Mammography

identify abnormalities in the breast tissue. cancerous tumors higher than regular which appeared dark examined the breasts of 1,000 women who were healthy and did not suspect breast cancer and found breast cancer in 238 of them. tools for screening and diagnosing breast cancer. A mammogram is the image created by sending low-level X-rays through breast tissue then filmed or a digital recorder captures the image, which a radiologist analyzes. A Senographe is the instrument used to create the mammogram to screen for breast cancer and other breast diseases. Mammography significantly decreased the number of deaths from breast cancer, but it can also give false positive results and cause physicians to over diagnose that may result in treatment for diseases women do not have.