected Cancer from Screening Mammograms: A Case-Case-Control Study in 6369 Women

Zhu X, Wolfgruber T, Leong LT, Jensen MR, Scott CG, Winham SJ, Sadowski P, Vachon CM, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Radiology, 301, 550-558 (2021)

Mammary collagen architecture and its association with mammographic density and lesion severity among women undergoing image-guided breast biopsy

Bodelón C, Mullooly M, Pfeiffer RM, Fan S, Abubakar M, Lenz PH, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research, 23, 105 (2021)

Effect of excessive gestational weight on daughters’ breast density at the end of puberty onset

López A, Garmendia ML, Shepherd J, Michels KB, Corvalán C, Pereira A

Scientific Reports, 10, 6636 (2020)

Three compartment breast machine learning model for improving computer-aided detection

Leong LT, Giger ML, Drukker K, Kerlikowske K, Joe BN, Greenwood H, Malkov S, Niell BL, Shepherd J

Relationship of Serum Progesterone and Progesterone Metabolites with Mammographic Breast Density and Terminal Ductal Lobular Unit Involution among Women Undergoing Diagnostic Breast Biopsy

Hada M, Oh H, Fan S, Falk RT, Geller BM, Vacek PM, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9, 245 (2020)

Association between indicators of systemic inflammation biomarkers during puberty with breast density and onset of menarche

Michels KB, Keller K, Pereira A, Kim CE, Santos JL, Shepherd J, Corvalán C, Binder AM

Breast Cancer Research, 22, 104 (2020)

Stiff stroma increases breast cancer risk by inducing the oncogene ZNF217

Northey JJ, Barrett A, Acerbi I, Hayward M, Talamantes S, Dean I, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 130, 5721-5737 (2020)

Using Digital Pathology to Understand Epithelial Characteristics of Benign Breast Disease among Women Undergoing Diagnostic Image-Guided Breast Biopsy

Mullooly M, Puvanesarajah S, Fan S, Pfeiffer RM, Olsson LT, Hada M, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Cancer Prevention Research, 12, 861-870 (2019)

Derived mammographic masking measures based on simulated lesions predict the risk of interval cancer after controlling for known risk factors: a case‐case analysis

Hinton B, Ma L, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Malkov S, Fan B, Greenwood H, Joe BN, Lee V, Strand F, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Medical Physics, 46, 1309-1316 (2019)

Association of Imaging-Based Body Fat Distribution and Mammographic Density in the Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study

Maskarinec G, Ciba M, Ju D, Shepherd J, Ernst T, Wu AH, Monroe KR, Lim U, Wilkens LR, Marchand LL

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 29, 352-358 (2019)

Relationship of circulating insulin-like growth factor-I and binding proteins 1–7 with mammographic density among women undergoing image-guided diagnostic breast biopsy

Hada M, Oh H, Pfeiffer RM, Falk RT, Fan S, Mullooly M, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research, 21, 81 (2019)

Localized mammographic density is associated with interval cancer and large breast cancer: a nested case-control study

Strand F, Azavedo E, Hellgren R, Humphreys K, Eriksson M, Shepherd J, Hall P, Czene K

Breast Cancer Research, 21, 8 (2019)

Automated volumetric breast density measures: differential change between breasts in women with and without breast cancer

Brandt KR, Scott CG, Miglioretti DL, Jensen MR, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Hruska CB, Ma L, Wu F, Cummings SR, Norman AD, Engmann NJ, Shepherd J, Winham SJ, Kerlikowske K, Vachon CM

Breast Cancer Research, 21, 118 (2019)

Deep learning networks find unique mammographic differences in previous negative mammograms between interval and screen-detected cancers: a case-case study

Hinton B, Ma L, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Malkov S, Fan B, Greenwood H, Joe BN, Lee V, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Cancer Imaging, 19, 41 (2019)

Measurement challenge: protocol for international case–control comparison of mammographic measures that predict breast cancer risk

Dench EK, Bond‐Smith D, Darcey E, Lee G, Aung YK, Chan A, …, Shepherd J, et al.

