Sungheon Kim1, Tess Clendenen2,
Sherlin Lavianlivi1, Linda Moy1, Henry Rusinek1,
Malcolm C. Pike3, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte4
1Center for Biomedical Imaging,
Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 2Epidemiology,
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; 3Preventive
Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States; 4Environmental
Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
This
study was to assess if Dixon water/fat images could be used to monitor breast
volume and density changes during the menstrual cycle. Reproducibility of the
volume and density measurement was assessed with data from four subjects. In
addition, five healthy premenopausal women were scanned once a week for four
weeks. The median breast volume was smallest in the ovulatory phase and largest
in the late luteal phase. FG density was lowest at the follicular phase and
highest in the late luteal phase. This result demonstrates the feasibility of
using Dixon imaging to monitor the change in the breast.