mammography

process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening
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mammography
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mammography

Summary

mammography is a medical test type[1]. mammography draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (medical_test_type category, ranking #14 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • mammography's instance of is recorded as medical test type[3].
  • mammography is a type of roentgenology[4].
  • mammography is a type of medical imaging[5].
  • mammography is a type of breast imaging[6].
  • mammography is used for screening[7].
  • mammography's Commons category is recorded as Mammography[8].
  • mammography's field of this occupation is recorded as mammology[9].
  • mammography's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mammography[10].
  • mammography's facet of is recorded as women's health[11].
  • mammography's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[12].
  • mammography's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 87.37[13].
  • mammography's practiced by is recorded as mammographist[14].
  • mammography's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[15].

Body

Definition and Type

mammography's instance of is recorded as medical test type[3]. Recorded subclass of include roentgenology[4], medical imaging[5], and breast imaging[6].

Use and Application

mammography is used for screening[7].

Why It Matters

mammography draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (medical_test_type category, ranking #14 of 59).[2] mammography has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] mammography is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Mowsenter · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
    Described by source Dresdner Hefte
    Field of this occupation mammology
    Aliases
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    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P486]]: D008327"
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