BMJ Open, 9, e031041 (2019)

Application of convolutional neural networks to breast biopsies to delineate tissue correlates of mammographic breast density

Mullooly M, Bejnordi BE, Pfeiffer RM, Fan S, Palakal M, Hada M, …, Shepherd J, et al.

npj Breast Cancer, 5, 43 (2019)

Longitudinal Changes in Volumetric Breast Density in Healthy Women across the Menopausal Transition

Engmann NJ, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Winham SJ, Ma L, Brandt KR, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 28, 1324-1330 (2019)

Combined effect of volumetric breast density and body mass index on breast cancer risk

Engmann NJ, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Winham SJ, Miglioretti DL, Ma L, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 177, 165-173 (2019)

Pubertal timing and breast density in young women: a prospective cohort study

Houghton LC, Jung S, Troisi R, LeBlanc ES, Snetselaar L, Hylton NM, Klifa C, Horn LV, Paris K, Shepherd J, Hoover RN, Dorgan JF

Breast Cancer Research, 21, 122 (2019)

Body mass index, mammographic density, and breast cancer risk by estrogen receptor subtype

Shieh Y, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Norman AD, Bertrand KA, Pankratz VS, Brandt KR, Visscher DW, Shepherd J, Tamimi RM, Vachon CM, Kerlikowske K

Breast Cancer Research, 21, 48 (2019)

Deep learning methods aid in predicting risk of interval cancer

Hinton B, Shepherd J, Kerlikowske K, Joe BN, Greenwood H, Ma L

Inverse association between estrogen receptor-α DNA methylation and breast composition in adolescent Chilean girls

Binder AM, Stiemsma LT, Keller K, Otterdijk SDV, Mericq V, Pereira A, Santos JL, Shepherd J, Michels KB

Clinical Epigenetics, 10, 122 (2018)

Intake of dietary carbohydrates in early adulthood and adolescence and breast density among young women

Jung S, Goloubeva O, Hylton NM, Klifa C, LeBlanc ES, Shepherd J, Snetselaar L, Horn LV, Dorgan JF

Cancer Causes & Control, 29, 631-642 (2018)

Does mammographic density mediate risk factor associations with breast cancer? An analysis by tumor characteristics

Rice MS, Tamimi RM, Bertrand KA, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Norman AD, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 170, 129-141 (2018)

Combined Benefit of Quantitative Three-Compartment Breast Image Analysis and Mammography Radiomics in the Classification of Breast Masses in a Clinical Data Set

Drukker K, Giger ML, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Greenwood H, Drukteinis JS, Niell BL, Fan B, Malkov S, Avila J, Kazemi L, Shepherd J

Radiology, 290, 621-628 (2018)

Prepubertal and Pubertal Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Exposure and Breast Density among Chilean Adolescents

Binder AM, Corvalán C, Pereira A, Calafat AM, Ye X, Shepherd J, Michels KB

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 27, 1491-1499 (2018)

Automated and Clinical Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Density Measures Predict Risk for Screen-Detected and Interval Cancers

Kerlikowske K, Scott CG, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Ma L, Winham SJ, Jensen MR, Wu F, Malkov S, Pankratz VS, Cummings SR, Shepherd J, Brandt KR, Miglioretti DL, Vachon CM

Annals of Internal Medicine, 168, 757-765 (2018)

Deep learning and three-compartment breast imaging in breast cancer diagnosis

Drukker K, Huynh BQ, Giger ML, Malkov S, Avila J, Fan B, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Drukteinis JS, Kazemi L, Pereira M, Shepherd J

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE, 10134, 101341F (2017)

Interaction of mammographic breast density with menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use in relation to the risk of aggressive breast cancer subtypes

Yaghjyan L, Tamimi RM, Bertrand KA, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Pankratz VS, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 165, 421-431 (2017)

Determinants of volumetric breast density in Chilean premenopausal women

Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Uauy R, Neira P, López‐Arana S, Malkov S, Shepherd J

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 162, 343-352 (2017)

