A screening mammography is a radiologic procedure furnished to a woman without signs or symptoms of breastdisease, for the purpose of early detection breast cancer,and includes a physician’s interpretation of the results ofthe procedure. A screening mammogram does not require a physician’s referral...
Google Share on Facebook mammogram (redirected fromMammograms) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia mam·mo·gram (măm′ə-grăm′) n. 1.An image of the breast produced by mammography. 2.The procedure performed to produce such an image.
This is not to say that you should never have an x-ray; this is to say that getting exposed to ionizing radiation comes with real risks, and these risks should be considered before consenting to any procedure that leads to exposure. So in terms of ionizing radiation, what's the price th...