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FILM-SCREEN MAMMOGRAPHY [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

Film-screen mammography is an imaging procedure utilizing a low-energy x-ray beam and suitable recording media for the diagnosis of disease of the breast, most importantly carcinoma. (Source: Breast Imaging Services: Mammography. Ottawa: National Health and Welfare, Health Services Directorate, 1986, p. 6).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
OBS

Les films avec écrans: Afin de diminuer dans la mesure du possible l'irradiation délivrée à l'occasion d'un examen radiologique du sein plusieurs fabricants proposent depuis quelques années des systèmes couplant un film sensible et un écran renforçateur contenus dans une cassette spéciale.

Spanish

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