x-ray examination of the breasts for the early detection of cancer.

an X-ray procedure using a special low irradiation technique to detect abnormal change in breast tissue. Its main use is to detect breast lumps that are too small to be found during breast self examination or physical examination. The higher the level of estrogen (and possibly progestin) the more dense breast tissue is and the less likely that a mammogram will see abnormal tissue. It has many false positive readings meaning that there is no cancer yet the test was abnormal.

breast X ray used to detect tumor

That process whereby soft tissue x-rays of the breast are obtained.

X-ray examination of the breast; used for screening and diagnosis of breast diseases.

A breast x-ray. Screening mammography is used to find breast cancer early in women without any symptoms. Diagnostic mammography is used to find out more about breast masses.

an X-ray of the breast to detect growths in the breast.

an X-ray procedure done to detect breast cancer

use of X-ray images of the breast to screen for and diagnose breast cancer

X-ray images of the breasts.

a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays

an imaging technique that is used to examine the breast tissue for abnormalities

a special type of x-ray imaging used to create detailed images of the breast

a tool that aids in diagnosing breast cancer

a x-ray of the breast both vertically and horizontally

The procedure that produces a mammogram. Making a Diagnosis

A low-dose X-ray of the breast to detect abnormalities.

X-rays used to detect breast abnormalities such as cancer.

a low-dose x-ray of the breasts.

A procedure in which X-rays of the breast are used to detect breast cancer.

A screening and diagnostic technique that uses low-dose x-rays to find tumors in the breast. Mammography can reveal a tumor too small to be felt even by the most experienced physician. The procedure may be used as a detection test in all women of the appropriate age group who do not have symptoms. All suspicious breast lumps must be biopsied to determine whether or not they are cancerous. For more information, see Mammography.

A low-dose x-ray examination of the breast that can spot cancers as small as a grain of table pepper.

A screening and diagnostic procedure used to detect cancer or other breast disease, a mammogram provides an outline picture of the breast compiled from x-rays taken from above and from the side of the breast. Both breasts are x-rayed during the exam to provide comparative images, which are produced on film. (Xeromammography or xerography is the same procedure with the image recorded on paper.) Because the breasts are flattened so that all tissue can be seen, there is some discomfort involved.

a radiographic means of examining the tissues of the breast

The technology that detects breast tumors

a technique using low-radiation X-ray of the breast to detect cancer. (Some breast cancers may escape detection by mammography.)

X-ray photography of a breast, especially for detection of tumors.

The process of taking a mammogram.

An x-ray study of the breast.

an x ray of the soft tissue of the breast.

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.

The use of x-rays to create a picture of the breast.

low dose x-rays are used to image the internal structure of the breasts. See mammography.

The examination of breast tissue using x-rays.

An X-ray technique for visualisation of the female breast, used to detect disease.

Radiographic examination of the breast, which uses a minimal X-ray dose thanks to modern equipment and high film sensitivity. This enables the examination to be repeated as often as once a year, from the age of 40 to 50 onwards as necessary. It is not painful but may cause a mild, temporary discomfort due to the breast compression system, which is necessary to improve image quality and precision.