mammogram
noun
mam·mo·gram
ˈma-mə-ˌgram 
: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays
also
: the procedure for producing a mammogram
Examples of mammogram in a Sentence
She went to the hospital for her yearly mammogram.
Recent Examples on the Web
The diagnosis came as a shock to the actress because her annual mammogram just three months prior had come back clear, and Munn had recently tested negative for the BRCA cancer gene.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
The study also found that women without health insurance and women who faced cost barriers to getting screened were less likely to get mammograms.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Ascension Michigan will be on hand to offer mammograms to screen for breast cancer.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Machine-learning models are further refining the information gleaned from mammograms, and some are getting sophisticated enough to predict which currently normal scans show signs of potentially turning into malignant tissue in the future.
—TIME, 14 Mar. 2024
However, there are currently no billing codes radiologists can use to charge health plans for the use of AI to interpret mammograms.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Those interested in getting a mammogram with Ascension Michigan must register by calling 313-494-4600.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Twice as many women (80%), interestingly, have had a mammogram.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The American Center Society guidelines suggest women at average risk for breast cancer should consider starting annual mammograms from the age of 40 and women 45 to 54 should get annual mammograms.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
The study also found that women without health insurance and women who faced cost barriers to getting screened were less likely to get mammograms.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Ascension Michigan will be on hand to offer mammograms to screen for breast cancer.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Machine-learning models are further refining the information gleaned from mammograms, and some are getting sophisticated enough to predict which currently normal scans show signs of potentially turning into malignant tissue in the future.
—TIME, 14 Mar. 2024
However, there are currently no billing codes radiologists can use to charge health plans for the use of AI to interpret mammograms.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2024
Those interested in getting a mammogram with Ascension Michigan must register by calling 313-494-4600.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Twice as many women (80%), interestingly, have had a mammogram.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The American Center Society guidelines suggest women at average risk for breast cancer should consider starting annual mammograms from the age of 40 and women 45 to 54 should get annual mammograms.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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mammogram
noun
mam·mo·gram
ˈmam-ə-ˌgram
1
: a photograph of the breasts made by X-rays
2
: the procedure for producing a mammogram
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