Mammography for breast cancer
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- Created on: 23-11-17 09:54
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- Mammography for breast cancer
- Woman over 50, unless family history
- Radiologist performs this
- Woman undress to waist
- One breast is placed upon the platform on mammogram unit
- Breast is steadily compressed, an x-ray beam will pass through the breast
- Images are taken and recorded repeated 3x 2-4 images taken of each breast
- Different angles, one from above, one from the side.
- Mammogram will be viewed as images and examined by radiologist.
- Different angles, one from above, one from the side.
- Results sent to patient +discussed
- Images are taken and recorded repeated 3x 2-4 images taken of each breast
- Compression evens out breast thickness
- Breast is steadily compressed, an x-ray beam will pass through the breast
- One breast is placed upon the platform on mammogram unit
- Uses ionising radiation
- Woman undress to waist
- Mammography uses an x-ray machine to look for abnormalities in breast
- Small areas of calcium which may indicate changes to the breast tissue or lumps indicate positive result
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