Digital_Mammography

One of the most recent advances in x-ray mammography is digital mammography. Digital mammography uses essentially the same mammography system as conventional mammography, except that the system is equipped with a digital receptor and a computer instead of a film cassette. With electronic x-ray detector, which converts the image into a digital picture for review on a computer monitor. With digital mammography, the magnification, orientation, brightness and contrast of the image may be enhanced to help the clinician visualise certain areas more clearly. Some of the benefits of digital mammography may include:
1. Faster image acquisition (less than one minute)
2. Shorter exam time for the patient
3. Easier image storage
4. improved contrast between dense and non-dense breast tissue
5. Ability to correct under or over-exposure of films without having to repeat mammograms
6. Transmission of images digitally for remote consultationwith other physicians

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