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Mammography

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 for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic masses, microcalcifications, asymmetries, and distortions.

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ICD-10-PCS
BH0
ICD-9-CM
87.37
MedlinePlus
003380
MeSH
D008327
OPS-301 code
3–10
Other names
Mastography

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Types

Medical uses

When to start screening

Screening for high-risk population

Procedure

History

Arguments against screening mammography

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Regulation

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Mammography

Nodes107
Edges106
Triples176
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

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Mammography

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related to False negatives · 20
Mammography → Accurate, Cancer, Dr, Epstein, Estimates, Five, For, In, Mammograms, Most, Of, Prate, Research, Researchers, Samuel, The, The Politics, This, Thus, UK
related to Procedure · 20
Mammography → BI-RADS, CC, Deodorant, Diagnostic, During, FDA, FFDM, Full Field Digital Mammography, In, MLO, Parallel-plate, Patients, Screening, The, There, This, Today, Until, X-ray, X-rays
related to Overdiagnosis · 12
Mammography → Cancer Research UK, Dartmouth College, Dr, England, Estimates, Gilbert Welch, Gotzsche, In, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Peter, The, This
related to Arguments against the USPSTF recommendations · 10
Mammography → According, As, In, Instead, National Vital Statistics System, The, There, This, United States, USPSTF
related to history · 9
Mammography → Albert Salomon, As, By, German, In, Salomon's, Wilhelm Röntgen, X-ray, X-rays
related to Contrast-enhanced mammography · 8
Mammography → Advocates, CEM, Conducted, Contrast-enhanced, MRI, The Lancet, This, Tumor-associated
related to External links · 8
Mammography → Answers, Mammograms, Mammographic Image Analysis HomepageScreening, National Cancer InstituteAmerican Cancer, Other Breast Imaging ProceduresU, Preventive Task Force, Questions, Society
related to False positives · 8
Mammography → However, Research, Some, The, There, These, This, Thus
related to Regulation · 8
Mammography → At, Facilities, FDA-approved, Mammography Quality Standards Act, MQSA, MRI, The, United States
related to Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms · 7
Mammography → AI, ANN, Another, AUC, CNN, Recently, SVM

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breast cancer screening women mammograms years age 40 also may found bi-rads patients mortality digital mammogram cancers tissue radiation imaging

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MammographyICD-10-PCSBH01.00infobox
MammographyICD-9-CM87.371.00infobox
MammographyMedlinePlus0033801.00infobox
MammographyMeSHD0083271.00infobox
MammographyOPS-301 code3–101.00infobox
MammographyOther namesMastography1.00infobox
Mammographyis aearly detection of breast cancer0.90text
Mammographyis aspecialized form of mammography that uses digital receptors and computers instead of X-ray film to help examine breast tissue for breast cancer0.90text
Mammographyis aNASA spin-off0.90text
Mammographyis aadvanced imaging technique that employs iodinated contrast agents to visualize breast neovascularization0.90text
Mammographyis apotential risk of screening0.90text
magnificationinstance ofThe latter is a more detailed mammogram that allows dedicated attention to the abnormal finding with additional maneuvers0.80text

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