Thursday 13 December 2012

Mammography


Info:

Mammography is a low-powered x-ray technique that gives a picture of the internal structure of the breast. Additional angles and magnified views are taken of suspicious areas. A mammogram may help in the diagnosis of breast problems including cancer. It is recommended a woman have a baseline mammogram at age 40 followed by a mammogram every couple of years until age 50. After 50, a woman sh
ould have a mammogram every year.

Standard views are those that are performed on routine screening mammograms:

craniocaudal view (CC view)
mediolateral oblique view (MLO view)
 

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