{{Short description|Xeroradiography for breast imaging}} {{Infobox interventions | Name = Xeromammography | Image = | Caption = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = {{ICD9proc|87.36}} | MeshID = D014984 | OtherCodes = | }} '''Xeromammography''' is a [[photoelectric]] method of recording an [[x-ray]] image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy [[photon]] beams, long [[Shutter speed|exposure time]], and dry [[Photographic developer|chemical developers]].
It is a form of [[xeroradiography]].<ref>{{MeshName|Xeromammography}}</ref>
This process was developed in the late 1960s by Jerry Hedstrom. In 1966, Dr. John N. Wolfe presented extensive clinical data on the technique, which led the American College of Radiology to initiate advanced research and established xeromammography as a clinical standard by the early 1980s.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kalaf |first=José Michel |date=2014 |title=Mammography: a history of success and scientific enthusiasm |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4337127/ |journal=Radiologia Brasileira |volume=47 |issue=4 |pages=VII–VIII |doi=10.1590/0100-3984.2014.47.4e2 |issn=0100-3984 |pmc=4337127 |pmid=25741098}}</ref>
The downsides to xeromammography included a higher radiation dose; clinical studies found the average absorbed dose to be approximately 4–5 mGy per image, which is roughly double the dose of modern digital mammography,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Zárand |first=P. |last2=Péntek |first2=Z. |date=February 1980 |title=Absorbed dose in xeromammography |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7370491 |journal=The British Journal of Radiology |volume=53 |issue=626 |pages=114–119 |doi=10.1259/0007-1285-53-626-114 |issn=0007-1285 |pmid=7370491}}</ref> and the process required the use of blue toner powder which was prone to leaking, creating significant maintenance issues and a messy clinical environment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=TBRHSC |date=2026-03-06 |title=Breast Cancer Screening Through the Decades |url=https://tbrhsc.net/breast-cancer-screening-through-the-decades/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=tbrhsc.net |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/9/1/153.pdf A Demonstration of Xeromammography]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1129910/ "Xeromammography in the Early Detection of Breast Cancer"] *[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/234/1/60 JAMA - Xeromammography Abstract] *[https://doi.org/10.1007%2FBF01806752 Xeromammography's Lack of Efficacy] *[http://196.33.159.102/1975%20VOL%20XLIX%20Jul-Sep/Articles/08Aug/2.4%20COMPARISON%20OF%20XEROMAMMOGRAPHY%20AND%20FILM%20MAMMOGRAPHY%20IN%20THE%20DIAGNOSIS%20OF%20BREAST%20LESIONS.%20D.M.%20B.pdf "Comparison of Xeromammography and Film Mammography in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/135/1/141 Efficacy of Combined Film-Screem/Xeromammography] *[http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/1/63 Single View Negative Mode Xeromammography]
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