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mammography

[ma′mäg·rə·fē]
(medicine)
Radiographic examination of the breast, performed with or without injection of the glandular ducts with a contrast medium.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The team, among them, industrial designer Aurelie Boudier, worked with patients, technicians and doctors to design and develop a mammography system that makes undergoing the procedure a pleasant experience, taking away one of the main reasons why many women opt out of having a mammogram. A piece of equipment for women, designed by women.
To understand why, it's important to know the history of mammogram recommendations.
But they must have a large enough population of women over age 40 who are eligible for a screening mammogram.
About 100 mammography clinics across the U.S., and a few in Canada, will enroll healthy women ages 45 to 74 who already are planning to get a routine mammogram. They'll be randomly assigned to get either the regular or 3-D version for five years.
3D mammogram detects an additional one to two cancers per 1,000 women.
FIFTEEN out of 1,000 mammograms of women aged between 50 and 69 in Cyprus, show indications of breast cancer, an official said on Friday.
If you think you will be in good health for the next 5-7 years, then keep getting your mammogram.
In fact, only 51 percent of women over 40 with health insurance get their annual mammogram, according to the Susan G.
After the blessing, the new digital mammography vehicles will begin providing mammograms for women on site at the Musqueam First Nation.
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