| > | | | | patient before undergoing the procedure of |
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| table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table | | | | X-ray and result in vague images. |
| Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; | | | | In the recent years, two different techniques |
| mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; | | | | have been developed to conduct mammography |
| mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in | | | | in the patients. They are: |
| 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; | | | | - The digital mammography: In this technique of |
| mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; | | | | mammography, solid state detectors are used in |
| mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; | | | | order to convert X-rays into electrical signals. |
| font-family:"Times New Roman"; | | | | - Computer aided detection (CAD): In this |
| mso-ansi-language:#0400; | | | | technique the digital images of the breast are |
| mso-fareast-language:#0400; | | | | taken that can help the software in detecting any |
| mso-bidi-language:#0400;} | | | | conspicuous abnormality in the region or any other |
| It has been observed that a very high percentage | | | | sign that might indicate the presence of cancer. |
| of elderly women either suffer or die from the | | | | Since the time the mammography screening has |
| disease of breast cancer. This is really a cause of | | | | started, it has been observed that there has been |
| worry and warranties immediate attention of the | | | | a significant drop in the deaths due to the breast |
| medical scientists as well as the other concerned | | | | cancer among women and particularly the elderly |
| agencies. One type of imaging diagnostic technique | | | | women. Although there are still some sections in |
| that has proved to be very helpful in detecting | | | | the medical community as well as the other |
| the breast cancer in women in the early stages is | | | | concerned authorities that are not in favor of |
| the technique of mammography. In the technique | | | | mammography yet it has been observed that the |
| of mammography, the breast of the patient is | | | | technique of mammography has really been a lot |
| slightly compressed by the mammography | | | | helpful in making an early detection of the breast |
| machine in order to get a good quality image. In | | | | cancer in the women. |
| this technique of mammography, the front as well | | | | For more information regarding |
| as the side images of the breast of the patient is | | | | digital mammography, mammography technique |
| taken to get a better understanding of the | | | | and magnetic resonance imaging; please visit: |
| extent of the cancer. It is strictly advised that the | | | | Radiology-info. |