Dairy intake in relation to breast and pubertal development in Chilean girls,

Gaskins AJ, Pereira A, Quintiliano DA, Shepherd J, Uauy R, Corvalán C, Michels KB

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 105, 1166-1175 (2017)

Combining quantitative and qualitative breast density measures to assess breast cancer risk

Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Scott CG, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Jensen MR, Sprague BL, Henderson LM, Pankratz VS, Cummings SR, Miglioretti DL, Vachon CM, Shepherd J

Breast Cancer Research, 19, 97 (2017)

Longitudinal Changes in Volumetric Breast Density with Tamoxifen and Aromatase Inhibitors

Engmann NJ, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Ma L, Brandt KR, Mahmoudzadeh AP, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 26, 930-937 (2017)

Faster ticking rate of the epigenetic clock is associated with faster pubertal development in girls

Binder AM, Corvalán C, Mericq V, Pereira A, Santos JL, Horvath S, Shepherd J, Michels KB

Epigenetics, 13, 85-94 (2017)

Do Women with Low Breast Density Have Regionally High Breast Density?

Mahmoudzadeh AP, Malkov S, Hinton B, Sprague BL, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 548-553 (2016)

A Measure of Regional Mammographic Masking Based on the CDMAM Phantom

Hinton B, Malkov S, Avila J, Fan B, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 525-531 (2016)

Energy Dependence of Water and Lipid Calibration Materials for Three-Compartment Breast Imaging

Avila J, Malkov S, Giger ML, Drukker K, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 554-563 (2016)

Calibration Procedure of Three Component Mammographic Breast Imaging

Malkov S, Avila J, Fan B, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Giger ML, Drukker K, Drukteinis JS, Kazemi L, Pereira M, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 211-218 (2016)

Longitudinal fluctuation in mammographic percent density differentiates between interval and screen‐detected breast cancer

Strand F, Humphreys K, Eriksson M, Li J, Andersson T, Törnberg S, Azavedo E, Shepherd J, Hall P, Czene K

International Journal of Cancer, 140, 34-40 (2016)

Circulating insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 and terminal duct lobular unit involution of the breast: a cross-sectional study of women with benign breast disease

Horne HN, Sherman ME, Pfeiffer RM, Figueroa JD, Khodr ZG, Falk RT, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research, 18, 24 (2016)

Novel mammographic image features differentiate between interval and screen-detected breast cancer: a case-case study

Strand F, Humphreys K, Cheddad A, Törnberg S, Azavedo E, Shepherd J, Hall P, Czene K

Breast Cancer Research, 18, 100 (2016)

Relationships between mammographic density, tissue microvessel density, and breast biopsy diagnosis

Felix AS, Lenz PH, Pfeiffer RM, Hewitt SM, Morris J, Patel DA, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research, 18, 88 (2016)

Mammographic texture and risk of breast cancer by tumor type and estrogen receptor status

Malkov S, Shepherd J, Scott CG, Tamimi RM, Ma L, Bertrand KA, Couch FJ, Jensen MR, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Fan B, Norman AD, Brandt KR, Pankratz VS, Vachon CM, Kerlikowske K

Breast Cancer Research, 18, 122 (2016)

Leukocyte telomere length and its association with mammographic density and proliferative diagnosis among women undergoing diagnostic image-guided breast biopsy

Bodelón C, Heaphy CM, Meeker AK, Geller BM, Vacek PM, Weaver DL, Chicoine RE, Shepherd J, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Patel D, Brinton LA, Sherman ME, Gierach GL

BMC Cancer, 15, 823 (2015)

Relationship of Serum Estrogens and Metabolites with Area and Volume Mammographic Densities

Gierach GL, Patel DA, Falk RT, Pfeiffer RM, Geller BM, Vacek PM, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Hormones and Cancer, 6, 107-119 (2015)

Adolescent endogenous sex hormones and breast density in early adulthood

Jung S, Egleston BL, Chandler DW, Horn LV, Hylton NM, Klifa CC, Lasser NL, LeBlanc ES, Paris K, Shepherd J, Snetselaar L, Stanczyk FZ, Stevens VJ, Dorgan JF

