Breast Cancer
 
Different Types of Mammograms  

Are there different types of mammograms?

There are two reasons mammograms are taken:

  • Screening

  • Diagnosis


  • Screening mammograms are done for women who have no symptoms of breast cancer.

    Diagnostic mammograms are done when a woman has symptoms of breast cancer or a breast lump. Diagnostic mammograms take longer than screening mammograms, because more pictures of the breast are taken.

    In January 2000, the FDA approved a new way of doing mammograms, called digital mammography. This technique records x-ray images on a computer, rather than film. Digital mammography has the following advantages:

  • can reduce exposure to radiation

  • can allow the person taking the x-ray to make adjustments without having to take another mammogram

  • takes pictures of the entire breast, even if the denseness of the breast tissue varies



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