Guillain-Barre (gee-YAH-buh-RAY) syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your nerves. Weakness and tingling in your extremities are usually the first symptoms. These sensations can quickly spread, eventually paralyzing your whole body.
Mammography is done in clinics on an outpatient basis. 1  While a woman stands in front of the mammography machine, her breast is placed between 2 plastic compression plates. 2  The plates are then pressed together to flatten the breast.
Screening mammograms are preventive procedures used to check for signs of breast cancer in women who do not have any cancer symptoms. The screening mammogram generally consists of two x-ray images taken of each breast, though more pictures may be taken as needed.