mammography
noun
mam·mog·ra·phy
ma-ˈmä-grə-fē 
: X-ray examination of the breasts (as for early detection of cancer)
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The currently most common way of screening for breast cancer is mammography and was performed for the first time already in 1913 by the German surgeon Albert Solomon.
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Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Radiology practices don’t handle payment for AI mammography all in the same way.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
The Namida test can be performed at home, which is important since half of all women do not attend their mammography screening.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Despite mammography's long history, most parts of the world still use palpation (breast examination) as the primary screening tool, with the risk of detecting the cancers at a later stage.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
As the only digital mammography van in the entire state of Massachusetts, this initiative has partnered with a number of different community sites, including Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless Program.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
In recent years, AI software that helps radiologists detect problems or diagnose cancer using mammography has been moving into clinical use.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Although mammography screening is usually covered in accordance with previous rules, the new Maryland law prohibits charges for supplemental examinations, such as biopsies that are not related to an abnormality or are performed because a patient has increased risk of breast cancer.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Getting mobile care covered In Longwood, the Dana-Farber Cancer Center has a mammography van that is on the road three to four days a week, providing screening mammograms and breast health education.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Radiology practices don’t handle payment for AI mammography all in the same way.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
The Namida test can be performed at home, which is important since half of all women do not attend their mammography screening.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Despite mammography's long history, most parts of the world still use palpation (breast examination) as the primary screening tool, with the risk of detecting the cancers at a later stage.
—Lisa Falco, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
As the only digital mammography van in the entire state of Massachusetts, this initiative has partnered with a number of different community sites, including Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless Program.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
In recent years, AI software that helps radiologists detect problems or diagnose cancer using mammography has been moving into clinical use.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Although mammography screening is usually covered in accordance with previous rules, the new Maryland law prohibits charges for supplemental examinations, such as biopsies that are not related to an abnormality or are performed because a patient has increased risk of breast cancer.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Getting mobile care covered In Longwood, the Dana-Farber Cancer Center has a mammography van that is on the road three to four days a week, providing screening mammograms and breast health education.
—Anika Nayak, STAT, 12 Dec. 2023
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mammography
noun
mam·mog·ra·phy
-fē
plural mammographies
: X-ray examination of the breasts (as for early detection of cancer)
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