What is Mammography?
[[File:Mammogram showing small lesion.jpg|right|200px|Mammogram showing small lesion]] '''Mammography''' is an [[x-ray]] of the [[breast]]. It is used to look for things that may be in a breast like a [[Neoplasm|tumor]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2017-10-19|title=Nipple discharge|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nipple-discharge/|access-date=2023-07-08|website=National Health Service|language=en}}</ref> These images are viewed by [[Radiologist|radiologists]] for abnormal findings. A mammogram uses lower powered [[X-ray|x-rays]] when compared to x-rays of bones. Other tests are often used along with mammograms. These are [[ultrasound]], [[ductography]], [[positron emission mammography]] (PEM), and [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) are adjuncts to mammography. Mammography has resulted in a 30 percent drop in the U.S. cancer death rate. Mammography became widespread in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cancer of the Breast (Female) - Cancer Stat Facts |url=https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html |website=National Cancer Institute: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Medical imaging]]