What does mammography target mean?

Mammography means that the examination is an x-ray examination.

An important method for examining breasts or mammary glands is mammography, which is an X-ray examination. In China, it is recommended to have an ultrasound examination before the age of 35-40, and a mammography examination after the age of 35-40.

Mammography can be done by almost everyone, but it cannot be done during pregnancy preparation or pregnancy. The prerequisite for mammography examination is that the breasts must be large enough. If the breasts are flat, they cannot be placed in the mammography detector and the examination cannot be performed. Therefore, pay attention to age, breast size, avoidance of radiation exposure and other conditions.

Mammography:

Mammography, the full name of mammography X-ray examination, also known as molybdenum and palladium examination, is currently the first choice, simplest and most reliable method for diagnosing breast diseases. This non-invasive detection method is relatively less painful, simple and easy to perform, has high resolution and good repeatability. The captured images can be used for comparison before and after, and is not restricted by age or body shape. It has now been used as a routine examination.

Its characteristic is that it can detect breast lumps that cannot be touched by doctors, especially for large breasts and fatty breasts. Its diagnostic accuracy can be as high as 95%. For T0 with a few tiny calcifications as the only manifestation Stage breast cancer (clinical outpatient negative) can only be detected and diagnosed early with soft X-ray examination. The sensitivity for diagnosing breast cancer is 82% to 89%, and the specificity is 87% to 94%.