Breast Cancer Research, 17, 77 (2015)

The Effect of Change in Body Mass Index on Volumetric Measures of Mammographic Density

Hart V, Reeves KW, Sturgeon SR, Reich NG, Sievert LL, Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Shepherd J, Tice JA, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Malkov S, Sprague BL

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 24, 1724-1730 (2015)

Body fatness during childhood and adolescence and breast density in young women: a prospective analysis

Bertrand KA, Baer HJ, Orav EJ, Klifa C, Shepherd J, Horn LV, Snetselaar L, Stevens VJ, Hylton NM, Dorgan JF

Breast Cancer Research, 17, 95 (2015)

Dense and Nondense Mammographic Area and Risk of Breast Cancer by Age and Tumor Characteristics

Bertrand KA, Scott CG, Tamimi RM, Jensen MR, Pankratz VS, Norman AD, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 24, 798-809 (2015)

Relationship of Terminal Duct Lobular Unit Involution of the Breast with Area and Volume Mammographic Densities

Gierach GL, Patel DA, Pfeiffer RM, Figueroa JD, Linville L, Papathomas D, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Cancer Prevention Research, 9, 149-158 (2015)

Comparison of Clinical and Automated Breast Density Measurements: Implications for Risk Prediction and Supplemental Screening

Brandt KR, Scott CG, Ma L, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Jensen MR, Whaley DH, Wu F, Malkov S, Hruska CB, Norman AD, Heine J, Shepherd J, Pankratz VS, Kerlikowske K, Vachon CM

Radiology, 279, 710-719 (2015)

Roles of biologic breast tissue composition and quantitative image analysis of mammographic images in breast tumor characterization

Drukker K, Giger ML, Duewer F, Malkov S, Flowers CI, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Drukteinis JS, Shepherd J

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE, 9035, 90351U (2014)

Compositional Three-Component Breast Imaging of Fibroadenoma and Invasive Cancer Lesions: Pilot Study

Malkov S, Duewer F, Kerlikowske K, Drukker K, Giger ML, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 109-114 (2014)

Automated Volumetric Breast Density Derived by Statistical Model Approach

Malkov S, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 257-264 (2014)

Automated volumetric breast density derived by shape and appearance modeling

Malkov S, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE, 9034, 90342T (2014)

Mammographic quantitative image analysis and biologic image composition for breast lesion characterization and classification

Drukker K, Duewer F, Giger ML, Malkov S, Flowers CI, Joe BN, Kerlikowske K, Drukteinis JS, Li H, Shepherd J

Medical Physics, 41, 031915 (2014)

Enhancement of Mammographic Density Measures in Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

Cheddad A, Czene K, Shepherd J, Li J, Hall P, Humphreys K

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 23, 1314-1323 (2014)

Endogenous Sex Hormones and Breast Density in Young Women

Jung S, Stanczyk FZ, Egleston BL, Snetselaar L, Stevens VJ, Shepherd J, Horn LV, LeBlanc ES, Paris K, Klifa C, Dorgan JF

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 24, 369-378 (2014)

Dietary Energy Density Is Positively Associated with Breast Density among Young Women

Jones JA, Hartman TJ, Klifa C, Coffman DL, Mitchell DC, Vernarelli JA, Snetselaar L, Horn LV, Stevens VJ, Robson AM, Himes JH, Shepherd J, Dorgan JF

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 115, 353-359 (2014)

First pregnancy events and future breast density: modification by age at first pregnancy and specific VEGF and IGF1R gene variants

Prebil LA, Ereman R, Powell M, Jamshidian F, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J, Hurlbert M, Benz CC

Cancer Causes & Control, 25, 859-868 (2014)

Comparison of Mammographic Density Assessed as Volumes and Areas among Women Undergoing Diagnostic Image-Guided Breast Biopsy

