Onkológia 1/2006

MAMOgRAPHy – IMPORTANCE, POSSIBILITIES, TECHNICAL TRENDS, CURRENT SITUATION AND PERSPECTIVE

Mamography is a basic modality for the detection of early breast cancer and a prior technique for its prevention and screening in asymptomatic women population after 40 year of age. The aim of mamography is to reduce mortality in women with breast cancer. Mamography is not used only for diagnostic purpose, either, is widely used for interventional procedures as core biopsy and vacuum assisted biopsy. The authors point out a new technics such as digital mamography. The higher sensitivity and specificity should be qualified by optimalisation and standardisation of the diagnostic process, based on the integrated and interdisciplinary approach, and on the quality control. The article gives an information about the present state and perspective trends in mamodiagnostics in Slovakia.

Keywords: mamography, core biopsy, vacuum assisted biopsy, digital mamography, quality controll.