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Mammography is the process of using low-dose X-rays (usually around 0.7 mSv) to examine the human breast. It is used to look for different types of tumors and cysts. Mammography has been proven to reduce mortality from breast cancer. No other imaging technique has been shown to reduce risk, but self-breast examination (SBE) and physician examination are essential parts of regular breast care. In some countries routine (annual to five-yearly) mammography of older women is encouraged as a screening method to diagnose early breast cancer.
Like all x-rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create this image. Radiologists then analyze the image for any abnormal growths. Despite continuous improvements and innovations, mammography has garnered a sizable opposition in the medical community because of an error rate that is still high and the amount of harmful radiation used in the procedure. (Gofinan) It is normal to use longer wavelength X-rays (typically Mo-K) than those used for radiography of bones.
Mammography has a false-negative (missed cancer) rate of at least 10 percent. This is partly due to dense tissues obscuring the cancer and the fact that the appearance of cancer on mammograms has a large overlap with the appearance of normal tissues.
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MedPage Rad News- Radiologists Back Mammography at Age 40: Annual screening mammography should begin at age 40 and ... http://bit.ly/5FWph4
Radiologist_MD (John Pron) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:30:04 -0000
MedPage Rad News- Radiologists Back Mammography at Age 40: Annual screening mammography should begin at age 40 and ... http://bit.ly/5FWph4
#thingsyoudontsay RT @abrich87: ..i remember rotating thru mammography girls wud trip over me takin pics of they titties
lizleiba (Elizabeth Leiba) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:17:18 -0000
#thingsyoudontsay RT @abrich87: ..i remember rotating thru mammography girls wud trip over me takin pics of they titties
ok being the radiology field is so interesting..i remember rotating thru mammography girls wud trip over me takin pics of they titties
abrich87 (Rude Bwoy) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:09:09 -0000
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Radiologists Back Mammography at Age 40 http://bit.ly/5FWph4
FightCancer (FightCancer) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:59:41 -0000
Radiologists Back Mammography at Age 40 http://bit.ly/5FWph4
RT @ambersmith: New, new mammography guidelines: http://bit.ly/63gsrM // Didn't they just come out with new guidelines that everyone hated?
Mitch_M (Mitch Mitchell) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:34:33 -0000
RT @ambersmith: New, new mammography guidelines: http://bit.ly/63gsrM // Didn't they just come out with new guidelines that everyone hated?
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Mobile mammography program. Located in Houston, Texas.
Mammogram Voucher Program - Providing information on the program which provides free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women and men in 30 counties in Pennsylvania.
Mammography Centers in Rhode Island - Searchable database of certified facilities.
Meta Description: [ Mammography centers in Rhode Island certified to be safe, reliable and allowing detection of breast cancer in its earliest stage. ]
Mammography Compliance Consultants - Support entity for independent traveling radiologic technologists emphasis in mammography and a voice for all interested in/affected by breast cancer with links to other sites.
Meta Description: [ Support entity for independent traveling Radiologic
Technologists emphasis in mammography and a voice for all interested in/affected
by breast cancer with links to other sites. ]
Potential Benefits and Risks of Mammograms - Detailed information, answers to common questions and a questionnaire. Part of a scientific study being conducted at the University of California, San Francisco.
RadiologyInfo: Mammography - Learn how an exam is performed, what you might experience, how to prepare for exams, benefits, and risks.
Meta Description: [ Current and accurate information for patients about Mammography. Learn what you might experience, how to prepare for the exam, benefits, risks and more. ]
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