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From Latin: mamma = breast. Special X-ray examination of the breasts to look for breast tumours. Many countries have special mass screening programmes for women from 40 or 50 years upward to detect possible signs of breast cancer at as early a stage as possible. The images from mammography are called mammograms.
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| mammogram |
This is an X-ray technique for visualization of the soft tissues of the breast. The machine works similar to the X-ray machine used for doing chest X-rays. Breast tumors because of its higher density compared to normal tissues, are seen as abnormalities on a mammogram. Mammogram is able to detect tumors larger than approximately 1-2 mm if calcification is present. If a suspicious spot is identified on a mammogram, your doctor will recommend a biopsy. ...
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| mammography |
Screening or diagnostic examination of the breast via x-ray
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| mammography |
low dose x-rays are used to image the internal structure of the breasts. See mammography.
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| Mammotome |
A minimally invasive vacuum core biopsy instrument used to collect breast tissue for pathological analysis. It consists of a probe with an opening in the tip that connects to a vacuum source, a thumbwheel that controls the direction of
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