Medical imaging has led to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous medical conditions in children and adults.
Radiography - a single image is recorded for later evaluation. Mammography is a special type of radiography to image the internal structures of breasts.
an X-ray beam is passed through the body where a portion of the X-rays are either absorbed or scattered by the internal structures, and the remaining X-ray pattern is transmitted to a detector (e.g., film or a computer screen) for recording or further processing by a computer. These exams differ in their purpose: