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• Radiologic technologist will position your breast in the mammography unit.
• The technologist will gradually compress your breast on a special platform
• You will feel pressure on your breast as it is squeezed by the compressor.
• Even out the breast thickness to help identify any abnormal areas.
• Hold the breast still inorder to reduce x-ray scatter to increase sharpness of picture.
• The process will be repeated for the other breast.
• Imaging of the breast improves a physician's ability to detect small tumors.