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A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast.
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Is it true that a mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast?
Yes. Multiple authoritative and clinical references consistently define a mammogram as an x-ray picture or image of the breast used for screening and diagnosis.
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Wikipedia: Breast. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast
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Wikipedia: Breast imaging. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_imaging
Notes women described mammograms as an x-ray or picture of the breast.
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PLOS (all journals): Understanding motivations of older women to continue or discontinue breast cancer screening. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319141
Explicitly defines a mammogram as a safe, low-dose x-ray picture of the breast.
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US): Things to Know about Quality Mammograms: A Woman's Guide - AHCPR Consumer Guides. (n.d.). Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK52102/#A36431
Defines a mammogram as an x-ray picture of the breasts used to screen for breast cancer.
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ClinicalTrials.gov: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Phase 3 Clinical Study to Investigate the Long-Term Safety of Fezolinetant in Women Suffering From Vasomotor Symptoms (Hot Flashes) Associated With Menopause. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04003389
Describes how a mammogram is done using an x-ray machine to take pictures.
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MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus: Mammography. (n.d.). MedlinePlus. https://medlineplus.gov/mammography.html
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