mammographic
Breast tissue scanning
Mammographic means relating to mammography—the X-ray imaging technique used to examine breast tissue for abnormalities, particularly cancer.
The mammographic screening detected an early-stage tumor.
Mammographic images revealed dense tissue that required further evaluation.
Scheduled time for something
- gownLong formal garment
- breastUpper front torso
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- compressionForcing into smaller space
discomfort · technician · waiting · results · callback · annual · baseline · bilateral
Evaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- imagingProducing visual representations
film · digital · compression · view · projection · density · calcification · lesion
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
cancer · carcinoma · lump · nodule · asymmetry · recall · follow-up · ultrasound
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- gownLong formal garment
- breastUpper front torso
- positioningArranging in specific locations
compression · discomfort · technician · waiting · results · callback · annual · baseline · bilateral · oblique
screening
Evaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
imaging · film · digital · compression · view · projection · density · calcification · lesion · mass
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- benignNot harmful or threatening
suspicious · cancer · carcinoma · lump · nodule · asymmetry · recall · follow-up · ultrasound · MRI
machine
Power-driven working device
detector · tube · gantry · 3D · CAD · software · calibration · quality control · phantom · dosimetry
mammographicultrasonic
Above audible frequency range
ultrasonographic · sonographic · thermographic · tomographic · nuclear medicine