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Turkey
İzmir
Female Check-Up
Medicalpoint International Hospital
Turkey İzmir
81% Clients recommended this clinic
General practitioner
Esat Veli Karakoc
Program details
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Medical Procedures
- Mammography
- Blood test for hormonal profile
- Lung Function Tests
- Ultrasound
- Female check-up
- Apartment
- Blood tests
- Chest X-ray
- Mammography
- Bilateral breast ultrasound
- Thyroid ultrasound
Duration
- 3 days in the hotel
Accommodation
Apartments
Transport
Transfer airport-clinic-airport
24/7 Bookimed assistance
Personal medical coordinator
Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
Patient advocacy during medical travel
Location
Yeni Girne Bulvarı, 1825. Sk. No:12, 35575 Karşıyaka/İzmir, Turkey
FAQ
Indications for diagnostic mammography:
Types of mammography:
Preparing for a mammogram
Mammography is recommended to take place within 7 days after the end of menstruation.
The day before the procedure, do not use deodorant / antiperspirant, talcum powder, cream and other types of cosmetics in the chest and armpits. This is due to the fact that cosmetic substances distort the results of the study, appearing on the mammogram in the form of microcalcifications.
If you have had a mammogram before, take the test results with you and show your doctor.
The course of the procedure
The patient must undress to the waist and remove metal jewelry. 
The doctor tightly fixes the breast between the plates of the mammograph to take x-rays (mammograms) of the glands in two projections. Compression (compression) of the breast is necessary in order to evenly distribute the gland tissue and reduce the radiation dose. At the same time, the special structure of the apparatus ensures that radiation reaches the chest, excluding the effects of rays on the body.
To reduce the likelihood of smearing the picture, at the command of the doctor, you should hold your breath for a couple of seconds.
The procedure takes 20-30 minutes. On modern digital mammographs, the image is transferred to a computer.
For early diagnosis of breast cancer, international protocols recommend a resolution of at least 20 pixels per mm².
Features of mammography
Advantages | disadvantages |
high image quality at a low radiation dose; | irradiation of the body; |
mammography is a rapid diagnostic method; | chest compression causes discomfort; |
mammography can detect a tumor of a small size, including a tumor localized in the milk ducts in the mammary gland (ductal carcinoma). | mammography provides information about the presence of a mass in the breast, but often does not make it possible to assess its nature, as a result of which further examination (MRI, biopsy) is necessary. |
Thus, the diagnostic benefits of mammography outweigh the potential risks.