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What is the value of vigorous compression in Mammography?

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What is the value of vigorous compression in Mammography?

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Compression, while momentarily uncomfortable, helps us to take much better X-rays of the breasts with much less radiation. Compression used for mammography is not dangerous. It does not damage the breast tissue in any way. Compression of the breasts during mammography allows us to see the breast tissue and some breast abnormalities much better than if the mammogram is performed without compression.

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