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Mammography  

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Mammography is an x-ray imaging method that is used to examine the breasts for the early diagnosis of breast cancer or any other breast disease. Mammography is used as a diagnosis process as well as a screening process. For some types of breasts, the mammography can be a little difficult to interpret as there is a wide range of tissue density among the women. Denser breasts are difficult to diagnose for any tumor during mammography. This is one of the limits of Mammography however along with the mammography if a person is tested with ultrasound, MRI, etc the doctors can easily diagnose if there is any tumor in the patient. As the mammography process uses x-rays for the screening. The more number of times a person is exposed to this radiation they are more prone to the risks. However, if we see the possibility of detecting the tumor and cancer at an early stage, it outweighs the amount of radiation the person is exposed to. But, it is always mandatory to consult your doctor prior to taking the mammography and also have a word about the benefits and risks that you have with this process.

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During the Mammography process, the patient is supposed to stand in front of a special  X-ray machine. Then the technician will place the breast of the patient on a plastic plate or tray kind of thing, and from the top, another plastic plate will press the breast of the patient firmly. This process will almost completely flatten the breast holding it still in a place when the x-ray images are being taken. The patient may feel slight pain and pressure during the whole process, this process is again repeated multiple times to get the side view of the patient's breast.
Compressing the breasts of the patient holds it in a place that minimizes the blurriness of the x-ray images taken during the process. The compression evens out the shape and size of the breast reducing the radiation passing through it through the x-rays. It even allows the tissues to be visualized in a single path so if there are any abnormalities they can be detected easily.

Hospitals for Mammography
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
Fortis Hospital Mulund
Wockhardt Hospital South Mumbai
Fortis Hospital Bangalore
Bayindir Hospital Icerenkoy
Burjeel Hospital
Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj
Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute ( PSRI)
Global Hospitals
Apollo Hospital Mumbai

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