Gierach GL, Geller BM, Shepherd J, Patel DA, Vacek PM, Weaver DL, Chicoine RE, Pfeiffer RM, Fan B, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Wang J, Johnson JM, Herschorn SD, Brinton LA, Sherman ME

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 23, 2338-2348 (2014)

Automated Measurement of Volumetric Mammographic Density: A Tool for Widespread Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Brand JS, Czene K, Shepherd J, Leifland K, Heddson B, Sundbom A, Eriksson M, Li J, Humphreys K, Hall P

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 23, 1764-1772 (2014)

Digital mammographic density and breast cancer risk: a case–control study of six alternative density assessment methods

Eng A, Gallant Z, Shepherd J, McCormack V, Li J, Dowsett M, Vinnicombe S, Allen S, dos‐Santos‐Silva I

Breast Cancer Research, 16, 439 (2014)

High mammographic density in women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent

Caswell‐Jin JL, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J, Cummings SR, Hu D, Huntsman S, Ziv E

Breast Cancer Research, 15, R40 (2013)

Menstrual and reproductive characteristics and breast density in young women

Dorgan JF, Klifa C, Deshmukh S, Egleston BL, Shepherd J, Kwiterovich PO, Horn LV, Snetselaar L, Stevens VJ, Robson AM, Lasser NL, Hylton NM

Cancer Causes & Control, 24, 1973-1983 (2013)

Agreement of Mammographic Measures of Volumetric Breast Density to MRI

Wang J, Azziz A, Fan B, Malkov S, Klifa C, Newitt DC, Yitta S, Hylton NM, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

PLoS ONE, 8, e81653 (2013)

Mammographic density and risk of breast cancer by age and tumor characteristics

Bertrand KA, Tamimi RM, Scott CG, Jensen MR, Pankratz VS, Visscher DW, …, Shepherd J, et al.

Breast Cancer Research, 15, R104 (2013)

Improvements and Performance of Diagnostic Compositional Imaging Using a Novel Dual-Energy X-ray Technique

Duewer F, Flowers CI, Kerlikowske K, Malkov S, Joe BN, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 569-574 (2012)

A Calibration Approach for Single-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Method to Provide Absolute Breast Tissue Composition Accuracy for the Long Term

Malkov S, Wang J, Duewer F, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 769-774 (2012)

Do fatty breasts increase or decrease breast cancer risk?

Shepherd J, Kerlikowske K

Breast Cancer Research, 14, 102 (2012)

Comparison of Hologic’s Quantra Volumetric Assessment to MRI Breast Density

Wang J, Aziz A, Newitt D, Joe BN, Hylton NM, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 619-626 (2012)

Height, adiposity and body fat distribution and breast density in young women

Dorgan JF, Klifa C, Shepherd J, Egleston BL, Kwiterovich PO, Himes JH, Gabriel KP, Horn LV, Snetselaar L, Stevens VJ, Barton B, Robson AM, Lasser NL, Deshmukh S, Hylton NM

Breast Cancer Research, 14, R107 (2012)

A comparison of breast density measures between mothers and adolescent daughters

Maskarinec G, Morimoto Y, Daida YG, Shepherd J, Novotny R

BMC Cancer, 11, 330 (2011)

Puberty, body fat, and breast density in girls of several ethnic groups

Novotny R, Daida YG, Morimoto Y, Shepherd J, Maskarinec G

American Journal of Human Biology, 23, 359-365 (2011)

Volume of Mammographic Density and Risk of Breast Cancer

Shepherd J, Kerlikowske K, Ma L, Duewer F, Fan B, Wang J, Malkov S, Vittinghoff E, Cummings SR

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 20, 1473-1482 (2011)

Comparison of Subregional Breast Density with Whole Breast Density

Malkov S, Ma L, Kerlikowske K, Wang J, Cummings S, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 402-407 (2010)

Comparison of breast density measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry with mammographic density among adult women in Hawaii

Maskarinec G, Morimoto Y, Daida YG, Laidevant A, Malkov S, Shepherd J, Novotny R

Cancer Epidemiology, 35, 188-193 (2010)

Adolescent Diet and Subsequent Serum Hormones, Breast Density, and Bone Mineral Density in Young Women: Results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children Follow-up Study

Dorgan JF, Liu L, Klifa C, Hylton NM, Shepherd J, Stanczyk FZ, et al.

