Mammography

A Mammography exam, also called a mammogram, uses low-dose X-rays to capture internal pictures of breasts. Mammography is the most effective (though not perfect) medical imaging procedure for the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women.

Digital mammography, also called Full-field Digital Mammography (FFDM), replaces x-ray film with solid-state detectors that convert the x-ray images into electrical signals that are translated onto a computer screen fore viewing or can be printed on special film similar to conventional mammograms. Digital mammography allows radiologists to alter the captured images for greater viewing clarity and convenient information sharing with a patients physician. The mammography unit is designed to accommodate virtually any size breast, large or small.

Computer-aided detection (CAD) can be applied to digital mammography exams to help radiologists identify and mark regions of interest in the breast that may be indicative of cancer. The computer software exams these regions searches for abnormal areas of density, mass, or calcification that may indicate the presence of cancer and highlights these areas on the images, alerting radiologists to the need for further analysis.

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