[5,000 mammography--results and analysis (author's transl)].
Mammography, well performed, is the best method for the differential diagnosis of breast diseases. It is essential for the detection of clinical occult cancer (in some cases thermography can do the same). The earlier breast cancer is diagnosed the lesser is the chance of lymphnode involvement. Therefore women aged over 40 years and belonging to a so-called riskgroup (carcinoma in the family, earlier breast diseases, mastopathies, breast cancer of the other breast etc.) should perform mammography once a year. 90% of the breast cancer patients are over 40 years. In higher ages that mammographic diagnosis is more accurate. Considering the advantage of this method the effect of radiation is to be neglected. The experienced radiologist can obtain 90% correct diagnoses. In combination with thermography and needle aspiration biopsy he can improve to 95%.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D013817:Thermography
5000 Mammographien--Ergebnisse und Analyse