Mammogram, or so-called radiography, is the imaging of the breast and its tissues using a certain amount of x-rays, for the early detection of the presence of breast cancer is in its beginning before it progresses and spreads and before any changes in the breast, where it is observed if there is a strange mass in the breast tissue. Mammogram screening is one of the basic methods and tests for early detection of breast cancer.
The mammogram uses a small amount of x-ray radiation. In addition, the examination is performed every two years for women aged 40 to 50 years, once every year for women over the age of 50 years. It is therefore safe and harmless. The examination period is 15 minutes. The breast is placed between two plastic plates to photograph the breast tissue. Exotic lumps in the breast are detected, showing a dark color on the examination. The examination using the mammogram is very useful for the early detection of the presence of lumps and cancerous tumors, as it increases the rate of cure, the fact that the discovery of early breast cancer helps to control the tumor and treatment before spreading and thus increase the chance of healing and reduce the proportion deaths from breast cancer.
There are two kinds of mammogram tests: the first type is the standard mammogram, and the second is the digital mammogram. Both have the same accuracy and efficiency, and the most common mammogram is the most common mammogram. The digital mammogram provides images of the breast from different sides and methods and is transmitted to the computer. Digital and computer hardware. The digital mammogram and the standard mammogram are equally efficient, but the digital mammogram helps to provide a better picture and therefore greater accuracy in the early detection of breast cancer in young women and women with dense breast tissue.