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The current machines being used for mammography compression were issued a patent in by the U.S. Patent Office in 1986. The inventors were Patrick Panetta and Jack Wennet. if you follow the link you will see a diagram from their patent that looks and describes exactly the current method for mammograms that are performed today.
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/4599738/fulltext.html
Emie Howe
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∙ 15y agoit was invented on 1966 it was invented on 1966
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Why are mammograms called mammograms?
Your breasts are your mammary glands.
What is the instrument used to perform mammograms?
Mammograms are taken with a low-dose x-ray machine.
What is the history of mammograms?
what is a mammogram?
What are the release dates for Free Mammograms with Eric Andre - 2012?
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What is the screening for breast cancer?
Yearly mammograms .
What percent of mammograms does planned parenthood provide on national basis?
Planned Parenthood DOES NOT perform mammograms onsite, but they do refer and pay for a local provider to do so.
What actors and actresses appeared in Free Mammograms with Eric Andre - 2012?
The cast of Free Mammograms with Eric Andre - 2012 includes: Bunny Gibson
What is the audit?
A diagnostic audit is typically an audit done on certain medical examinations. For example, mammograms are diagnostic, therefore a diagnostic audit would include mammograms.
How many mammograms are taken world wide?
1,500,000,000
What is the diagnostic audit?
A diagnostic audit is typically an audit done on certain medical examinations. For example, mammograms are diagnostic, therefore a diagnostic audit would include mammograms.
How does having regular mammograms benefit a patient who develops breast cancer?
In fact, a study in 2003 found that women age 40 and older who had annual screening mammograms had better breast cancer prognoses because their cancers were diagnosed at earlier stages than women who had mammograms less often.
What is mammograms used for?
Detection of Breast Cancer and abnormatlities in the breast
