0 an X-ray photograph of the breasts --
1 an X-ray photograph of a woman’s breasts, used to find signs of disease --
Furthermore, all reported collecting data on the results of additional diagnostic procedures conducted to clarify abnormal mammograms and cancers detected through screening.
According to the screening trials, 12% to 37% of breast cancers are missed by mammograms.
Her local gynaecologist sent her for a screening bilateral mammogram, revealing only of an enlarged left axillary node.
The supra- and infraclavicular fossae were although free, so was the mammogram.
A tattoo remains a rare cause of apparent microcalcifications on the screening mammogram.
Many of these pigments contain metal salts and other radio-opaque particles that are potentially visible on a mammogram.
Only one nomenclature number is provided for mammography; hence, no distinction can be made between diagnostic and preventive mammograms.
In contrast, the fat within the breast is more radiolucent and much darker in appearance on the mammogram.
