Mammography (also called mastography; DICOM modality: MG) is the process of using low-energy X-rays (usually around 30 kVp) to examine the human breast...

tests have been employed, including clinical and self breast exams, mammography, genetic screening, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. A clinical...

described in detail below. Traditional screening and diagnostic mammography ("2D mammography") uses x-ray technology and has been the mainstay of breast imaging...

Computed tomography laser mammography (CTLM) is the trademark of Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (IDSI, United States) for its optical tomographic technique...

and is not a replacement for structural studies such as X-Ray, MRI, or Mammography. As a physiologic study, however, medical thermology has many health-related...

tungsten in certain low voltage X-ray sources for specialized uses such as mammography. The radioactive isotope molybdenum-99 is used to generate technetium-99m...

Photon-counting mammography was introduced commercially in 2003 and was the first widely available application of photon-counting detector technology...

higher in symptom-free women with a positive mammography compared to symptom-free women with a negative mammography?" Population = Women without a history of...

mammography, arguing that it cannot be justified; his critique has caused controversy. His critique stems from a meta-analysis he did on mammography screening...

March 9, 1999) was an American radiologist who pioneered the use of mammography to screen for early breast cancer. With his co-investigators, the statistician...

test for breast cancer is low-dose X-ray imaging of the breast, called mammography. Each breast is pressed between two plates and imaged. Tumors can appear...

Positron emission mammography (PEM) is a nuclear medicine imaging modality used to detect or characterise breast cancer. Mammography typically refers to...

The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) was enacted by the United States Congress to regulate the quality of care in mammography. The act was officially...

Diffuse optical mammography, or simply optical mammography, is an emerging imaging technique that enables the investigation of the breast composition through...

breast lump that can be felt, typically being detected through screening mammography. It has been diagnosed in a significant percentage of men (see male breast...

working at the Cancer Detection Clinic, she conducted a research study on mammography to measure its effectiveness as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer....

shaped, and skin changes. Mammography is rarely indicated for men since breast cancer is an unlikely diagnosis. If mammography is performed and does not...

approximate dose of 2.6 milligrays per mammography screening. There is however no evidence or research indicating that mammography screening itself directly causes...

intensity of the signal, as in black and white photography. Photon-counting mammography was introduced commercially in 2003. Although such systems are not widespread...

Center. Hernández previously developed equipment for full-field digital mammography at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In October 2011, Hernández...

technology. Radiographers now perform fluoroscopy, computed tomography, mammography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging as well...

done to rule out low thyroid or high prolactin. Other tests may include mammography, breast ultrasound, breast biopsy, or skin biopsy. Treatment depends...

(BI-RADS) is a quality assurance tool originally designed for use with mammography. The system is a collaborative effort of many health groups but is published...

configuration. Optical tomography Computed tomography laser mammography Diffuse optical mammography Diffusive optical imaging in neuroscience Near-infrared...

fibrous tissue as compared to the percentage of fatty tissue. The current mammography classifications split up the density of breasts into four categories...

will withstand long exposure without fading. Mammography markers - these are markers used during mammography procedure. Radiographer Titley, A.G., and Cosson...

1988 that designs and manufactures imaging systems and accessories for mammography and orthopaedic imaging. The company's headquarters are located in Helsinki...

supply in women who choose to breastfeed. Implants can interfere with mammography (breast x-rays images). In Christian iconography, some works of art depict...

cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, or prostate cancer. Recommends mammography for breast cancer screening every two years from ages 50–74, but does...

evaporation is extremely hard and useful for optical instruments. Filters in mammography systems for the characteristic X-rays it produces. Rhodium neutron detectors...