Showing posts with label Digital Microdose Mammography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Microdose Mammography. Show all posts

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Digital Microdose Mammography

If you are female of a certain age, likely 50 or over, have you had your mammogram?  I had mine earlier this week.  The nurse gave me some good information on the current process:
Find a lab that offers Microdose digital mammography in your area, most use older machines due to cost. Digital detects tumours the size of a rice grain and use less radiation. Don't use deodorant before you go, some have powders that show up on the x-rays and confuse the doctors
 
Matthew Golding
 

Here is a handsome Canadian ballet dancer named Matthew Golding. He is the new principal dancer this year for the National Ballet of Canada. They are doing a Swan Lake production according to this article.