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 19, 1545-1556 (2010)

Compositional breast imaging using a dual‐energy mammography protocol

Laidevant A, Malkov S, Flowers CI, Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J

Medical Physics, 37, 164-174 (2009)

Single x‐ray absorptiometry method for the quantitative mammographic measure of fibroglandular tissue volume

Malkov S, Wang J, Kerlikowske K, Cummings SR, Shepherd J

Medical Physics, 36, 5525-5536 (2009)

Magnetic resonance imaging for secondary assessment of breast density in a high-risk cohort

Klifa C, Carballido‐Gamio J, Wilmes LJ, Laprie A, Shepherd J, Gibbs J, Fan B, Noworolski SM, Hylton NM

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 28, 8-15 (2009)

Prevention of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: Approaches to Estimating and Reducing Risk

Cummings SR, Tice JA, Bauer SR, Browner WS, Cuzick J, Ziv E, Vogel V, Shepherd J, Vachon C, Smith‐Bindman R, Kerlikowske K

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101, 384-398 (2009)

Cross-Calibration and Longitudinal Quality Control of Hologic Selenia Full-Field Digital Mammography Systems for Volumetric Breast Density Measurements

Wang J, Malkov S, Fan B, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 740-747 (2008)

Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Method Using a Full Field Digital Mammography System

Laidevant A, Malkov S, Au A, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 108-115 (2008)

Improvements to Single Energy Absorptiometry Method for Digital Mammography to Quantify Breast Tissue Density

Malkov S, Wang J, Shepherd J

Lecture notes in computer science, , 1-8 (2008)

Breast Density Assessment in Adolescent Girls Using Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry: A Feasibility Study

Shepherd J, Malkov S, Fan B, Laidevant A, Novotny R, Maskarinec G

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 17, 1709-1713 (2008)

Novel single x-ray absorptiometry method to solve for volumetric breast density in mammograms with paddle tilt

Malkov S, Wang J, Shepherd J

Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE, 6510, 651035 (2007)

Effect of ultra-low-dose transdermal estradiol on breast density in postmenopausal women

Grady D, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Hanes V, Ensrud KE, Habel LA, Wallace RB, Macer J, Cummings SR, Shepherd J

Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, 14, 391-396 (2007)

Clinical comparison of a novel breast DXA technique to mammographic density

Shepherd J, Hervé L, Landau J, Fan B, Kerlikowske K, Cummings S

Medical Physics, 33, 1490-1498 (2006)

Novel use of Single X-Ray Absorptiometry for Measuring Breast Density

Shepherd J, Hervé L, Landau J, Fan B, Kerlikowske K, Cummings S

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 4, 173-182 (2005)

Are Breast Density and Bone Mineral Density Independent Risk Factors for Breast Cancer?

Kerlikowske K, Shepherd J, Creasman JM, Tice JA, Ziv E, Cummings SR

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 97, 368-374 (2005)

Quantification of breast tissue index from MR data using fuzzy clustering

Klifa C, Carballido‐Gamio J, Wilmes LJ, Laprie A, Lobo C, DeMicco E, Watkins MW, Shepherd J, Gibbs J, Hylton NM

Mammographic Density and Estrogen Receptor Status of Breast Cancer

Ziv E, Tice JA, Smith‐Bindman R, Shepherd J, Cummings SR, Kerlikowske K

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 13, 2090-2095 (2004)

Accuracy of mammographic breast density analysis: results of formal operator training.

Prevrhal S, Shepherd J, Smith‐Bindman R, Cummings SR, Kerlikowske K

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 11, 1389-93 (2002)

Measurement of Breast Density with Dual X-ray Absorptiometry: Feasibility

Shepherd J, Kerlikowske K, Smith‐Bindman R, Genant HK, Cummings S

Radiology, 223, 554-557 (2002)