Fibroglandular Densities of Breast and Second Opinion

Yes. Second opinion is better option in accessing the fibro-glandular densities of the breasts, it helps quite a lot. TeleradiologyHUB Panel of experts suggest the same. 

Firbograndular densities, Second Opinion and BIRADS Score

Fibroglandular densities are derivations of imaging particulars that provide estimate of fibrous connections and glandular measures in particular body part, However when it comes to Breast, how much of your breast tissue is made of fibrous connective tissue and glandular tissue is an important yardstick to know your risks or complications. If you have more fibrous and glandular tissues then your type of breast tissue are considered to be dense. Glandular tissues are related to milk glads.  Radio-diagnosis through Mammograms makes it challenging to penetrate through dense breast tissues and see chances of carcinogenic developments in the healthy tissues, compared with those who have lesser fibroglandular densities. While Fatty tissue appears dark or see-through on a mammogram, making it easier to spot white areas indicating cancer.

Mostly it requires careful study hence experience in reading mammograms in most cases, second read is badly asked  by Radiologist Experts Panels, moreover  it is good if the images are seen by multiple radiologist who might be located in different regions and would have experience of seeing different patient profiles.

BIRAD Score: To make it more systematic, a scale based on the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) is designed that gives different scores to your breast tissue based on if they more fatty or more dense. BI-RADS ranks typical fibroglandular densities on a scale like A, B,C and D.

If you have A or B score, it means you have least dense tissues more fatty tissues. There are generally 10% of women fall in A and 40% in B  category. B category is also known as scattered fibroglandular densities. Genetics, Age and size of breast can be some reasons to fall in this category.
Type A or B BIRADS makes it easy  to detect the cancer tissues. 

If you are close to D that means you have more dense tissues, there are 10% women who fall in this category. it needs proper evaluation right from clinical to radiodiagnosis for D category as cancerous tissue can be masked.  Here more of the skills and experiences of the radiologists comes into play. At times it needs a second opinion.

MRI Breast offers better help: Magnets and radio waves record structures inside breast.