FUJI CR-NUMERISATEUR RADIO ET MAMMOGRAPHES

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Breast cancer is commonly diagnosed in women. Mammograms are a way to detect breast cancer. This article provides updated information about the risks and benefits of mammography screening in the age of the woman potential.
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Contrary to an erroneous assertion increasingly common, the use of cache-thyroid is not necessary during a mammogram! not only the transmitted dose to the thyroid is extremely low during mammography, but precision required for the quality and compliance of breast imaging makes it preferable not to use cache-thyroid. This may obscure important parts of the breast and cause a supplemental examination, which ultimately double the dose. Therefore, the benefits of thyroid examination without cover far outweigh the risks of thyroid cancer induced by irradiation .
However, many studies indicate that thyroid cover is not recommended for mammography. During this review, the main gland exposed to radiation is the mammary gland (breast). The latter receives about 4 mGy (1) by inspection. It is important to know that the thyroid gland is not directly exposed to radiation during a mammogram. Therefore, the thyroid gland receives only 0.03mGy by inspection. With the use of cache-thyroid, the risk of additional image with irradiation recovery is relatively high since the breast tissue may be masked by the latter and cause a miss cancer. Therefore, the technologist will use the image that will work to double the radiation dose to the mammary gland (breast).
Given that the mammary gland is much more radiosensitive than the thyroid gland, a supplemental examination, due to the use of a cache-thyroid, more risky for the patient to develop a radiation-induced cancer on life whole than receiving an indirect dose to the thyroid gland.
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) (2) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) (3) reiterated in 2011 that the risk is "negligible" given that the thyroid gland is not covered by the X-ray and the use of cache-thyroid can even cause an obstacle in the quality of the mammogram.