Xeromammography
ICD-9-CM87.36
MeSHD014984

Xeromammography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time, and dry chemical developers.

It is a form of xeroradiography.[1]

This process was developed in the late 1960s by Jerry Hedstrom, and used to image soft tissue, and later focused on using the process to detect breast cancer.

References

  1. ↑ Xeromammography at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)


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